Portal 2 crashes on start

#1 · October 10, 2015, 1:33 pm

Portal 2 has been running just fine on my computer for months, but today I can't even open it. I've already tried re-installing it, but I keep getting the same error. Does it have something to do with today's update?

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#2 · October 10, 2015, 1:42 pm

Same. Happens on Windows here. Don't have any fancy error dialogs, just closes right after the "Portal 2" splash screen.

Nobody even owns a steam controller, why does this update need to be pushed out to everybody.

#3 · October 10, 2015, 1:45 pm

Aparently it happened to everyone with a mac.

#4 · October 10, 2015, 1:53 pm

Okay. I found a workaround until valve fixes the update. If you opt into the beta for portal 2, the game will load. It doesn't appear to be any different from the game before the update.

#5 · October 10, 2015, 7:18 pm

I had mine working (with just the worst lag imaginable though) I am not sure what is going on.

#6 · October 11, 2015, 11:04 pm

I had to completely re-install the game to get it to work again. Silly Valve.

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