Palworld – How to Fix “Sorry, You are Currently Prevented from Playing Multiplayer” Error?

Are you unable to play Palworld online? Read on to see how to fix the “Sorry, You are Currently Prevented from Playing Multiplayer” error in Palworld.

Palworld’s Early Access went live a couple of days ago and has already climbed to the top of the charts. It is estimated that around five million copies have already been sold. This new survival crafting game features Pals, Pokémon-like creatures, that you can hunt, tame, and then keep around for various purposes. These range from following you on your adventures, serving as flying mounts, keeping your base functioning, etc. And being in Early Access, it is bound to have some errors and bugs now and then. There is an error that appears predominantly for Xbox gamers, preventing them from enjoying online multiplayer games. So, let’s read on and see how to fix the “Sorry, You are Currently Prevented from Playing Multiplayer” Palworld error.

How to Fix “Sorry, You are Currently Prevented from Playing Multiplayer” Error in Palworld?

If the “Sorry, You are Currently Prevented from Playing Multiplayer” error message appears, that usually means that there is an new update pending. In the case an update is not installed automatically, you have to do it manually. As mentioned earlier, this error mostly appears on Xbox so let’s see how to fix it.

• Press the Xbox button to open the guide, and then select My Games & apps > See All
• Navigate down until you get to Manage and select Updates.
• If you see an update pending for Palworld, you can start the download manually.
• If there are no pending updates, reboot your Xbox and see if one appears.

If the problem persists, you can try changing your location, and see if that will override the error message. 

How to Fix This Error Message on Steam?

In case you get this error message while playing on Steam, you can try the following workarounds.

• For Steam users, open Settings on your Steam (upper-left corner), and select Settings. Look for and select Downloads, and the Clear Cache button will appear on the right-hand side, under the Clear Download Cashe header.
• Right-click on Palworld in your Discord Library and select Properties. Select Installed Files, on the left-hand side, and then click on Verify integrity of game files.

If everything fails, you can turn to Pocket Pair’s support page on their official Discord page. Remember that Palworld has millions of players and that servers may be overloaded and down. Early Acces games tend to have patches and updates quite often, so try to be up-to-date with them to minimize the chances of errors and bugs.

For more on Palworld, check out Best Base Locations, Palworld: Top 7 Strongest Pals, and Is Palworld in Early Access.