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Fixed: Xbox One games not loading

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A new problem has arisen with the Xbox One and that is that sometimes it appears that your game simply will not load, this is after installing the game and is not related to the disc drive at all.

Apparently this is randomly happening to different games and at different times – however a YouTube user by the name of GODtheSniper has found a fix for it.

If you can’t watch the video the fix is pretty easy.

The theory behind this is that when your Xbox One goes into standby mode, or if you have been playing many different games for hours, the RAM isn’t being properly flushed and when it tries to load the new game it can’t and crashes out to the dashboard.

To fix this either hold down the power button on the console for 10 or so seconds to force a cold reboot which will flush the RAM. Or put the console into standby mode and then disconnect it from the power supply totally and leave it disconnected until the light on the power brick goes out.

Again this is something Microsoft can fix with a software patch but I’m really starting to worry about how much testing Microsoft did with this console with all these basic issues arising.

Right now this is obviously still a rumour as Microsoft hasn’t confirmed it –  but it makes sense. If this is happening to you then try this, it really can’t damage anything.

Last Updated: November 27, 2013

148 Comments

  1. John's (JJ's) finest excuse

    November 27, 2013 at 10:06

    RAM not flushing? You’d think that’s a big thing that they wouldn’t really miss.

    Reply

    • Hammersteyn

      November 27, 2013 at 10:09

      Shows you how long they tested it, luckily it’s not too big a issue as Gavin said.

      Reply

      • John's (JJ's) finest excuse

        November 27, 2013 at 10:13

        It’s not, but it’s an irritation that you shouldn’t really have to deal with, considering how much money you spent.

        Reply

    • RyseandRepeat

      November 27, 2013 at 10:36

      What, like propper flush TROLOLO!

      Reply

    • HvR

      November 27, 2013 at 10:38

      Probably only under certain conditions, A, B and C must happen in sequence.

      Any case it is a fail, but it is funny how more expensive a product the more forgiving the industry is.

      Once was on a team that designed a R300 product that needed a reset after about year due to a fault on one of the components we used. This was considered a BIG F up.

      Reply

      • John's (JJ's) finest excuse

        November 27, 2013 at 10:39

        These days something like that probably won’t even show up on their radar.

        Reply

    • dukypaa323

      November 27, 2013 at 20:45

      my neighbour recently got a stunning yellow Toyota Avalon Hybrid
      just by working online with a cheap laptop. like this http://www.Bay35.co?

      Reply

    • Alex Martin

      January 11, 2014 at 01:07

      Hey I did what he said and it actually worked

      Reply

  2. TiMsTeR1033

    November 27, 2013 at 10:10

    Perhaps needs more

    Reply

    • Hammersteyn

      November 27, 2013 at 10:12

      I’m no expert but there’s a couple of other things missing too.

      Reply

      • Sageville

        November 27, 2013 at 10:30

        Motherboards are overrated….

        Reply

        • Hammersteyn

          November 27, 2013 at 10:33

          Maybe the cat will be plugged in, like with the Matrix?

          Reply

          • John's (JJ's) finest excuse

            November 27, 2013 at 10:33

            O_o
            But if he uses the litter box in the matrix, does he poop in real life?

          • Hammersteyn

            November 27, 2013 at 10:34

            Shit now I’m thinking if people poop in the Matrix?

          • John's (JJ's) finest excuse

            November 27, 2013 at 10:35

            Hahaha.

          • Sageville

            November 27, 2013 at 10:43

            There is a tube for that I’m sure, otherwise “Poo-Portals”….. Now you’re thinking with portals…

      • John's (JJ's) finest excuse

        November 27, 2013 at 10:31

        I agree. That cat should be wearing a safety helmet.

        Reply

        • Hammersteyn

          November 27, 2013 at 10:32

          Hahahaha

          Reply

    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      November 27, 2013 at 10:24

      Judging by where he’s looking I’d say he’s fixing a faulty DVD-Rom.

      Reply

      • TiMsTeR1033

        November 27, 2013 at 10:25

        Or checking the hdd.

        Reply

        • Alien Emperor Trevor

          November 27, 2013 at 10:30

          Nah, you’d use the HDD cage at the bottom of the case.

          Reply

          • TiMsTeR1033

            November 27, 2013 at 10:36

            my bad! I just thought of my case where it is at the top.

          • Vampyric Squirrel of the Sith

            November 27, 2013 at 11:34

            I don’t just use the HDD cage on the bottom of the case

    • spideynut71

      November 30, 2013 at 12:10

      Stupid cat…..it needs a mobo first and foremost.

