Earth Defense Force 6is finally available on PC and consoles after its initial release in Japan back in 2022. The PC version isn’t hard to run, but it’s not in the best shape and is currently being review-bombed on Steam because of its Epic Account requirement. Additionally, there are a few technical issues that can result in stability issues as well. If Earth Defense Force 6 is crashing with DeviceError 0x887a0005 error, here is how you can fix that.
Fixing the Earth Defense Force 6 DeviceError 0x887a0005
TofixtheEarth Defense Force 6 DeviceError 0x887a0005, you need to set thepreferred GPUin theNVIDIA control panelto yourdedicated GPUand set thegraphics performance preferencefor the game toHigh Performancein Windows settings.
Change Preferred Graphics Processor Value in NVCP
First, if you’re playing on a laptop, you need to verify that the game is using the dedicated GPU instead of the integrated one.
AdjustGraphics Performance Preferencein Windows
If that didn’t do the trick, or you’re on a PC, you’ll need to adjust a setting in Windows’ graphics settings.
Generic Troubleshooting
Apart from that, you can try the following generic troubleshooting suggestions.
This should fix the DeviceError 0x887a0005 issue in Earth Defense Force 6, and we hope that the developers release an update to address it so players don’t have to manually switch to high performance.
Ali Hashmi
Ali has been writing about video games for the past six years and is always on the lookout for the next indie game to obsess over and recommend to everyone in sight. When he isn’t spending an unhealthy amount of time in Slay the Spire, he’s probably trying out yet another retro-shooter or playing Dark Souls for the 50th time.
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