How to fix Wasteland 3 Black Screen Issue on PC (Steam/Windows Store)

Wasteland 3 Black Screen
Wasteland 3 Screenshot

Wasteland 3 is a role-playing video game from inXile Entertainment and Deep Silver. The title is now available on PC via Steam, and Windows Store. It is also available on PS4 and Xbox One. There are a few issues that users have faced, but nothing too serious. If you are running into the Wasteland 3 Black Screen Issue on PC, here is how you can fix it.

The game currently has mostly positive reviews on Steam. It has received critical acclaim and is sitting at a score of 85% on Metacritic.

Wasteland 3 Black Screen Issue

Players that are running the game on the Windows N version, don’t have the proper codecs to play the movies so they are getting black screens. To fix this, simply download the media packs from the following link. Install these, and restart your PC.

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WASTELAND 3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

To run the game on PC, you need the following specifications

MINIMUM

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-3.3 GHz or better, or AMD Equivalent
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 760 or AMD Equivalent
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 52 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card

RECOMMENDED

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel Core i7-3770 GHz or better, or AMD Equivalent
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB), or AMD RX 480 (8GB)
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 52 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card

WASTELAND 3 ON STEAM

You can now purchase the title on Steam.

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