Rockstar has blamed Red Dead Redemption’s PC crash error on outdated graphics card drivers.
RDR2 launched forPCon Tuesday, howevermany players are encountering a crash errorwith the message, “Red Dead Redemption 2exited unexpectedly.”
In a statement issued to VGC, Rockstar said that the most common cause of the error was out of date graphics drivers and recommend users download up to date versions.
However, numerous users have reported thatshutting down anti-virus software or adding the game as an exception can fix the crashissue. Exceptions should also be added to Firewalls if needed.
[UPDATE:The latest update to the Rockstar Games Launcher aims to fix crash errorsexperienced by Red Dead Redemption 2 PC players when attempting to start the game.]
[UPDATE 2:Rockstar has now recommended disabling anti-virus software, updating the Rockstar Launcher and clearing local profile details]
[UPDATE 3:NewRed Dead Redemption 2 and Rockstar Games Launcher updates have been releasedin a bid to reduce crash errors being experienced by PC players.]
Alternatively, Rockstar suggests booting the game in safe mode or updating your graphics drivers. Users can also verify their game files in the My Installed Games (Rockstar launcher) or Library (Epic Games Store) tabs.
Red Dead Redemption 2 is available today on theRockstar Gameslauncher and theEpic Gameslauncher, however it won’t be released onSteamuntil December.
Temporarily disable your Antivirus software
Update the Rockstar Games Launcher
Clear your local Rockstar Games Launcher profile details
Note: This will remove all profile details from your local machine and require you to sign in to the Rockstar Games Launcher again. It will not delete your Social Club account or any saved games. Signing in to Social Club will recreate your local profile.
