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Infinity Ward Says It Will Fix Captain Price’s Beta Hair Bug

The developer says the visual glitch shows when Price is viewed at the lowest level-of-detail on low-spec PCs and will be corrected in a future update with no timetable provided.

Overview

  • Infinity Ward publicly acknowledged the hair-rendering problem on Tuesday and said the team will address it in a future update.
  • Players shared viral screenshots during the Modern Warfare 4 beta showing Price with thin, patchy hair where the model’s texture failed to render correctly.
  • The studio said the glitch appears when the character is viewed at the game’s lowest level-of-detail, which typically happens on lower-spec PC settings.
  • Infinity Ward added the issue to its Trello board as ‘under investigation,’ but has not given an estimated time for a patch ahead of the open beta on August 28 and the full launch on October 23.
  • The episode highlights how broad beta testing exposes low-spec rendering trade-offs and how social media amplification can quickly raise reputational pressure on developers.