If you’ve been facing crashes and performance issues within the latest release from Ubisoft: Assassin’s Creed: Shadows on Xbox / PlayStation (PS5) / PC, then make sure to try these troubleshooting methods, which can possibly let you enjoy your purchase smoothly
Assassin’s Creed Shadows was launched on multiple platforms such as PC, Xbox Series X/S & PS5, but due to the dust not settling yet, the post-launch bugs have caused a lot of people to report stuttering or crashing within the game.
But do not worry, since we’ve got you covered here.
How to Fix Assassin’s Creed Shadows Crashing & Stuttering on Xbox?
These kinds of issues can often be attributed to newly released games due to patch updates and timed releases, where tight schedules for launch dates can cause some bugs to be left out in the games, causing unplanned problems. However, Ubisoft encourages players to report any such discovered bugs on their official website, so that they can be dealt with promptly.
So here are a few fixes that seem to work well, at least for the time being.
To fix the performance issues, follow the steps mentioned below:
- Restart the console & power cycle
The universal solution to all problems is to check whether you can feel overheating within the console and restart the console, which will let it breathe and cool down and should help you get playing again in no time!
Or there’s also the option of power cycling it as well – if the issue persists
- Start by holding the Xbox button on your console for a solid 9-10 seconds
- Carefully pull the plug on the console
- Reconnect them after a while, and switch on the console
And bingo! The issue should’ve resolved itself. However, if you’re one of the unlucky ones where the issue still persists, then
- Check for the latest over-the-air updates
If it’s not a hardware issue, it must be software. Right? Try and ensure you are running on the latest firmware that your OEM has issued for your console.
If EVEN this doesn’t solve your problem, then we might have to go back to square 1
- Ventilation units on the console?
This might sound absurd, but a lot of performance throttling in gaming PCs and consoles is due to overheating, where the hardware, to protect itself from burning out, will limit its performance. Ensuring the ventilation cut-outs aren’t clogged and that the fan intakes/heatsinks still have access to cool air from the surroundings can sometimes cause these issues to be resolved!
- Clear your cache
Well, as a last resort, try unplugging your power cable for a solid 2-minute window
Then try plugging them back in and restarting the console.
If this doesn’t solve your problem, well then there is a very high chance that nothing else might.
The problem can be corrupted game files, or some underlying hardware issue, or literally anything else under the sun. At this point, we would suggest getting expert help – or wait for the next game patch to roll out before you jump to conclusions!
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