While you will experience a plane crash early inDead Island 2, one thing you want to avoid is the game crashing on PlayStation 5. Crashes are never fun, especially when you don’t know why they are happening or how to fix them. Luckily, you have us to help you through it. If you’re experiencingDead Island 2crashing your PS5, here are a few fixes you can try.
Note:If you want to knowwhat Resilience is inDead Island 2, head over to our guide.
How to fixDead Island 2PS5 crashes
There areseveral fixes you can trywhen it comes toDead Island 2crashing on PlayStation 5.
Power cycle your PS5
The first potential fix you’ll want to try is topower cycle your PS5. To do this, shut down your console and, after five seconds, unplug it. Wait 10 seconds and then plug it back in.
After rebooting, your PlayStation 5 will havea fresh startthat can get rid of any issues you may have been experiencing.
Update the software
Next, you’ll want tocheck for a system update. To do this, go to Settings, System Software, then System Software Update and Settings. Make sure your PS5 is as up-to-date as possible.
You’ll also want to check to see if you havethe latest version ofDead Island 2. To do this, select the game and press the Start button. From there, press the Check for Updates option. If you don’t have the latest patch ofDead Island 2, you could run into crashes.
Delete and reinstall the game
If you are still experiencing crashes,try deletingDead Island 2and redownloading it. This is a simple fix like the power cycle fix, but it can erase the issue you’re having with the game.
With a fresh download ofDead Island 2, you canpotentially purge any issuesthat caused it to crash.
Wait for the devs to fix it
Lastly, if you are receiving the same error messages and crashes, the only thing you’re able to do iswait for the developers to fix their game. While it did take Deep Silver Dambuster Studios more than a decade to makeDead Island 2, hopefully, it won’t take them that long to fix any terminating errors like those that cause PS5 crashes.
Noah Nelson
From his early days of blog-style music, movie, and game reviews to working as the Esports Writer at Coastline Community College, Noah Nelson now works fulltime as a Staff Writer for Attack of the Fanboy and PC Invasion. He has been helping gamers everywhere with Destiny 2 god rolls, Warzone 2 DMZ missions, and collectibles in any indie game for over a year and a half. His Bachelor’s Degree in English Rhetoric and Composition with a minor in Journalism from CSULB has shaped him to be a strong writer and editor. His fondest gaming memory is playing Sly Cooper 2 after begging his mom (for hours) to play it before his birthday and he still cries myself to sleep remembering the time he accidentally saved over his 99% completion save file in Kingdom Hearts 2.
