Fallout New Vegas: Crashing and Freezing Xbox 360 and PS3 Consoles?

Product-Reviews writes: After receiving one or two dodgy reviews, the issues surrounding Fallout: New Vegas seem to be piling up, as the game has been suffering from frequent crashes and game freezes during play.

We’re getting reports that the freezing problems in Fallout: New Vegas are pretty severe and that in some cases, it is preventing gamers from working their way through the campaign.

[phantomexe]

why am i not surprized....you would think they would have gave the game a real going trow before going gold. I hate this company,they really need to get there crap togther.

[big_silky]

they'd get their shit together if reviewers would do their goddamn job and start punishing them instead of spreading for anything that even smells of bethesda. i don't care how "good" a game is, if it kept locking and glitching on me i'd give it a 4 because it's broken.

[MrMccormo]

I'm with you there, but I hate how reviewers gloss over this stuff. I don't care about their personal opinions and how they loved/hated the art style when they neglect to mention basic issues with the game.

Imagine if other product reviews were done this way: "I love the nice leather interior of the car and the steering wheel looks cute" [but forgot to mention that the brakes cut out when going at speeds over 25 MPH]

[Beahmscream]

Well said, Big_Silky.

[vhero]

Its because its using the fallout 3 engine with the same bugs that were still there even after all the fixes. I have all the expansions for Fallout 3 on PS3 (GOTY edition) and all patches and it still freezes a lot. So of course this was gonna have the same problems.

[Akagi]

This. Although New Vegas is awesome, it just feels like an expansion of F3. No graphics updates, engine re-haul, no optimization.

[Panthers]

So even today Fallout 3 still has those issues? I was actually going to buy it today, but I think I will pass. I might pick up Borderlands instead. There are just a lot of games I missed out on when I had no money lol.

[kneon]

Yes it still has a ton of issues. I have the GOTY edition and there are frequent freezes and very long pauses. There was one mission that took well over a dozen tries to start because it kept freezing during a cut scene. Sometimes if you wait long enough, like 5-10 minutes it will come back, but often it does not and you have to restart the console.

I'll be waiting at least 6 months before I buy FONV or any other Bethesda game. Hopefully by then things won't be as bad.

[asyouburn]

its still better than borderlands IMO

[Nihilism]

The game is clearly no better on PC. See: 'fallout new vegas opening bug' thread/youtube clip.

[ProjectVulcan]

What annoyed me most about the Pc version of fallout 3 was that the DLC broke the game, i was amazed first time i paid and downloaded broken steel to find that in fact, i would have to wait another week for a bloody patch to play the DLC i just paid for. That was gobsmacking.

All these problems make an otherwise great game terribly frustrating. there is no possible way testers could miss these problems, especially so called professional testers. The only answer is that their products are constantly rushed and bypass basic testing procedure.

[Pennywise]

I wouldn't touch this game with someone elses console, FO3 was enough fallout for me. I had a feeling they just reskinned it and left it a buggy, glitchy mess.

[Highlife]

I haven't played a game from beglitchda since Oblivion. I am still pissed I can't finish that game due to the fact that on one quest you have to kill a guy to get a key he is suppose to be in this cave and he ain't freaking there. Checked all the walkthroughs and says he shoud be there but no. Thanks For a game I can't complete. I'll be damned if I start that all over.

[Solidus187-SCMilk]

but I rented new vegas yesterday and it did freeze on me once so far. I hope it doesnt happen any more.

[iHEARTboobs]

You didn't have any problems with Fallout 3? You should play the lottery.

[dinkeldinkse]

LMFAO

[tacosRcool]

Fallout 3 had the same problems so whats the big deal?

[Imperator]

Personally, Fallout 3 froze on me around 4 times (in the 150hrs+ that I played it); however, the first time I turned Vegas on, it froze.

Now, all I want is more Fallout 3 so I'm happy with New Vegas, but goddamn, can't they fix this crap? I hope it's not as frequent as I've been hearing.

[tr00p3r]

Im just glad its New Vegas we're talking about and not Elder Scrolls 5.

[dinkeldinkse]

Will be just as bad unless people actually force Bethesda to get rid of that shitty, outdated engine by not buying Fallout New Vegas.

