Why does WWE 2K23 keep crashing? How to fix WWE 2K23 crashing on startup or at launch if the issue happens on your PC, PlayStation (PS5/4), or Xbox game console like Xbox One, Xbox Series X & S? Don’t worry and you can find reasons as well as multiple solutions to help you out from this post on the MiniTool website.
WWE 2K23 Crashing PC/PS5/PS4/Xbox
As a 2023 wrestling sports video game, WWE 2K23 was released on March 17, 2023, and it is the successor to WWE 2K22. You can play this game on your Windows PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
Usually, you can run WWE 2K23 on your device properly. However, according to some users, the game may keep crashing when trying to launch it. Why does WWE 2K23 keep crashing? Possible reasons for this could be hardware compatibility issues, an outdated graphics card driver, corrupted game files, misconfigured in-game settings, etc.
If you are plagued by this annoying issue, how can you fix it? Find solutions below now.
Fixes for WWE 2K23 Crashing on Startup/at Launch PC
If WWE 2K23 keeps crashing on your Windows PC, several ways are worth a shot, and let’s see them one by one.
Check System Requirements
To run WWE 2K23 properly on your computer, the machine should meet the system requirements of this game. Or else, it cannot launch or work well. The following screenshot shows you the minimum and recommended system requirements of WWE 2K23.
To check your PC specifications, press Win + R to open Run, type msinfo32 and click OK to find some information under System Summary. To check the DirectX version, execute the dxdiag command in the Run window.
Verify Game Files
If game files are corrupted, WWE 2K23 crashing at launch may be triggered on the PC. To address it, go to verify the integrity of game files.
Step 1: On Steam, go to the Library tab.
Step 2: Right-click on WWE 2K23 and choose Properties.
Step 3: Go to LOCAL FILES > Verify integrity of game files.
Close Memory-Consuming Applications
If you run many apps that use many system resources, the game performance may be impacted, leading to WWE 2K23 crashing on startup or WWE 2K23 not launching. So, disable these unnecessary background apps to release memory.
Step 1: Open Task Manager via the WinX menu in Windows 11/10.
Step 2: Under the Processes tab, check which process is using higher resources. Right-click on this app and choose End task.
Update Your Graphics Card Driver
An outdated graphics card driver may be responsible for WWE 2K23 crashing on PC. To fix it, you can choose to update the driver to the latest version. You can go do download a proper driver from the official website of Intel, AMD, or NVIDIA. Then, install it on your PC.
Update Windows
If WWE 2K23 keeps crashing on your PC, a Windows update could be a good solution since this can help install security patches & features and fix bugs & errors. Just open Windows Settings via Win + I, go to Update & Security > Windows Update, check for available updates and install them.
Update DirectX and Visual C++ Redistributable
To fix WWE 2K23 crashing, make sure your PC installs two crucial game components – DirectX and Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable. Just go to click the corresponding link to download the installer and install them on your machine.
Force Use the Dedicated GPU
If your PC has two graphics processing units (GPUs), switch to the dedicated GPU instead of the integrated GPU (that doesn’t have enough power to run the game properly) to fix the crashing issue on WWE 2K23.
How to use the dedicated GPU? Based on the different manufacturers, the way is different and you can refer to our previous post – How to Use Dedicated GPU Instead of Integrated [Intel/NVIDIA/AMD].
Disable Windows Antivirus Software
Antivirus software is very helpful to protect the PC from viruses and malware. But sometimes it may block trusted games like WWE 2K23 and cause them to crash. Disabling the software can be a good solution to fix WWE 2K23 crashing.
It is easy to disable the built-in antivirus program Windows Security by following the guide – [Solution] How to Disable Windows Defender Antivirus on Win 10/11. If you are using a third-party antivirus program, turn it off from its setting menu.
In addition, you can try to fix WWE 2K23 crashing PC by performing a clean boot, reinstalling WWE 2K23, adjusting power management options to high performance, disabling third-party overlay, etc.
If you play WWE 2K23 on your game console, go to find the solutions online. Just search for “WWE 2K23 crashing PS5/PS4”, “WWE 2K23 crashing Xbox One”, or “WWE 2K23 crashing Xbox Series X/S” in Google Chrome, then you can see some related posts to show you some methods. Here, we won’t list them.
Sometimes your game keeps crashing on PC, leading to the PC being frozen. To ensure your PC data is safe, we strongly recommend backing up your important files automatically with the free backup software – MiniTool ShadowMaker. If you are interested in it, get this program to have a shot.
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Vera is an editor of the MiniTool Team since 2016 who has more than 7 years’ writing experiences in the field of technical articles. Her articles mainly focus on disk & partition management, PC data recovery, video conversion, as well as PC backup & restore, helping users to solve some errors and issues when using their computers. In her spare times, she likes shopping, playing games and reading some articles.