      Reply

  3. Alien Emperor Trevor

    November 27, 2013 at 10:11

    Reboot & see if it works now? I thought consoles WEREN’T PCs.

    Reply

    • Hammersteyn

      November 27, 2013 at 10:12

      How to fix Windows.

      Reply

      • Alien Emperor Trevor

        November 27, 2013 at 10:23

        Exactly lol. I’m not surprised when I have to reboot my PC after updating software, most of the time I don’t even have to, but having to reboot your console to clear RAM so you can carry on play a game – that’s just… wow.

        Reply

        • TiMsTeR1033

          November 27, 2013 at 10:25

          proving consoles are more like pcs.. which is bad

          Reply

          • John's (JJ's) finest excuse

            November 27, 2013 at 10:26

            Pah. More like pc’s. You wish.

          • TiMsTeR1033

            November 27, 2013 at 10:27

            they basically are pcs now.

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            November 27, 2013 at 10:28

            And they shouldn’t be – you’re getting all the PC crap that consoles were originally designed not to have.

          • John's (JJ's) finest excuse

            November 27, 2013 at 10:29

            True.

          • John's (JJ's) finest excuse

            November 27, 2013 at 10:28

            Can you replace any of their hardware yourself, with whatever hardware you want? Can you change the operating system to something nice, like, say, Linux? Can you play older games on it?

          • TiMsTeR1033

            November 27, 2013 at 10:30

            I know that..I was pulling your leg lol

          • John's (JJ's) finest excuse

            November 27, 2013 at 10:30

            241543903

          • TiMsTeR1033

            November 27, 2013 at 10:31

            meaning?

          • John's (JJ's) finest excuse

            November 27, 2013 at 10:32

            When in doubt. Google. (hint: Google images)

          • TiMsTeR1033

            November 27, 2013 at 10:34

            freezer…

          • John's (JJ's) finest excuse

            November 27, 2013 at 10:34

            Heads in freezers. Go figure.

          • TiMsTeR1033

            November 27, 2013 at 10:35

            flipping stupid if you ask me.

          • John's (JJ's) finest excuse

            November 27, 2013 at 10:36

            Welcome to the internet

          • Johan du Preez

            November 27, 2013 at 11:46

            They use the x86 instruction set that pretty much defines a PC and with it all the x86 problems.

          • Johan du Preez

            November 27, 2013 at 11:45

            They became PC’s when they adopted the x86 instruction set.

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            November 27, 2013 at 10:27

            True, especially since you don’t get the benefits of it. 😉

          • Hammersteyn

            November 27, 2013 at 10:33

            Like DRM? 😛

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            November 27, 2013 at 10:35

            Because consoles aren’t proprietary hardware you’re not allowed to modify & discs aren’t copy protected? 😛

          • Hammersteyn

            November 27, 2013 at 10:38

            True

    • John's (JJ's) finest excuse

      November 27, 2013 at 10:13

      Have an upvote

      Reply

    • Admiral Chief Duke

      November 27, 2013 at 10:30

      Wanted to say EXACTLY the same thing!

      Reply

    • InsanityFlea

      November 27, 2013 at 11:00

      This gen they are x86. Viva APU’s.

      Reply

  4. oVg

    November 27, 2013 at 10:11

    Tee hee hee hee hee heeeeeeeeee
    You early adopters can keep BETA testing my next gen consoles for me.

    (and no Lazygamer, they are not current gen because they are out, they are still next gen because no next gen game has proven its next gen yet :P)

    Reply

  5. Hammersteyn

    November 27, 2013 at 10:13

    Make a new Kinect command. “XBOX Flush!”

    Reply

  6. TiMsTeR1033

    November 27, 2013 at 10:22

    There is another solution to flush the ram!

    Reply

    • John's (JJ's) finest excuse

      November 27, 2013 at 10:23

      Buy a different console and not have the problem?

      Reply

      • TiMsTeR1033

        November 27, 2013 at 10:23

        but toilet monster is hunger for ram..

        Reply

        • John's (JJ's) finest excuse

          November 27, 2013 at 10:24

          I see.

          Reply

        • Unavengedavo(aka. MadeYouLook)

          November 27, 2013 at 10:50

          Bwahahahaha… this reminds me of that toilet monster video I posted the other day 😀 *goes off to search for the link*

          EDIT: I am back from that side of the internet and I am happy to announce that I have found the missing link…

          Reply

          • TiMsTeR1033

            November 27, 2013 at 10:56

            This is fucking twisted!