[NegativeCreepWA]

I'm playing the PC version it also crashed twice on me.

[MegaMohsi]

I've had some visual glitches, namely white spots apparently due to an issue with the nvidia gtx 400 series and an enemy or 2 clipping on railroad tracks but aside from that im 3 hours in without a game breaking crash or glitch. Again 3 hours is a small sample size so let's see what happens today.

[Vip3r]

Prety obvious. It's should be renamed Fallout: New Beta Vegas.

Thing is, when the GOTY of released, most of the bugs will hopfully be released.

[Vip3r]

*Fixed, not released. ¬_¬

[visualb]

thought you meant released...made sense =P

[denero1]

that is correct fallout 3 goty edition was the most buggy of them all

[Vip3r]

What I mean't to say was:

"Thing is, when the GOTY of released, most of the bugs will hopfully be fixed".

=)

[NewsForSnowflakes]

This article shouldn't be a rumour. It's a common fact that everyone knows Bethesda games are broken beyond repair.

But we all still love thier games.

[dragon82]

I am about 4 hours in right now on the PS3 version and have not experienced any issues other than a 1-2 second lag when it auto-saves. Fantastic game so far.

[NotSoSilentBob]

I called it way BACK when NV was announced and it was mentioned that the same engine was going to be used. It will take 2-3 patches for the normal game to work right. And if they have a GOTY edition it will never get a patch to fix any of the lingering issues.

[BrutallyBlunt]

We have become guinea pigs at the expense of paying people to test the games before it's shipped? Sure it's great we can get patches now on consoles but the quality is getting worse and worse since so many games now require patches.

I really don't like it when a game is plagued with so many errors right away. I can see after awhile some gamers will find glitches or exploits they may have overlooked but the game just came out and it makes you wonder what happened?

Wonder if the review copies are different than the final copy?

[nice_cuppa]

Let's hope its a good one.

[zerosignalxst]

Remember.... Bethesda did NOT develop New Vegas.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

[Eiffel]

I don't think common knowledge needs a wiki link to validate that statement.

[visualb]

but the same engine was. and as we know...the engine is glitchy as f*ck

[koehler83]

Bethesda DID develop the engine on which it runs.

All Obsidian did was mod Fallout 3. I'd still put blame squarely on Bethesda.

[divideby0]

I just dont get how reviews dont hammer a game because of this stuff.

The problems with this game are mentioned in all of the reviews and its like a never mind..

Its like this is what we expect from new games.

[blodulv]

You could bet your house that a smaller dev would've been burned at the stake for sure.

[Optical_Matrix]

They do. Remember Bayonetta on PS3. But because western media seems to be on Fallout franchises penis, they don't care.

[zerosignalxst]

Maybe if you read this thread you wouldn't be saying dumb sh*t like that. I draw your attention to the second comment made in this thread and the one made about 30 mins ago 5 or six posts above.

You done trying to cause trouble?

[Eiffel]

Was that really necessary? You could have simply corrected me instead of reacting immaturely. All that hostility in that reply leaves me to suggest you have anger issues, should learn to control yourself on the internet.

Cause it's serious business am i rite?

Tisk tisk.

[zerosignalxst]

You yourself could also have said nothing.

[Aggesan]

You need to get laid, man.

[Eiffel]

And miss you overeating so hilariously to a random comment on the internet? Nah.

[DTG_The_Man]

*sarcasm* Yeah, because Obsidian had SOOO much more time to work on New Vegas than Beth Soft did. *end sarcasm* Bethesda had 3 or 4 years, Obsidian had 2. People should start giving credit where credit is due.

For instance, Alpha Protocol. Most gamers didn't play the games as indicated by the number of sales and rentals that've been shown. People just like to hate on it. The PRESENTATION was bad, but the gameplay was much better. I felt I liked it much better than I did the first Mass Effect. Sorry, but Obsidian is talented, but the presentation has NEVER been their forte (see: Fallout and Fallout 2 when they were Black Isle. Also, Knights of the Old Republic II, Neverwinter Nights 2, etc.)

