Few things are more frustrating in modern gaming than settling in for a session of Call of Duty: Ghosts , only to be yanked back to the desktop—or console dashboard—by a cryptic, brick-wall message. For years, players have reported a specific, persistent, and utterly infuriating error:
You might see paid software like "Driver Easy" or "PC Repair Tool" advertised when searching for this error. The "Disc Read Error Homecoming" is a configuration error, not a hardware failure. Paying for software will not fix this because the problem is specific to Infinity Ward's engine code.
Just before the crash point (right as you sneak toward the camp), try walking slowly instead of sprinting. This gives the hard drive an extra second to stream textures, and surprisingly, it sometimes prevents the crash.
Most disc read errors are caused by a single corrupted file. Instead of reinstalling the entire game, use the built-in repair tools to find and fix the specific problem. Right-click Call of Duty: Ghosts in your Steam Library . Select Properties > Installed Files .
