Okay, so, let me tell you about my little adventure trying to figure out if Diablo 4 was down on my PS5. It all started when I sat down, ready to dive into some demon-slaying action. I booted up my PS5, and there it was, Diablo 4, looking all shiny and inviting. But when I tried to start it, things got weird.
First off, the game just wouldn’t launch. It was stuck on the loading screen, and nothing was happening. I was waiting, and waiting, for what felt like an eternity. Then, bam! An error message popped up – something like “CE-108255-1”. I’d seen this before with other games, but with Diablo 4? Come on!
So, my first instinct was to do the classic “turn it off and on again” trick with my PS5. I held down the power button, waited for it to shut down completely, and then fired it back up. I tried launching Diablo 4 again. No luck. Same issue. It felt like the servers might be jammed or something. I mean, Diablo 4 is super popular, so it wouldn’t be a shock if too many people were trying to play at once.
Next, I made sure everything was updated. I went into the system settings and checked for any updates for both the PS5 system software and Diablo 4 itself. You never know, maybe there was a patch I missed that could fix everything. Everything was up to date, by the way.
At this point, I started to think it might be my internet. Diablo 4 is an online game, so if your connection is wonky, you’re gonna have a bad time. I restarted my router and modem. I even checked my internet speed to make sure things were running smoothly. My connection seemed fine, no issues there. I was playing online with a friend just an hour ago.
After all that, I decided to check online to see if anyone else was having problems. I found some forum posts and articles talking about Diablo 4 crashing on PS5, especially during Season 5. Apparently, there were issues with these things called “Greater Affix chests” not working right, and some folks were experiencing random freezes or crashes. Sounded eerily similar to my situation.
One post I saw mentioned that sometimes Diablo 4 crashes when you’re in a queue to log in, especially if the servers are overloaded. That got me thinking maybe it wasn’t just me. Maybe the servers were just getting hammered.
In the end, I couldn’t really pinpoint the exact problem. It could’ve been a server issue on Blizzard’s end, a temporary glitch with my PS5, or maybe even gremlins messing with my console. I decided to take a break and try again later. Sometimes, these things just sort themselves out. And you know what? When I came back a few hours later, Diablo 4 worked perfectly fine. Go figure!
So, yeah, that’s my story of wrestling with Diablo 4 on my PS5. It wasn’t the most fun I’ve had, but hey, it’s all part of the gaming experience, right? Hopefully, my little adventure helps someone else out there who might be facing the same frustrating situation. And if you find a better solution, let me know!
