Step 1: Make sure your PlayStation 5 firmware is updated to the latest version. Thankfully that’s no longer the case, according to PlayStation’s support team. Originally the only way to fix this error was to fully wipe your PlayStation 5. Image: Sony Interactive Entertainment via Polygon How to fix the PS5’s Queued for Download error
Hopping over to the download queue on PS5 shows that there is indeed no download in progress, nor are any errors listed. In our example, pictured above, we tried to download the PS5 version of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, but found ourselves stuck on this screen. The error occurs when you try to download a certain game that you already own, but the download simply won’t start.
The PlayStation 5 is finally out in the world, but one major issue has cropped up that is causing a lot of people headaches on launch day: the so-called Queued for Download error.