          • John's (JJ's) finest excuse

            November 27, 2013 at 10:57

            That thing was disturbing

  7. Umar Seeker of Truth

    November 27, 2013 at 10:24

    A Youtuber by the name of SensibleGAm3r made another video showing how to fix this problem. The video consists of him playing current gen games…problem fixed

    Reply

    • John's (JJ's) finest excuse

      November 27, 2013 at 10:25

      Current gen games on the new Xbone?

      Reply

      • Umar Seeker of Truth

        November 27, 2013 at 10:26

        Nope he’s just playing current gen games on a current gen console. Easiest fix to all these next gen console problems

        Reply

        • John's (JJ's) finest excuse

          November 27, 2013 at 10:27

          Haha. Okay.
          I was thinking that just sounded crazy. Current gen games on the new consoles. What madness.

          Reply

          • Umar Seeker of Truth

            November 27, 2013 at 10:28

            What madness is this??? Backwards compatibility ???Such wizardry is unheard of!!!

          • John's (JJ's) finest excuse

            November 27, 2013 at 10:29

            Hahaha

          • TiMsTeR1033

            November 27, 2013 at 10:28

            He could always play through a Xbox one.

    • Maxiviper117

      November 27, 2013 at 11:52

      Facepalm

      Reply

  8. Sageville

    November 27, 2013 at 10:29

    But the TV still works…..

    Reply

  9. Lardus-Resident Perve

    November 27, 2013 at 10:31

    Once again, thank you ‘murica for Beta testing the next generation for us poor South Africans!

    Reply

    • spideynut71

      November 30, 2013 at 12:08

      You’re very welcome….and by the way, thanks for the A.I.D.S. !

      Reply

  10. JeffersonsGhost

    November 29, 2013 at 00:44

    NBA2k13 won’t load on my console.

    Reply

  11. lindsay

    November 29, 2013 at 22:23

    thanks for this maybe microsoft should hire you since you figured out something they could not

    Reply

  12. Lisa Maria Colombotti-Longo

    December 27, 2013 at 02:38

    WOW!!! Thank you so much! Worked perfectly!

    Reply

  13. Billy CZ

    January 2, 2014 at 12:22

    Thanks for the tip, it helps me ????

    Reply

  14. ubers

    January 8, 2014 at 21:51

    I wish I’d bought a PS4

    Reply

  15. kev s

    January 8, 2014 at 22:58

    Sorted the problem sweet still have a grinding drive only with forza 5 though 🙁

    Reply

  16. Alex Martin

    January 11, 2014 at 01:06

    I like the Xbox but sometimes it really pisses me off

    Reply

  17. Mechell

    January 12, 2014 at 04:26

    I am so glad this worked!!! My sons new xbox is starting to stress me out! They should of never sold this shit till they had it all worked out!Way to much money for this shit!!

    Reply

  18. Pelon

    January 17, 2014 at 08:01

    Thanks!!! I was about to toss this thing out the window. I did what you said and was able to play COD Ghost again.

    Reply

  19. Patrick

    February 6, 2014 at 04:10

    That worked perfectly. Thank you!

    Reply

  20. dj918

    February 18, 2014 at 15:44

    Mt xbox one is doing this for demos gets to the first loading screen then sits there.

    Reply

  21. Tris Simmons

    February 25, 2014 at 22:16

    Thank you soo much. The xbox has been one let down after another for me

    Reply

  22. oj daweedmane

    March 20, 2014 at 01:29

    this! i have this problem all the fucking time it drives me nuts. had to give up on buying discs so started going all digital just to not have my games load? way to be micro$oft

    Reply

    • Benji Smith

      April 9, 2014 at 06:50

      Well it’s happening to me on my digital copy of Fifa 14, so don’t rush off and buy all digital yet

      Reply

  23. Coachingbigfoot

    March 23, 2014 at 15:19

    Thanks…bruh this was very informative and it worked!

    Reply

  24. Cubx

    April 11, 2014 at 22:44

    Worked like a charm. Thank you!

    Reply

  25. Chris Stone

    May 10, 2014 at 19:46

    Really helpful , thanks for the video

    Reply

  26. Ariel

    May 22, 2014 at 08:17

    Not helping

    Reply

  27. ttrail

    June 7, 2014 at 21:00

    Just tryed it and it worked great, thanks! Pretty annoying tho considering what I payed for all of this.

