Apex Legends update stuck on preparing error. Apex Legends stuck on preparing.
Apex Legends remains one of the most popular battle royale experiences for the PS4, PC and Xbox One, with developer Respawn continuing to pump out new updates for the game. In August 2020, Season 6 launched, bringing with it even more content. However, it’s also brought about a few problems too, specifically the Apex Legends stuck on preparing error.
Fortunately, we’ve been digging around and have come up with some pointers to help you get through this issue.
Apex Legends Update Stuck On Preparing Error – What Is It?
The Apex Legends stuck on preparing error is something that’s cropped up numerous times, long before Season 6 rolled out. Essentially, when downloading a new update for the game, it doesn’t progress beyond the ‘preparing’ stage of the update, which is what happens before it even begins downloading. The game fails to progress beyond this point.
Apex Legends Update Stuck On Preparing Error – Possible Fixes
If you’re playing on PS4, then you can try the following methods to fix this particularly irritating issue. Try cancelling the update and then re-downloading it:
- Cancel the update
- Press Options on the DualShock 4
- Go to Downloads
- Highlight the update, hit the Options button, then delete the data
- Try re-downloading.
Respawn hasn’t actually given an official remedy for this problem on the PS4, but we’ll be sure to update this article if they offer something.