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L33Marvin
4 years ago
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DS3 Menu opens randomly, eventually causes black screen

Just started playing DS3 on a Win 10 PC with fully updated drivers.  After a few minutes of playing, the game locks up and then opens the in game menu.  After leaving the menu, I was able to play som...
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    L33Marvin
    4 years ago

    So just to clarify, there is a resolution for 2560*1440 for the game.  I seemed to correct the issue by making two changes but don't know what fixed it.  One was selecting a 2560x1440 resolution at 144hz, which is the native resolution for my monitor.  The second was adjusting a default key binding for the menu that may have caused a problem.  Not sure what fixed it, but its resolved.

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EA_Illium
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4 years ago

@L33Marvin To check if you run the game in one of its intended resolutions, does this continue to happen? 

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L33Marvin
4 years ago

So just to clarify, there is a resolution for 2560*1440 for the game.  I seemed to correct the issue by making two changes but don't know what fixed it.  One was selecting a 2560x1440 resolution at 144hz, which is the native resolution for my monitor.  The second was adjusting a default key binding for the menu that may have caused a problem.  Not sure what fixed it, but its resolved.

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    EA_Illium
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    4 years ago
    @L33Marvin Thank you for sharing this, and apologies for the confusion I had thought you were changing the resolution by messing with files. (I read your post wrong).

    I can share the 2 steps you tried with the team in case we see this again.

    Also, can't wait for the remake!