    Reply

  28. Bobby

    June 22, 2014 at 06:27

    i just went crazy for a day uninstalling and reinstalling games. Then I thought, google. Thank you very much for the info it worked great for me.

    Reply

  29. Jason

    June 29, 2014 at 11:12

    Nice, just worked for UFC. Kept gettng an endless loading icon @ startup….

    Reply

  30. Jason

    June 29, 2014 at 11:17

    BTW, this is also the #1 thing on the list MS support will go to for, well just about everything. So Between this and the unplugging of the pow brick, your golden. =/

    Reply

  31. Jamie

    July 10, 2014 at 00:24

    Works!! Was worried my console was broken, thanks for the help!

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  32. r0beh

    July 11, 2014 at 20:16

    fixed my issue thanks, having said that this is happening almost every time I turn my xbox on / wake it up… Slightly frustrating! Can I take it back do you think?

    Reply

  33. Zach

    July 12, 2014 at 19:07

    U r the man. Just made my day

    Reply

  34. Jazzy

    July 22, 2014 at 19:56

    Thank you it worked

    Reply

  35. braynwashington

    July 25, 2014 at 01:30

    I owe you big time i thought it was broke but its fixed now thanks for the help

    Reply

  36. jefuckinsus

    August 7, 2014 at 16:22

    Fuck xbox one. Piece of shit console not even worth 100 bucks imo. ive had to reinstall every game so far at least 3 times, and the online on this is extremely laggy. Oh and lets not even get into how its been out for over half a year and the only good solo release for this bullshit is titanfall. Yah congrats. You fucked up again microgayfucks.

    Reply

  37. Luiz Carlos Souza Antonio

    August 30, 2014 at 22:52

    Thank you, it helped me a lot!

    Reply

  38. Xbox420

    September 10, 2014 at 19:06

    It did not work for Destiny I even played a game of titanfall then for a round with no issues tried Destiny again and somehow it worked… I don’t know what’s going on but if the issue was really as described I wouldn’t have been able to play. I never noticed this with titanfall but DR3 had it every now and again and Destiny has moments where it’s unplayable for way too long

    Reply

  39. Dicky

    September 23, 2014 at 22:13

    cheers helped me!!!!!

    Reply

  40. GameChick

    September 26, 2014 at 23:54

    Thanks you are awesome!

    Reply

  41. Oz

    September 28, 2014 at 03:05

    It helped my son get back to Minecrafting. Thank you.

    Reply

  42. Trollhammer

    October 3, 2014 at 20:52

    Mille Grazie!
    My 10 yr old was distraught and now has a huge grin.

    Reply

  43. Chris Coulter

    October 5, 2014 at 14:53

    It’s still messed up for me like other games will work that are already installed but not newly installed ones

    Reply

  44. Bobby Lee

    October 15, 2014 at 22:23

    Thanks! this worked for me after I had downloaded Evil Within and couldn’t get it to get past the startup screens

    Reply

  45. Titan

    October 19, 2014 at 07:37

    you are a video game sorcerer a literal Scotty for xbox 1 I tried your trick , I went to play madden it stopped for minutes during the load did what you said worked like a charm thank you very much and good luck

    Reply

  46. Shenequa

    October 20, 2014 at 01:01

    I love you <3

    Reply

  47. Adam

    October 23, 2014 at 22:08

    Thanks this worked for me, spent an hour with failed updates and freezes, bs tbh

    Reply

  48. Barka

    October 24, 2014 at 17:38

    My xbox has this problem bag of sh*t wish I kept my ps4

    Reply

  49. Jersey_Kidd

    October 26, 2014 at 00:24

    i cannot fix this with nba 2k15

    Reply

  50. nick

    October 26, 2014 at 16:58

    thank you sir i praise u and the youtube guy

    Reply

  51. Carverboy

    November 6, 2014 at 00:10

    Worked a treat!!

    Reply

  52. Jeff Platt

    November 6, 2014 at 22:29

    Thanks for the tip. I had the same problem after turning the console off at the plug for a night before coming back to it next day. Hard reset fixed it

    Reply

  53. Kim Lockwood Szabo

    November 12, 2014 at 01:57

    what is “standby mode”? as Cold Reboot” did not work 🙁

    Reply

  54. KillerSpaz

    November 19, 2014 at 07:48

    Thanks man, I really appreciate someone making this it really helped me!

    Reply

  55. austin15

    November 21, 2014 at 18:48

    not working still tried both and it still says that it will not read dont now what to do

    Reply

    • Brett

      April 6, 2016 at 18:45

      Not reading sounds like you have the disc in and you’re having an issue with the disc drive. This isn’t a fix for that.

