Battlefield 2042 is causing Xbox Series X consoles to shutdown

Battlefield 2042 is causing havoc on Xbox Series X

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The remastered GTA Trilogy isn't the only high-contour release that could have done with a scrap longer in the oven. Battlefield 2042 isn't technically out until Nov 19, but it's already taking estrus from those with early on access (via pre-orders of the Gold and Ultimate versions, and EA Access members) for delivering a by and large unsatisfying experience.

As is at present the norm for player protest, the Metacritic user scores are the outlet for actor frustration with — at the fourth dimension of writing — scores of four.1, 2.vi and 2.5 for the PS5, PC and Xbox Serial X versions respectively.

While none of these are exactly stellar, the score on the latter may be peculiarly low because of a troubling bug on Xbox Serial 10.

In a thread with over 300 responses on the EA site, dozens of players are reporting that their consoles completely close down. Non kicked to the dashboard with an error message; the panel really switches itself off. There appears to be no rhyme or reason to the crash, with it sometimes occurring immediately, and sometimes towards the finish of a friction match.

EA somewhen responded on Saturday, stating that information technology is "aware of some Battleground 2042 players on Xbox Series X experiencing a full panel shutdown crash during gameplay." The same problem is, apparently, also impacting FIFA, Madden and NBA2K players.

Confusingly, EA said it will exist issuing an "optional update" to address the bug on November 17, and that information technology will become mandatory on November 23. Why in that location needs to be a half dozen-solar day gap between the two — especially when the full game is released to the earth in the middle — isn't something that the company addressed.

To add more defoliation to the mix, Microsoft added that "you tin already download this update in the OMEGA Band every bit part of the Xbox Insider Program." The post was ambiguous as to whether this was the same patch, but if information technology is, and then it hasn't worked for plenty of players who've applied it and are notwithstanding indelible arrangement crashes.

Nevertheless you lot paint information technology, this isn't a adept look for EA. Players paid extra for the Gilt and Ultimate editions of Battlefield 2042 in role because of the ability to play the game a week ahead of everyone else. If a bug is preventing Xbox Series X players enjoying the game until Nov 17, then they've really been given two days' worth of early admission, rather than the seven they idea they were paying for. And that's assuming the patch works as advertised.

There's a sure corporeality of good volition that comes from pre-ordering a game. For many of the players affected by this, information technology may well exist a example of 'once bitten, twice shy.'

At the very least, the Xbox anniversary celebration livestream can hopefully satisfy longtime gamers.

Freelance contributor Alan has been writing about tech for over a decade, covering phones, drones and everything in between. Previously Deputy Editor of tech site Alphr, his words are establish all over the web and in the occasional magazine besides. When non weighing up the pros and cons of the latest smartwatch, you'll probably notice him tackling his ever-growing games backlog. Or, more likely, playing Spelunky for the millionth fourth dimension.