A Reddit post is gaining traction in the WWE 2K community after a player claims their WWE 2K25 save became completely inaccessible simply because a second local player logged into the game using a different PlayStation account. According to the thread, the bug not only prevents the affected user from loading into the game, but also demands DLC ownership as a requirement to unlock the file — even if the player never purchased that content in the first place.
How The Bug Happens
The situation began when the original poster invited their brother to play WWE 2K25 locally. The second player signed into their own PSN profile, which happens to own the Bloodline Edition of the game. That edition includes two DLC packs — the MyRise Mega-Boost and Rock: Nation of Domination — that the thread’s author does not own. After the session ended, the game refused to boot for the original user, triggering an error claiming that required DLC was now missing.
Multiple fixes failed, including renewing console licenses, deleting and reinstalling the game, and attempting cloud saves. The only remaining options, according to the player, were:
- Purchase the exact DLC the second user owns, or
- Delete save data and start over from scratch
According to the thread, this is not the first time the problem has been reported. The same behavior appears to have existed in WWE 2K24, where couch co-op would effectively “inherit” DLC from another signed-in user and then soft-lock the save when that user was gone. The Reddit post suggests the bug is tied to the game automatically integrating DLC into a save file, even if the primary profile hasn’t purchased that content.
2K’s Support Response Was The Last Straw
What prompted the user to say something wasn’t the issue itself, but rather how 2K’s support team decided to respond to it. The help desk reportedly dismissed the root issue multiple times, advised “clearing the cache,” and finally recommended that the user simply buy the DLC to restore access — despite one of the packs not even being available on the PlayStation Store.
“It’s tone-deaf at best and malicious at worst,” the poster wrote, accusing 2K of ignoring a game-breaking bug while advising players to spend more money to fix it.
At the time of writing, 2K has not publicly acknowledged the bug, and there does not appear to be a known workaround outside of deleting save data entirely. At this point, it seems the only thing that could spark action is community action and pushback. And, admittedly, the comments in the thread don’t seem to be too helpful in that regard (it’s Reddit after all).
For now, if you’re playing locally with someone who owns DLC you don’t, you may want to think twice before letting them sign in — the game might not let you back in afterward.
