Larian is investigating Baldur's Gate 3 PS5 crashes and has a temporary workaround

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For now, just disconnect from the internet if Baldur's Gate 3 is crashing on PS5

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Larian Studios is investigating reports of Baldur's Gate 3 crashing on PS5 and has a temporary workaround while it figures out a more permanent solution.

Smatterings of recent reports from Reddit users paint a similar picture: A bunch of folks are trying to load their Baldur's Gate 3 saves on PS5 and experiencing sudden crashes, preventing them from being able to play the game at all. Some have had success loading the game several times until it works, but that's obviously not an ideal or guaranteed fix.

This seems to be Baldur's Gate 3's first hiccup since its shockingly smooth PC launch a few weeks back. Still, this issue seems to be fairly isolated and - assuming the workaround works - relatively easy to get past until Larian works out a longer term solution. It's also interesting to me that it's cropping up almost two weeks after Baldur's Gate 3's highly acclaimed PS5 launch - typically, this sort of stuff usually happens right on launch day when servers are overwhelmed.

Other than this hopefully temporary hiccup, the only issue with Baldur's Gate 3 on PS5 are performance issues related to the notorious Act 3.

Jordan Gerblick
Jordan Gerblick

After earning an English degree from ASU, I worked as a corporate copy editor while freelancing for places like SFX Magazine, Screen Rant, Game Revolution, and MMORPG on the side. I got my big break here in 2019 with a freelance news gig, and I was hired on as GamesRadar's west coast Staff Writer in 2021. That means I'm responsible for managing the site's western regional executive branch, AKA my home office, and writing about whatever horror game I'm too afraid to finish.