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Re: Help with Madden 21 X/S freezing

Yes I've uninstalled and reinstalled multiple times. I've reset my console to factory settings. I've reset and saved games and apps, and I've also power cycled. We play FIFA 21, Rocket League, MGS, and other game works just fine. But for some reason Madden freezes every time I play it at some point during the game.

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  • bigran512's avatar
    bigran512
    5 years ago

    I do have a Seagate 2TB external game drive connected to my Xbox Series X. Is that the problem?

  • EA_Blueberry's avatar
    EA_Blueberry
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    5 years ago
    @bigran512 Most likely.

    This is what I recommend doing:

    1. Check the external drive for any Madden NFL files and delete them.
    2. Detach the drive and then check your internal drive to see if there are any Madden files. Delete all of them.
    3. Power cycle the console.
    4. Re-install Madden NFL 21 to the internal without the external attached.
    5. Once installed, check your Xbox/Game settings to verify all post-game updates will be installed to the internal drive.

    This is one issue I see with external drives. Some drives might not be fully compatible or what happens is that files will be located on both external and internal, causing performance issues.

    I've seen some games simply not work the way they should on an external drive or with one attached.
  • bigran512's avatar
    bigran512
    5 years ago

    I will try that and let you know if it works. Thank you for for responding and helping me with my issue. 

  • bigran512's avatar
    bigran512
    5 years ago

    I tried what was suggested, and I'm still having issues with Madden 21 freezing. The only thing I can think of next is to uninstall the game and go a complete factory reset. This highly frustrating. 

  • EA_Blueberry's avatar
    EA_Blueberry
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    5 years ago
    @bigran512 I'd hate to see you do that just for Madden NFL 21, but if you don't mind that can help us determine if that is a potential workaround fix for others. Sorry to hear the steps above didn't fix it. I suppose it wouldn't hurt to factory reset your console when performance issues are being experienced though. I had to do it to my console a couple times over the course of 5 years.
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    EA_Blueberry
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    5 years ago

    Question for you, @bigran512 

    When I asked about the external hard drive, did you also delete all the Madden files for previous gen and next gen on both the internal and external? 

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    EA_Blueberry
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    5 years ago

    @EA_Blueberry wrote:

    Question for you, @bigran512 

    When I asked about the external hard drive, did you also delete all the Madden files for previous gen and next gen on both the internal and external? 


    To clarify, you mentioned you upgraded. The console allows two versions of the game to be installed. Do you have both installed?

  • bigran512's avatar
    bigran512
    5 years ago
    @EA_Blueberry I only had the Madden X/S version installed. I installed the other version this morning just guessing MAYBE both were needed. I don't have any other Madden files installed on internal or external drives, only Madden 21.
  • EA_Blueberry's avatar
    EA_Blueberry
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    5 years ago

    @bigran512 

    Thanks. Only one game is needed unless you want to play the previous version with friends that haven't moved to next-gen yet (or just prefer that version).

    Do you have an option of enabling game sharing through Xbox  console by setting it as the home console and then play on a different Gamertag to see if it's account/Gamertag related?

  • bigran512's avatar
    bigran512
    5 years ago
    @EA_Blueberry I uninstalled the other version since only one was needed. I tried that before doing a complete factory reset. This morning while TRYING to play Madden 21, it froze and then the console shut down as if I turned it off! This is so frustrating.

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