What is error code 5038f-mw1?
error code 5038f-mw1 is an error people encounter when playing the action role-playing game Monster Hunter: World. The error seems to have affected users since the game’s initial release in January 2018, and prevents people from successfully accepting event quests and matchmaking. Both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles seem to be affected. After countless users reported getting this error, it seems the developers were made aware of it, and based on a couple of their tweets, they attempted to fix the issue. However, months later, you can still find people getting those errors.
The developer behind this game Capcom has not released an official solution of any kind, frustrating many users. However, some users have managed to bypass the error. One user on reddit has provided instructions to temporarily fix the error for PlayStation 4, but it is not a permanent solution. According to the instructions, you need to join your friends via the PlayStation friend list. During the loading process, right before the error, you should disconnect your Internet and reconnect again. The disconnection will cause a new error to appear, but before you hit okay, join your friends through PlayStation again. When you go back to the game, a disconnect error will show up, click okay and it should prompt you to join your friends. If you press Yes, you should be connected. The reddit user claims the solve usually works from the first time, though it may take 2-3 times sometimes.
Other users claim the error appears when you try to join a quest that is full. Instead of displaying just that, the error shows error code 5038f-mw1, making users confused. If a quest being full is the reason why the error is appearing, there is not much you can do to fix it since it’s out of your control.
There is no official solve for the error, though you can try the provided method for PlayStation 4.
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