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JONATHAN0S's avatar
JONATHAN0S
6 years ago

Apex Legends couldn't initialize sound

I tried launching apex legends one day and i got an error saying "couldn't initialize sound" please make sure you have a sound playback device that is enabled and properly configured  Failed in: M...
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EA_Kent
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5 years ago

Hi @Insonova, 

What's the full error message you are seeing when you're trying to play Apex Legends? 

/Kent

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Insonova
5 years ago
@EA_Kent

couldnt intialize sound
please make sure you have a sound playback device that it enabled and properly configured
failed in:MilesBankGetStatus
Miels output follows:
Streaming source audio\ship\general_japanese_patch_1.mstr has
incorrect hash - expected 55439369 file has fc91e927
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    EA_Kent
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    5 years ago

    @Insonova 


    Did you try forcing the game to run in a different language? If so, you may need to uninstall and reinstall I'm afraid. If you're able to give that a shot please let me know if you're still having any trouble afterward. 

    /Kent

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      Insonova
      5 years ago
      @EA_Kent
      i tried that yesterday and it didnt work
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      Insonova
      5 years ago
      @EA_Kent nevermind i changed the steam launch options and it fixed
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        EA_Kent
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        5 years ago

        @Insonova 

        Thanks for letting me know! 👍

        /Kent

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