NBA 2K16 Crash, Lag, Game Won't Start: How to Fix

The majority of the reviews for NBA 2K16 on Steam are mixed, with some claiming that the game is not properly optimized. When we checked into this after hearing this, we discovered that the game has several problems.

The most common NBA 2K16 issues that players are reporting are crashes, lag, and the game won’t start, due to the poor optimization on Windows PC.

The first step that you need to take is to make sure that you meet the minimum system requirements of the game. If your PC doesn’t fit you need to upgrade it because your issues are probably generated by this.

NBA 2K16 System Requirements

➖ MINIMUM:

• • OS: Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit or Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel Core2 Duo or better (SSE3 or later)
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: DirectX 10.1 compatible (512 MB) or better
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 50 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0x compatible
  • Additional Notes: Dual-analog gamepad; Additional Notes: Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include DirectX and Visual C++ Redistributable 2010.

✔️ RECOMMENDED:

• • OS: Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit or Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 or better
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: DirectX 11 compatible (2 GB) or better
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 50 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
  • Additional Notes: Dual-analog gamepad

If your PC is fine and passes the requirements you can go ahead, below you can see the game errors detailed and also solutions on how to fix them if you know what error you have you can just skip to the corresponding solution and fix your game.

How to fix NBA 2K16 Issues

1. Identify your GPU brand (Nvidia, AMD, Intel, etc.).
2. Visit the GPU manufacturer’s website and locate the driver download section.
3. Download the latest driver for your GPU and OS.
4. Run the driver installation file and stick to the prompts on the screen.
5. Restart your PC.

#1 NBA 2K16 Crash

For some players, the game crashes when they enter MyCareer or when they start the game and they watch the intro clippings, and also the game crashes during matches. If your game crashes at the intro clippings your system is running an unrecognized screen resolution or your resolution is below the minimum that is required.

To bypass this issue you need to open the graphic config file of the game, you will find them in My Documents, here change this line FullScreen = 1 to FullScreen = 0. For the MyCarrer crashes and random crashes in the matches check the solutions below.

Solutions:

1. Restart your Game and PC. Sometimes this is the shortest solution that can fix a crash.
2. Turn off your Antivirus program/Windows Firewall as may interfere with your game.
3. Update your graphics driver (as mentioned above).
4. Check the Verify integrity of game files. Start Steam > Select Library > Right-click on the game > Click Proprieties > Click on the Local Files tab > Click on Verify integrity of game files.
5. Close background apps. Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to quickly open the Task Manager > Check for apps that are utilizing a lot of CPU/memory > Right-click on the app and select End Task.
6. Run the game as an administrator. Locate the NBA 2k16.exe file in the folder where it has been installed and right-click on it > Click on Properties > Go to the Compatibility tab & check the Run this program as an administrator box. Press Apply and then OK.
7. Turn off your Antivirus program/Windows Firewall as may interfere with your game.

If the game is giving you a .dll-related error, you should run the redistributables present in the game’s folder, check the dots below and see how to do that.

• Go to SteamLibrary/SteamApps/common/NBA 2K16/_CommonRedist/vcredist/2012
  install or repair vcredist_x64 or vcredist_x86, it depends on your processor either if it’s on 64 or 32 bits.
• Go to SteamLibrary/SteamApps/common/NBA 2K16/_CommonRedist/DirectX/Jun2010/ and here install DXSETUP.exe.

#2 NBA 2K16 Performance Issues: Lag, Stuttering, Low FPS

The game has some performance issues because is poorly optimized on Windows. Some of these issues are Lag, Low FPS, and FPS Drops. For some players, the game started lagging after an update and they can’t play it anymore, especially in the online mode. Also, for some players, the game starts lagging from the main menu so they can’t even start a match.

Solutions: If you encounter lag in the multiplayer mode of the game make sure that your internet is fast enough, you can also try to change your internet connection to direct cable instead of Wi-Fi. If you encounter lag in other modes of the game try to apply the tips below to your game.

• Make sure that your GPU is updated and that you don’t use any resources on background applications.
• Turn off special effects& buffer and put the graphics on medium settings. The game is not properly optimized so this should solve your issue.

#3 NBA 2K16 Won’t Start

You keep clicking the Play button in the Steam Dashboard to start NBA 2k16 and nothing happens? Don’t worry a lot of players are in the same position as you, the game simply won’t start. You might also encounter a different launch issue, the game will start and soon after that, it will close with no error or anything. To fix this issue and launch NBA 2K16 read the solution below.

Solution: The first step that you need to do is to Verify the Integrity Cache of your game, to do that go to Steam Library, right-click on NBA 2k16, and select properties, here go to Local Files and you will find the cache option.

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Conclusion

Any NBA 2K16 issue that makes the game unplayable like crashes, not launching, or lagging is annoying. That’s why is important to comply with the minimum specs of the game.

Additionally, out-of-date drivers can result in problems with your GPU’s compatibility with the game, which can cause crashes, freezes, and poor performance.

We hope that our article helped you fix your NBA 2K16 problems and that now you are enjoying the game. If you have any questions or if you encounter other errors, please comment below and we will help you fix your game.

We also saw that console users are having issues with the game if you are one please comment on your issue below, and we will look into that!