Need for Speed Unbound (shortly called NFS Unbound) is a new racing video game developed by Criterion Games and published by Electronic Arts for PlayStation 5, Windows PC, and Xbox Series X/S. After installing the game, plenty of unfortunate players are encountering the NFS Unbound crashing or not loading issue on the Xbox Series X/S consoles quite often.
Now, if you’re also one of the victims of such an issue, then follow this troubleshooting guide to fix it. Though gaming consoles are less prone to experience startup crashes or the game not launching issues compared to the PC version, you can’t prevent it from happening at your end. But you can stop happening it once again if you’re aware of the possible reasons behind such an issue or try performing fixing methods.
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How to Fix NFS Unbound Crashing or Not Loading on Xbox Series X/S
As an Xbox console user, you may not find a bunch of workarounds to resolve this specific issue but we tried to put some possible troubleshooting methods below that might come in handy. Several affected Xbox console users did find the methods useful. So, without wasting any more time, let’s get into it. Sometimes issues with the outdated game patch version, outdated system firmware, system glitches on the console, etc may trouble you a lot.
1. Go Offline Status
Make sure to go offline status and then try playing or launching the game again. Although it may take a couple of minutes to completely perform the process, it’s worth trying once at least.
- Press the Xbox button on the controller.
- Head over to the profile section (last option on the right side) > Select Profile & system.
- Choose Settings > Select General.
- Select Network Settings of your Xbox console > Choose to Go offline.
- Once done, head over to the game library, and run the NFS Unbound game again.
2. Check for Game Updates
An outdated game version can cause several compatibility issues rather than bugs. So, it’s always better to keep your game version up-to-date. To do so:
- Press the Xbox button on your controller.
- Next, choose My games & apps > Select See all.
- Select Manage and then Updates.
- If there is an update available, your console will automatically start downloading & installing the new patch.
3. Check System Updates
Make sure to check for the console’s system updates always before going to any conclusion. Sometimes issues with the outdated system version or even any temporary glitch may trouble you a lot.
- Press the Home button on the Xbox console to open the Dashboard menu.
- Now, select Settings from the bottom of the menu > Select All Settings.
- Choose to System > Select Updates.
- Select Update Console (if available) > Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the update process.
- Once done, make sure to restart the console to apply changes.
4. Delete Saved Game Data
Well, corrupted or missing game data can also cause multiple issues with the crashing on the PlayStation console. We’ll recommend you delete the saved game data on the PS5 or Xbox console to check for the NFS Unbound Crashing issue on Xbox Series X/S.
For Xbox Cloud Saves:
- From the Home menu, select My games & apps.
- Make sure to highlight the NFS Unbound game > Press the Menu button on your controller.
- Then select Manage game & add-ons.
- Select the Saved data box then choose the NFS Unbound data that you want to delete.
- Confirm the deleting process and wait for it.
- Once done, reboot the console to apply changes.
For Xbox Local Saves:
If in case, your game files or data remain on the console storage then you can try following the steps below.
- Press the Xbox button on your controller to open the Guide menu.
- Select Profile & system > Settings > System > Storage.
- On the Manage storage devices screen, select
- Clear local saved games: This deletes games saved to your hard drive, but they’ll still be saved to the cloud.
Additionally, you can follow the steps below:
- Press the Xbox button on your controller to open the Guide menu.
- Select Profile & system > Settings > System > Storage.
- Here you can select your internal storage > Choose to Uninstall things.
- You’ll be redirected to the Free up space screen where you can remove any game or app. Simply select the NFS Unbound game data that you wish to remove.
- Finally, select Remove selected and reboot the console once completed.
5. Uninstall and Reinstall NFS Unbound
You can try uninstalling and reinstalling the game completely on your Xbox console to check if the problem is still bothering you or not. It may also be possible that your game files have become corrupted or missing. Therefore, try to reinstall the NFS Unbound game on your console. To do that:
- Press the Xbox button on the controller to open the Guide menu.
- Select My games & apps > Hit See all > Choose to Games.
- Then select the Ready to install tab > Select Queue.
- Select the NFS Unbound game that you’re trying to reinstall.
- Now, press the Menu button on your controller.
- Select Manage game & add-ons or Manage app.
- Choose NFS Unbound > Select Uninstall all.
- Make sure to select Uninstall all to confirm the task.
- Wait for the uninstallation process to complete.
- Reboot the system to apply changes.
- Then press the Xbox button on the controller to open the Guide menu again.
- Hit My games & apps > Select See all > Go to Games.
- Select the Ready to install tab > Hit Install for NFS Unbound.
- Wait for the installation process and then restart the console.
- It should fix the NFS Unbound Crashing issue on Xbox Series X/S.
6. Reset the Console
If none of the methods worked for you, try performing a factory reset on your Xbox console by following the steps below to fix the issue.
- Press the Xbox button on the controller to open the Guide menu.
- Select Profile & system > Go to Settings > Select System.
- Go to Console info > Select Reset console.
- You’ll get a prompt like Reset your console
- Here you should select Reset and remove everything. [This will delete all user data including accounts, saved games, settings, all installed apps & games, etc]
- Although you can choose to Reset and keep my games & apps, it may not gonna resolve the issue in most cases.
- After you select the option, your Xbox console starts deleting and resetting the system to the factory default settings.
- Wait for the process to get completed, then reboot the console.
That’s it, guys. We assume this guide was helpful to you. For further queries, let us know in the comment below.