Rendering Device Lost

Playing in the OW2 beta and the game is constantly crashing stating that “rendering device has been lost”. I’ve gone down the entire list of recommended actions, laptop isn’t overclocked, drivers up to date etc, I’ve also limitted it to 30FPS, restored to default settings, uninstalled and reinstalled and still no luck. Overwatch 1 runs absolutely fine even with the CPU at at 100% but OW2 just crashes everytime I try to play.

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My Overwatch 2 has crashed with the message “rendering device has been lost”. This happens in the beginning of the match (in the loading screen) or in the end of the match (after the play of the game ends).
I don`t know if this helps but sometimes I can avoid it moving the mouse all the time

Why do I keep seeing the same players over and over again?

Hi TinSteak,

let’s try to work this out by applying the steps from this article first:

Let me know how it goes!

Please check this article regarding Overwatch 2 PvP Beta, it sets correct expectations about beta and covers some basic errors as well as directs to our Overwatch 2 PvP Beta forums.