HELP ME WATCH DOGS 2 DOESN'T WORK

[arz@*****]

after press "PLAY" connect to ubisoft then back again to "PLAY" BUTTON, GAME DOES NOT WORKING. WHY????

[sshortguy1]

you need to look it up on the internet I have seen many solutions maybe 1 of them is your issue,

[Grim Reaper2077]

It’s a simple fix to where the game is press right click and got to local files than press verify integrity of file

[PhotonDiversion]

Same with me. Tried every single trick.

At first the game didn't even load. Using -eac_launcher the game loads but crashed within a few minutes of gameplay.

Used to play for hours at a stretch just last week. WTF changed?

[Ubi-Orion]

Hey there.

I'm sorry to hear you're having issues with launching the game at the moment

The first thing I would suggest is to attempt each step suggested here[support.ubi.com]. These steps are known to resolve most of the common causes of crashing/freezing.

If after doing so you're still experiencing issues please let us know.

Thanks,

- Ubisoft Support

[RocketAccuracy]

my game keeps crashing, after 10 or a few more seconds after loading into the game?

[Ubi-Orion]

Hey there folks.

If the suggested steps I linked above haven't resolved the issue for you I would recommend opening up a support case with us and submitting your system files on that case.

You can reach us either through the support website[support.ubi.com] by opening a live chat session or alternatively through our social media accounts on Facebook[en-gb.facebook.com] and Twitter and they will be able to create a support case for you.

After you've opened the case if I can also ask you to attach two system reports to the case that will assist us in identifying any potential cause. The reports we need from you are:

MSInfo[support.ubisoft.com]
DxDiag[support.ubisoft.com]

Thanks.

- Ubisoft Support

[friedrichkittler]

I've been working with Ubisoft Support for over two months because Watch Dogs 2 will not launch for me either - I hit play in Steam or GeForce Now, and at most a small Watch Dogs 2 screen appears for a split second, then disappears. I'm almost certain that the issue for me is that when I purchased the game on Steam, it included a UPlay activation, and Steam is still trying to launch UPlay which doesn't exist anymore. No matter what I do (and I have spent MANY HOURS following the intstructions given by Ubisoft Support, as well as every single suggestion offered in Steam support forums) the game won't launch and I have no way of connecting it to my fully functional Ubisoft Connect account. Ubisoft Support refuses to provide an activation key for the game so that it will appear in my Ubisoft Connect account.
What a dysfunctional and greedy company. They have set things up so that all of their games MUST launch in Ubisoft Connect, and in my case they've refused to help a customer address a UPlay activation scheme (Ubisoft Support simply ignores all questions about UPlay).
Valve and Steam are also at fault here in that there is no way for me to ask Valve/Steam for a Ubisoft activation / CD Key for the game. My only choice is to request a refund, but I purchased the game too long ago for that.
If Ubisoft Support reps are reading this, I'm addressing Case 17833933. The reps are very friendly but nothing they've suggested has been helpful. It's almost like they're trained to give me tasks/quests that go nowhere - the result (game won't get past a quick 0.5 second splash screen) is exactly the same as when I contacted them in February.

[DOMESHOTMAFIA]

Game crashed and uninstalled and reinstalled multiple time and it wont even start?????

[sshortguy1]

the only thing you can do is look it up, and watch others on you tube to fix the problem

[Ubi-Pegasus]

Hey there friedrichkittler

I apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused you, or anyone else. I do appreciate that you reached out to the support team via the email case you mentioned, although I'd like to ask you not to share your case number on the forums in future.

I've had a quick look and can see your issue seems to have been resolved on your case, so just let us know if you're needing help with anything else.

DOMESHOTMAFIA and sshortguy1 Sorry to hear that you're having similar issues.

If you do need some help with this, I recommend trying out the suggested steps by Ubi-Orion and if the problems continue, please open an email case with us and attach the requested system files so that the support team can take a closer look at what might be causing this for you.

Thank you in advance!

- Ubisoft Support

[sshortguy1]

I hardly ever get crashes once rarely might crash once during a week full of gameplay which crashed constantly in a lot of games with AMD, as it says in the beginning, NVIDIA the way it's meant to be played, and a lot of games are turning to NVIDIA, over AMD as jayz2cents says team green is more expensive & the AMD cards are the generic cards, starting to look like it to me

[vinniinniv]

Right-click on the Steam icon on your desktop or Navigate to your Steam folder and right-click Steam.exe.
Select Properties.
Click on the Compatibility tab.
Check Run This Program As An Administrator.
Click the Apply button.
Click the OK button.
it worked for me

[sshortguy1]

Originally posted by vinniinniv:

Right-click on the Steam icon on your desktop or Navigate to your Steam folder and right-click Steam.exe.
Select Properties.
Click on the Compatibility tab.
Check Run This Program As An Administrator.
Click the Apply button.
Click the OK button.
it worked for me

you have done a run around which worked on some of the newly released games, but it's the majority on AMD, TRUST ME, DO YOUR HOMEWORK O YOU TUBE YOU'LL SEE IT FOR YOURSELF, I also noticed we have game developers using Steam as their time on games, which is 1 Ubisoft dave or something to that is on watchdogs with over 135, 000 hours on it, he's on the list on the most played games, 135 thousand hrs, they are either working for companies or rich w.e it is they use playing games as a full time job

[wolfgang_gruber]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQGi_VJSdqw

this fix worked for me. For the price Ubisoft is asking the game should work right away without hours of troubleshooting.

Wacht_Dogs (1, Chicago) works without problems.

[Gladious]

Nothing suggested worked for me. I tried evertything. The worst experience that I had with games. And even if it had worked, it is unacceptable that we pay for a game that we are forced to make profound changes to the PC to make it work. Including disabling the antivirus and firewall! What the hell is this? A paid pirated game??? Umbelieveble!
My PC is a i7 12th generation, 32GB ram and a RTX 3060 TI.