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Street Fighter V: Common PC problems and how to solve them

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Fighting video games are probably one of the oldest genres in the gaming business. And one of the most distinctive names in the genre is no doubt Street Fighter.

The latest installment, Street Fighter V, is a true successor to the previous releases, with a well-known fighting system and remodeled characters. Why change a recipe that’s worked for ages? The game is, besides improvements, known for cross-platform gaming, since it supports PC versus PS4 battles.

However, even though the game runs smoothly on the Unreal 4 engine, it’s not without common problems. Because of that, we prepared the list of the most common issues reported by the players, along with solutions. So, if you have a hard time in the arena, make sure to check the list below.

How to resolve most common Street Fighter V issues on PC

The first rule of the PC gaming club is: meet those requirements. And Street Fighter V is one demanding game. These are the requirements you should meet in order to play the game:

However, even if you meet the minimum requirements, we can’t guarantee that the game will run smoothly. For that, you’ll need the recommended specs:

As you can see, you’ll need a much stronger configuration in order to run the game as intended on at least 60 frames per second. Have in mind that you can use Intel/ Nvidia counterparts to run the game.

Once we got over requirements, let’s take a look at the burning issues that occur in the game.

Connection issues

Some users may fancy playing PvP or PvE in standard offline manner. But, most of the players are more than keen to test their combat experience online. And there, sadly, we may encounter certain problems. Sometimes you may disconnect from a contest for no apparent reason. On other occasions, the servers can’t be reached.

Luckily, the most common connection-related problems may get addressed in a simple manner. First, let’s check some standard workarounds you should take into the consideration.

These should resolve the majority of your connection issues.

Frequent crashes

Even though the game is well-optimized, crashes are not uncommon for many users. Starting withon-start crashesand going through unexpected errors, there are more than a few ways for Street Fighter V to sell you out and close unexpectedly. On the other hand, there’s a large variety of available workarounds and frequent patches that address some of the mentioned issues.

These are some steps you can take to resolve the most common crashing issues on your Street Fighter V, from simple to a more advanced:

Lagging and frame drops

Besides the crashes, it’s not unusual for the game as demanding as this one to have frequent lags and frame drops. But, of course, that there are the ways to address this issues, and, if not resolve them completely at least to reduce their effects. Here are some steps you should take into consideration when the lagging and FPS drops appear:

Additional advanced commands can be foundhere.

Controller issues

Yes, you can play this exquisite game on your keyboard, but there’s a chance that you’ll break your fingers while doing so. Fighting games and controllers are closely related and most of the time you’ll use the controller to play the game on your PC. Too bad that some players were bumped into serious issues with controllers. For that purpose, it’s worth checking the list below:

Full-screen issues

Users also encountered a distinctive issue that prevents them from playing the game in the fullscreen mode. The solution is, comparing to previous issues, simple and includes just one step.

Namely, the main culprit for this issue hides behind the 3rd-party overlay tools that work in the background while playing. Because of that, make sure to disable the likes of Skype, TeamViewer or any other overlay program.

In addition, you can try to force the fullscreen by entering command -FULLSCREEN in the Steam’s command line console.

Sound issues

Last but not least: sound issues. Without the spectacular soundtrack and arena sounds, your experience is condemned to disaster. A lot of users have reported various sound issues, starting with missing sound sequences and leading to non-existent in-game sound. For that purpose, we conducted a thorough search and collected some solutions you should check out:

Update issues

Since this game packs two uploaders, one in-game and one trough Steam, there’s always a chance that something will go wrong. On those occasions, we advise you to take some of these measures:

Wrap Up

That should do it. If you have any questions or suggestions, we’ll be glad to answer them or add them to the list. The comments section is below.

Street Fighter V: Common PC problems and how to solve them#

How to resolve most common Street Fighter V issues on PC#

Connection issues#

Frequent crashes#

Lagging and frame drops#

Controller issues#

Full-screen issues#

Sound issues#

Update issues#

Wrap Up#