Gears 5 is out now! Players across PC and Xbox One are enjoying the latest epic game in the long-running Locust-sawing series... or at least, they're trying to. We've already dealt with one case of the single-player campaign not loading - but with Gears 5 Error 0x00000c2c the opposite is true, and players are struggling to play the online side.
But what is Gears 5 Error 0x00000c2c? Does it have anything to do with the servers being down, if that's even the case? What can you do with this error, and is there any way to fix it? Let's have a look.
What is Gears 5 Error 0x00000c2c?
While there's no documentation anywhere yet for what Error 0x00000c2c actually stands for, it seems to appear when you try to connect Gears 5 online - so it's entirely to do with trouble in the game's internet connection, and the error is telling you that the game cannot connect to the servers. This will even affect the game's Social bar, so if you see the error when loading the game, don't panic.
How to fix Gears 5 Error 0x00000c2c
The big question then is, can this error be fixed? What can you do about it? Certainly first you should check your own internet connection to make sure that it's working correctly, but if it's nothing to do with your PC or Xbox - then it's entirely a server-side problem. If Microsoft is doing maintenance on the game it'll take the servers down, and then it'll only let players in on a staggered deployment to check stability. It may be a while before everyone gets in.
The campaign mode should still be working however, so you'll just have to enjoy the single-player side for now!
