Call of Duty Black Op 6 players on PC are running into a performance issue where the shooter is either crashing or showing a black screen and then quitting to desktop. It’s one of the more popular and annoying bugs that players are facing at the moment, and it can occur at any time, while you are trying to launch the game, or when you are in the middle of a match or campaign mission.
The crash occurs if you have not updated Black Ops to the latest patch, or if your GPU drivers are outdated. So if you are facing this performance error on your system, here is a guide that can help you work around it.
How to fix “Crashing on PC/Black screen” error in Call of Duty Black Ops 6
Here are a few things you can try to solve the PC crashing and black screen errors in Black Ops 6:
1) Install the latest Black Ops 6 updates
The first thing that you will need to do is to check if you are launching the shooter on the latest patch version. You can look dor the latest patch in both the Steam and Battle.net launchers, so if you have pending updates make sure to download and install them.
Playing the game on an outdated version will cause crashes as well as give you the “New update available, please update the game via launcher” error message.
2) Update your GPU drivers
Black screen and crashing can occur if your graphics drivers too are on an older patch. Depending on the GPU that you are using, you will be able to use their respective desktop apps to look for the latest updates and then download them.
You can also do it manually by going to their respective websites:
- Nvidia users click here
- AMD users click here
- Intel users click here
3) Scan and verify file integrity
The Black Ops 6 PC crashing issue can occur if there are a few corrupt files in the installation directory. You can fix it on your respective clients using the following steps:
Steam:
- Head to Steam Library and then look for Black Ops 6
- Right-click on the shooter, select ‘Properties,’ and go to ‘Installed Files.’
- Click on ‘Verify integrity of game files’.
Battle.net:
- Head to your Battle.net Library and then click on Black Ops 6.
- Then click on the Gear icon on the side and then select “Scan and Repair”.
Both clients will now start a process that will go over all the files in the installation directory and fix the ones that may have been damaged.
Note: You can even try re-installing the game.
4) Fix graphics settings
If you are using incorrect graphics settings where your system is not able to handle the game then you will need to tone down on the resolution and textures. Make sure you are aware of the PC system requirements of Black Ops 6 and then optimize the best graphics settings accordingly.
This will also make sure that your PC is not overheating and will improve your FPS in the shooter.
5) Plug in and plug out some of your hardware
Black screen errors can sometimes be caused because of some problem with hardware connectivity. So make sure you are doing the following to try and deal with all hardware-related problems:
- Try using a new HDMI or DP cable
- Make sure your monitor is plugged into your graphics card
- Remove the GPU from the motherboard and connect it again
While these may not seem like much of a fix, many in the community have stated that they were able to prevent black screen errors by following them.
What causes the “Crashing on PC/Black screen” error in Call of Duty Black Ops 6?
Here are some of the things that led to the PC crashing and black screen error in Call of Duty Black Ops 6:
- Update not installed.
- Outdated GPU drivers.
- Overheating.
- Incorrect graphics settings.
These are pretty easy to deal with and you will be able to log back into the shooter once you have followed the above steps.
