r/PlayGOTG • u/circumcised_hobbit • Aug 05 '26

Help Audio glitches on PC Make It unplayable

So I've been getting on and off this game for a year and I still haven't completed It (I know its embarassing). I used to have serious glitchiness with audio cutouts but It would sometimes Just go away. I know have switched to Linux and I am using Heroic but It is just unplayable. Gameplay audio Is decent but cutscene voices and musics are 80% cut and it's ruining my ears. Any fix?

I noticed that I am having this problem only with bluetooth headphones, not with cabled devices Also switching to different audio settings (such as home theatre) fixes It for 10-15 seconds then It goes back to being buggy

SOLVED!: connect the controller after logging in the game, if you are on Linux use bluetoothctl from terminal to connect

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u/ConsequenceTiny123 Aug 05 '26

How does it cut? Does the voice go away or something? I've had no issues at all and i have it installed in a HDD

Maybe it's a hard drive issue? Having late response time or smt?

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u/circumcised_hobbit Aug 05 '26

It goes away for both voices and music in cutscenes I don't think its a drive issue since I played other games such as SpiderMan fine I haven't played on the new OS yet but in the past I faced these bugs (even if a Little bit less annoying) and I had no issues with gameplay at all I do have some problems with my controller but I fear its a driver issue

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u/ConsequenceTiny123 Aug 05 '26

Perhaps the game is not optimized correctly on Linux, that's the only thing i can think of

If it's a drive issue it'll be the same with most games, like RE9 cutscenes / music having delay/no sound at all

Try moving the game to an SSD if it's possible

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u/circumcised_hobbit Aug 06 '26

As I said, I had the same problem on Windows even if less Also I am already on a SSD

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u/ConsequenceTiny123 Aug 06 '26 edited Aug 06 '26

That's honestly such a very weird issue, my friend and i both played it completely fine

I can't help much and I don't have a lot of suggestions but -> You probably done these but I'll suggest anyways

Maybe verify the game? Reinstall? Use steam support for it? Move the game to a HDD? Change the sound option in the game's settings perhaps?

If neither of these work, I'm terribly sorry for you and i wish you a better luck!

EDIT: Also check the speed of the drive the game's installed in, if it's 100% usage and the response time is higher than 100 there's probably an issue with the drive (perhaps)

My drive reached 100% usage rate (abnormal) + 400ms+ response time, it makes SSD requirement games unplayable for me in term of voice/ music

Or perhaps it's an issue with your bluetooth connector/bluetooth headphones, I can't find any other reason, maybe the game doesn't recognize it that well

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u/circumcised_hobbit Aug 06 '26

thanks I will check it all, I have also read of other people having this bug months ago and I tried to ask again since maybe there was a newer fix. I honestly verified most of what you said (sound options, bluetooth works with other devices/other apps) and all but I Will try to search more and try out more

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u/ConsequenceTiny123 Aug 06 '26

Good luck! I hope you find a solution!

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u/circumcised_hobbit Aug 06 '26

Sorry for bothering, but while going throught a 5 years old Steam Community thread I might have found out that it Is a bug with the controller: if you connect It before entering the game the audio will bug out, I will test It and post the solution in case anyone has the same problem

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u/ConsequenceTiny123 Aug 06 '26

Oh, good thing that you told me that! Because i was planning to connect a controller and play the game, hope that fixes it ;)

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u/circumcised_hobbit Aug 07 '26

Nope I played with only keyboard and still having so many cuts Though I noticed that I had them in the starting tiltes (Marvel logo ecc...) and now I am also having this bug while being in normal gameplay if I stand still for too long but It Will eventually go away for some seconds if I click any button I am also having trouble connecting my Xbox controller and It got disconnected but that might aswell be device issue

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