It seems that 5 years isn’t that long, especially for games developed in the past decade. However, Sony appears to have a different view on this matter and releases remasters of their not so old titles. Although, many of us would probably agree that this is fine, if the flashed up version is connected with its debut on a new platform, like in the case of The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered. While making a production run smoothly on a console is not that big of a deal, adjusting it for myriads of configurations that PC offers is nearly impossible. This might be one of the reasons why this title crashes for some fans who have been waiting eagerly for the most recent TLoU. If you are affected by this problem and looking for an answer, here you will find what can be done about it.
Fixes for crashes in TLoU2
We have seen the graphical comparison between original The Last of Us Part 2 and its remastered version. While many would argue that the visual change is not very significant, we cannot deny that Remaster adds more features to the game like relentless No Return mode or a playable clicker, to name a few. Since PC players had no opportunity to play this production before, now they are able to experience it in the full… providing that the title does not crash for them. How to fix it?
As mentioned before, optimizing a game for many PC setups, both hardware and software wise, is nearly impossible, so it’s expected that it will go astray for some fans. If you are one of the unlucky few who got affected (as otherwise TLoU2 gets very positive reviews on Steam), don’t fret, you can try the following:
- The first thing to try, especially if the title crashes at specific points, like at the theater, is to lower the resolution. It has been reported by many fans that this helped in their instances.
- Keep your drivers up to date, particularly GPU. Additionally, if you use AMD graphics card, you should do it immediately, as the developers themselves have admitted that outdated drivers from this manufacturer can cause the crashes.
- Try disabling the third-party software, focusing on overlays like MSI Afterburner, SteelSeries GG, Nvidia Reflex, or similar. They are known to cause issues in many productions.
- If nothing mentioned above helped, do not hesitate to open a ticket with Nixxes support, yet first, follow the guidelines and tips they have shared in their help page.
Of course, the last resort we can rely on are further patches that will (hopefully) improve the stability of TLoU2, making it more accessible for everyone. Till then, though, we have to rely on workarounds and local fixes and hoping for the best. Good luck!
