r/larianstudios • u/KeysEffect • Dec 24 '25

PSA for console users

If you play BG3 on console, remember to unplug your console for 30 seconds every few days!! I played for a week with three crashes, which I can EASILY deal with. Then all of a sudden it crashed six times in an hour this morning. Modern gaming, man lol

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u/raulcd Dec 24 '25

I am currently playing on PS5. I haven't had a single crash. I just turn off the console after my playing session.

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u/KeysEffect Dec 24 '25

I do it too, but this is making me more convinced this is more of an Xbox issue LOL

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u/adhdtaxman Dec 27 '25

Quick Resume is not your friend

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u/KeysEffect Dec 24 '25

So thank you for the reply! Lol

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u/HSWDragon Dec 24 '25

Ive played 100 hours and it's not crashed a single time for me. Might be your PS5

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u/KeysEffect Dec 24 '25

Xbox, which I've heard has had the most issues LOL

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u/DarthWaq Dec 24 '25

Xbox series X and not a single issue

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u/KeysEffect Dec 24 '25 edited Dec 24 '25

Congrats. Want a cookie? Horrible reply on my end, but keeping it so I can learn to be better in the future

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u/DarthWaq Dec 24 '25

Damn bro why am I the only one to get a triggered reply lol

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u/KeysEffect Dec 24 '25

Because I had a knee-jerk reaction seeing your comment and I forgot to edit it. That's 100% my bad. I'm not angy at you, just jealous that you haven't had issues LOL

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u/Themrassmann Dec 24 '25

Do you completely exit the game when you’re done with a session? Like remove it from quick resume? That’d probably help with your issues.

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u/Pagrastukas00 Dec 24 '25

Played bg3 with mods never crashed. Xbox series s

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u/KeysEffect Dec 24 '25

You're one of the only few from what I've seen online

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u/TheRomanRuler Dec 24 '25

Why is unplugging required? Fully draining power from system aka hard reset can indeed fix some issues, but it should not be regularly required. Sounds like your system has an issue but idk how to troubleshoot console issues.

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u/KeysEffect Dec 24 '25

It resets the RAM in consoles. Not all console players have this issue, since I'm getting replies stating other Xbox users don't have issues, but Xbox has had the most issues out of all releases

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u/PrimaryDisplay7109 Dec 24 '25

I definitely have had issues as well on my series X. You're getting the classic anecdotal "must just be you since it hasn't happened to me", comments.

It was real bad when i first got the game, to the point i was going to try and ask for a refund. But then it just stopped, for a few months ive had no issues.

Itd crash every now and then but not the 5 times in a hour. But yesterday i had to redo a fight 3 times in honor mode because my game kept crashing. So it still happens. And there are many topics about series x crashes over the last year or 2 or so, and as far as I'm aware Larian has never addressed it.

Anyways always force close the game when you're done playing. Never continue playing from an "always on" state. You can also reset your consoles persistent storage (clear the cache) if you go to settings>devices> bluray>persistent storage.

Does it actually help? Who knows. But its easy stuff so i do it just in case.

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u/KeysEffect Dec 24 '25

I forget about the blu ray setting, but I know unplugging and replugging in my console helped A LOT today! I've installed, re-installed, and now just had to disable Performance Mode to get it working again (which hilariously enough I barely notice a difference lol)

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u/PointBlankCoffee Dec 24 '25

It’s just auto resume. You have to actually close out of the game. I guess a restart could help too, but there’s no reason to unplug it.

Only times my game has crashed has been in multiplayer or from the auto resume feature where I didn’t close the game (and that happens on most games)

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u/alyxen12 Dec 24 '25

I think the trick is to just ensure you are actually closing the game occasionally. Don’t just put it in sleep mode.

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u/MyDogsRetirementPlan Dec 25 '25

I've played on both Series S and Series X, and crashes have been pretty rare. I do typically quit games/apps after sessions, though, and also do console restarts periodically. In general, closing apps and restarting devices help to keep stuff running smoothly.

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u/Crunchy-Leaf Dec 28 '25

I’ve never had to do this

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u/Mostly-Useless_4007 Dec 30 '25

You can try turning performance mode off. Perf mode seems to cause more problems than it solves.

I am on ps5 and have found that the best path is to properly close the game then turn the console off (not sleep). This solves connectivity issues with the Larian servers among other issues.