How to Fix NBA 2K23 Crashing on PS5

Last Updated on September 11, 2022 by Sam

The new iteration of the most popular basketball video game in the world is here. Unfortunately, as it’s often the case, these yearly releases of sports games are ridden with bugs and optimisation issues. If you are prevented from enjoying your virtual basketball experience due to frequent crashes and freezes, read on to learn about possible fixes.

We are aware of an issue on #NBA2K23 for PlayStation 5 causing the game to crash for players who have over 100 blocked players through the PlayStation Network.

We plan to release a fix for this in a post-launch update. Thanks for your patience.

— NBA 2K (@NBA2K) September 9, 2022

NBA 2K23 is crashing on PS5 because of a bug.

The bug affects players who have over 100 blocked players through the PlayStation Network.

If you have over 100 blocked players, launching the game or starting your career will crash it.

The NBA2K team is aware of the issue and they are currently working on a fix.

They said that they will release a fix for it in a post-launch update.

How to Fix NBA 2K23 Crashing on PS5

To Solve NBA 2K23 Crashing on PS5 You Have to Follow Below Mentioned Steps

1. Press the PlayStation button.
2. Select “Game Base” on the bottom carousel.
3. Press the options button on “Friends”.
4. Select “Game Base” again.
5. Scroll to the right and select “Game Base Settings”.
6. Select “Blocked Players”.
7. Unblock players until you have less than 100 blocked players.

Have Less Than 100 Blocked Users on PSN (PS5)

Developers have officially confirmed that NBA 2K23 crashes upon launching when you try to start the game if you have more than 100 blocked users on PlayStation Network. We are not sure if this is a feature or a bug, but for now, try to bring that number down to 99 or less. This should fix the NBA 2K23 crashing issue on the PS5.

Turn off Overlays and 3rd-Party Apps (PC)

When playing games, it is often smart to turn off any unessential third-party apps that are running in the background. Many of them are known to cause problems and conflicts with video games. This is particularly the case for apps that have overlays in-game. This includes Discord overlay, Steam overlay, NVIDIA overlay, Overwolf, and other similar apps.

Verify NBA 2K23 Files Integrity (PC)

Sometimes games might not install correctly, and some files might be either corrupt or missing entirely, which can cause NBA 2K23 crashing and freezing issues. To prevent this verify the game files on Steam and the Epic Game Store:

Steam

• Right-click on NBA 2K23 in your Steam library
• Select “Properties…”
• Select the “Local Files” tab
• Click on the ” Verify integrity of game files..”
• Let Steam do it’s work
• When complete, restart your PC
• Launch Steam, and start NBA 2K23

Epic Game Store

• Open the EGS launcher.
• Find NBA 2K23 in your library.
• Click on the three dots icon.
• Select “Manage” in the drop-down menu.
• Click the “VERIFY” button.
• Allow it to verify files.