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Pocketpair’s monster-catching survival RPG has captivated millions of players since its release on 19th January, selling a colossal 19 million copies so far on PC and Xbox consoles. While PC gamers have had a relatively consistent gameplay experience, Xbox users have reportedly been facing numerous performance issues with Palworld, the biggest one being the game crashing on both old and current-gen consoles.
Despite several patches since its early-access launch, many Xbox gamers still seem to face such inconveniences, which can understandably be a frustrating ordeal when trying to progress through the game. Let’s cut to the chase and explore all the possible solutions you can try to prevent Palworld from crashing.
Here Are All the Steps You Can Take to Prevent Palworld From Crashing on Xbox
While the exact reason behind the game crashing and other technical issues is unclear, a lot of it comes from the fact that this highly ambitious indie game is still undergoing numerous tweaks and patches as promised in its roadmap. That being said, the potential causes of crashing boil down to memory leaks, asset streaming issues, glitches, and other optimization problems. Try the following steps to resolve this persistent crashing problem:
Restart Your Game and Your Xbox Console
Although this might seem like a futile effort, following these simple steps has been reported to temporarily stop Palworld from Crashing and kicking you out into the home screen.
Unfortunately, many players mention that the frequency of crashing has increased since its launch with some even stating that they experience it once every 10 to 15 minutes which can be incredibly frustrating.
If that is the case for you, try re-installing the game from scratch which would eliminate any discrepancies found in the game files. Although this is a bit of a hassle, the game’s relatively low file size of 16.35GB should not take you a long time, provided you have a decent internet connection.
Stay On the Lookout for Upcoming Patches
While the recently released Patch v0.1.1.4 seems to address crashing-related issues, the Xbox version of the patch has not yet been released, so make sure to stay on the lookout for it. While the fix mentioned in the notes is in regards to exceeding a certain threshold of pals captured, it is entirely possible that it might resolve the crashing problem for you as well.
Adjust Possible Settings on Your Xbox Console
If you are running the game on previous-gen consoles such as the Xbox One and the Xbox One S, chances are that the old hardware is causing issues with this Unreal Engine 5 title. Some players on these consoles reported that adjusting the following settings seemed to have resolved Palworld from crashing. These are:
Turning off Motion Blur
Reducing Pal Appearance Rate
Increasing Gatherable Items Respawn Interval
Limit the Number of Working Pals in your base
Reload the Game if You Are Heading Into Dungeons
Many players also reported that their game would instantly crash if they loaded into dungeons or ventured out into areas with an abundance of Pals. As a temporary workaround, you can save your progress, and then re-launch the game to avoid frequent crashes.
Those are pretty much all the methods you can attempt to resolve Palworld from crashing on your Xbox console. Do note that the aforementioned methods are community workarounds and are not guaranteed to completely fix the game from crashing. You can also contact Palworld Support for further troubleshooting.
