{"id":74100,"date":"2020-06-11T23:46:57","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T18:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/?p=74100"},"modified":"2020-06-12T20:43:13","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T15:43:13","slug":"how-to-fix-samurai-shodown-crash-when-launched-on-pc-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/how-to-fix-samurai-shodown-crash-when-launched-on-pc-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"How to fix Samurai Shodown Crash when Launched on PC Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Games releasing on PC<\/a> always come with a set of issues like crashes, glitches, bugs, etc. If you’re facing a crash on launch issue when you launch Samurai Shodown on PC, with the help of a few workarounds you can fix the Samurai Shodown crash when launching on PC in no time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite releasing in 2019, it is considered a new game on PC so players should expect a few crashes, bugs, and other issues. The steps mentioned below are not an official fix, however, you can try the circumvent mentioned down below it might help you in resolving the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fix Samurai Shodown Crash on Launch Issue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to Stephen Frost<\/a>, Executive Producer at Digital Eclipse, the issue could be specific to audio hardware configuration. Here’s what you can try:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Click on the Windows button<\/strong> and select the settings icon<\/strong>.<\/li>
  2. In the \u201cFind a setting<\/strong>\u201d search box, do a search for \u201cvariables<\/strong>\u201d and select \u201cEdit the system environment variables<\/strong>\u201d<\/li>
  3. Once the \u201cEnvironment Variables<\/strong>\u201d window appears go to the System variables<\/strong> section and click on \u201cNew\u2026<\/strong>\u201d<\/li>
  4. In the Variable name box, enter \u201cSDL_AUDIODRIVER<\/strong>\u201d without the quotes and in the Variable value box, enter \u201cDirectSound<\/strong>\u201d without the quotes.<\/li>
  5. Click on OK and then OK again and close out the System properties window.<\/li>
  6. Restart the game and it should now properly startup.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    NOTE:<\/strong> In some cases, you may need to use \u201cwinmm\u201d instead of \u201cdirectsound\u201d depending on their PC setup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Hope this will help you in fixing Samurai Shodown crash when launched on PC issue. If not let us know in the comments down below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    About Samurai Shodown Neo Geo Collection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Samurai Shodown is a blade-wielding 2D fighting game with 3D characters just like Street Fighter XIV. The game was developed and published by SNK for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia, PC via Epic Games Store, and Arcades. The game was initially launched in 2019 in Japan and released worldwide and on PC on 11 June 2020. Samurai Shodown<\/em>\u00a0takes place between the events of the\u00a01993 game\u00a0and\u00a0Samurai Shodown V\u00a0and has been cited as a reboot of the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The game was released on PC with a total of 7 Samurai Shodown titles in total. Samurai Shodown Neo Geo Collection is available on PC via Epic Games Store<\/a> and is currently free along with Arc Survival Evolved. Hurry up and grab up these freebies before it’s too late.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Games releasing on PC always come with a set of issues like crashes, glitches, bugs, etc. If you’re facing a crash on launch issue when you launch Samurai Shodown on PC, with the help of a few workarounds you can fix the Samurai Shodown crash when launching on PC in no time. Despite releasing in 2019, it is considered a new game on PC so players should expect a few crashes, bugs, and other issues. The steps mentioned below are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":94,"featured_media":74122,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[185],"tags":[4705,2801,750,7952,3084,301,280,3597,7442,1632],"yoast_head":"\nHow to fix Samurai Shodown Crash when Launched on PC Issue<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Here's how to fix Samurai Shodown crash when launched on the PC issue. 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