And I'm very much happy that my game isn't freezing up on me. I guess I'm just lucky, but with 15 hours already into it, only common bugs were found by me. Just be patient people, it'll be patched just like F3 was. Oh, that's right, it's Obsidian and not BethSoft so we MUST get all pissy at Obsidian for having bugs while Fallout 3 NEVER had any.

[Dnied]

There should never be this many in the first place...

[iHEARTboobs]

Fallout 3 was a buggy mess too. I loved it but it was buggy. I'm holding off for a bit until there's patches released.

[CaptainPunch]

They should of upgraded from the Fallout 3 engine, honestly I'm so sick of these bugs on release day. Just look at Red Dead Redemption that game was so bugged the first week of release.

[ipe]

worst in the gaming world.

[DTG_The_Man]

MorphX = WORST!

[RBLAZE1988]

with it being a terrible engine to use...They should have used the id tech 5 engine for this. Makes more sense...better performance and bethesda pretty much owns the engine but i guess they went for the whole profit thing...

[frankymv]

not surprised. PS3 version of fallout 3 was a disaster...filled with bugs and glitches.

[DeathGazer]

It was fine for me.

The DLC on the otherhand crashed my PS3 a bunch of times.

[Aggesan]

I'm sorry to see so many people had problems with Fallout 3, but it really surprises me as I had only a few freezes throughout the campain, and no major bugs or glitches as far as I can recall. I hope I'll have the same luck with New Vegas :-)

[Corrwin]

Really, now. How many of you are stupid enough to buy any gambryo game at full price, when you could wait for the full collection with all the DLC and bug fixes for half the price?

[Count]

The key word here is 'wait'.

[Corrwin]

I suspect a lot of gamers think games have expiration dates, and that they wont be as good if you wait a couple of months.

[slave2Dcontroller]

Last year one of my PS3's YLOD'd on me while I was playing F3. The power would stay on for 3 seconds n shut off. My warranty was up so I tore the thing apart, got my game out and used the dilema as an excuse to buy my Slim. I want FNV despite the bugs but Im scurred. My Slim has extended coverage but theres so many games that i cant back up!

[hadouken007]

My fallout 3 game crashed,its like the character fell through the ground and the game crashed,and made a loud high pitched noise,and it's like it was not tested before launch,yeah I brought dat mutha back.

[denero1]

fine tune the game until its ready

gt5 better not have one glitch >.>

[gamingisnotacrime]

we all know how huge and full of content Fallout games are, so dont say the glitches are unforgivable, grow some balls and stop the whining

[Der_Kommandant]

If i say something bad about Fallout New Vegas, my bubbles magically disappear...

[TagMeIn]

That the poll results are at hopefully?

[SSKILLZ]

Can you sue a gaming dev for publishing a bug infested game that prevents you from playing the actual product and where aware of this , because we all paid $65.87 for this, and if I can't play then I want my full money back , that said is there a way to get your full money back?

[RBLAZE1988]

I played for 3 hours straight last night and I didn't experience 1 single bug or freeze or glitch except for a gecko getting stuck in the ground then falling through. But that was more helpful to me then hindering. I love how most guns have ADS now. Love iron sights just wish obsidian played around with the aiming mechanic so it doesn't feel like i'm trying to aim with a mechanical arm.

[BabyTownFrolics]

i played and completed fallout 3 on the 360, and it froze once. I have been playing fallout new vegas for the past 6 hours and it has yet to freeze, crash, or exhibit bugginess.

if one were to go by the comments on n4g you would think this game is unplayable when that it far from the truth.

So many of you folks make it sound like you have to put up with gaming like its a chore or something. If not that you take passive aggressive digs at your fellow gamers for their gaming choices.

the only redeeming factor is that we here on n4g make up such a small percentage of the gaming community.

I am having fun playing fallout new vegas, I think some of you should just give up on gaming, and get full time jobs being whiney bitches.

[dinkeldinkse]

With FO3. I can't confirm the other N4G users claims, but I can confirm my friends' and my claim that it is a fun, but glitch ridden game that becomes unplayable at certain times.

[lashes2ashes]

i have had it freeze three times today. good thing i save every ten minutes

[Swoon]

Apparently they are working on patches as fast as they can. FUNNY, I bet they knew it was this buggy and just wanted to release it early.