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The error is intimidating, but it is almost always fixable. In 9 out of 10 cases, the solution is placing the correct BIOS files in the system folder or switching the video driver on ARM hardware. If you've followed all the steps above and the core still crashes, consider switching to the SwanStation core entirely—it offers better performance, fewer crashes, and more active development than PCSX-ReARMed.

If the emulator continues to crash on startup regardless of the game, a full device restart can clear hung background processes. Modern Alternatives epsxe core stopped 3.16

Hardware plugins often struggle with specific game effects, causing the core to hang. : The error is intimidating, but it is almost always fixable