      Reply

  56. Eduardo Lima de Abreu

    December 19, 2014 at 03:38

    Thank you kind soul 😀

    Reply

  57. Michael P

    December 19, 2014 at 20:44

    Thanks champ, worked like a charm!

    Reply

  58. Dorena

    December 26, 2014 at 04:13

    Just bought the Xbox one been trying to load the the game and it’s been on 1%for a hour what’s wrong

    Reply

  59. Aiden

    December 27, 2014 at 13:35

    thanks so much
    😀

    Reply

  60. cj

    January 1, 2015 at 17:53

    Even if it is not kicking to dashboard helped me

    Reply

  61. Dave

    January 2, 2015 at 08:06

    All I want is to play, inserted disc, signed in but asks me if I want Xbox Gold ( which I don’t ) then I get black screen. Just want to play, FRUSTRATED

    Reply

  62. Thomas Tyrrell

    January 3, 2015 at 14:34

    Many thanks, the reset worked a treat

    Reply

  63. sara

    January 4, 2015 at 03:10

    THANK YOU

    Reply

  64. Dilligaff

    January 9, 2015 at 13:22

    Thanks for the fix. Worked a treat

    Reply

  65. Kent Quad

    January 11, 2015 at 22:52

    thanks, works again. wow, as long as this has been a problem u think MS would have done something to fix this.

    Reply

  66. Andy

    January 25, 2015 at 10:14

    Thank you, hours of frustration are hopefully a thing of the past!

    Reply

  67. bart

    February 18, 2015 at 08:09

    Unplugging the power cord in power off mode worked. Thanks.

    Reply

  68. Ethan Polley

    February 22, 2015 at 10:27

    Thx so much I haven’t been able to play my Xbox for a week Thx

    Reply

  69. Someone u dont know

    April 4, 2015 at 18:33

    Does not work ?? So that Bs !!!!

    Reply

  70. gary

    May 26, 2015 at 03:36

    Thanx def helped

    Reply

  71. sockerfarDeluxe

    May 29, 2015 at 22:51

    You, sir, are a true champ of champs!

    Reply

  72. Mark Hackett

    June 8, 2015 at 10:19

    A year and a half after this was written, I run into this exact problem. No games, digital or disc, will go past their respective loading screens. Hopefully, this will fix the issue. Hopefully.

    Reply

  73. Mark Hackett

    June 8, 2015 at 10:22

    You, my friend, are a genius. Thank you! Now, excuse me, Borderlands is calling my name.

    Reply

  74. Mark Hackett

    June 8, 2015 at 10:22

    You, my friend, are a genius. Thank you! Now, excuse me, Borderlands is calling my name.

    Reply

  75. Rob Cee

    August 4, 2015 at 16:25

    That did not work at all for is

    Reply

  76. Rob Cee

    August 4, 2015 at 16:25

    That did not work at all for is

    Reply

  77. Rob Cee

    August 4, 2015 at 16:25

    That did not work at all for is

    Reply

  78. Rob Cee

    August 4, 2015 at 16:25

    That did not work at all for is

    Reply

  79. Rob Cee

    August 4, 2015 at 16:25

    That did not work at all for is

    Reply

  80. Ykadoug

    August 16, 2015 at 10:17

    Worked great. Every game was stuck on the loading screen, so I tried this and it worked. Thanks again

    Reply

  81. JonnyBG

    December 11, 2015 at 00:04

    I have held the power on button down to reboot it, and unplugged the brick from the wall cord and my Xbox still will not load the game. I’ve been trying to get it to load for 30minutes. So freaking frustrating!

    Reply

  82. Samuel Sangster

    March 1, 2016 at 00:19

    I tried halo Reach and xbox 360 disc and it worked for the first time I played but then when I turned it off it didn’t work but all my other games did and when i fully rebooted it it still didn’t work but the other games still did Why?

    Reply

  83. Samuel Sangster

    March 1, 2016 at 00:20

    an xbox 360 disc since xbox one is backwards compatible.

    Reply

  84. Mason the Xbox boy

    July 12, 2016 at 04:47

    Got call of duty for my birthday a year ago then this problem showed up and had to ruin my day????????

    Reply

  85. Stephen Mccabe

    June 13, 2018 at 20:16

    I,ve got issues with fortnite on my xbox one , it keeps throwing me back to the home screen , i,ve tried re booting but with no joy ? Any answers ?

    Reply

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