Black Screen on Launch
Respawn / EA Apex Legends
Severity:What Does This Error Mean?
Apex Legends black screen on launch is usually caused by the game starting on the wrong GPU, or Easy Anti-Cheat initializing in the background. Wait 30-60 seconds first — if still black, press Alt+Enter to force windowed mode.
Affected Models
- PC (Steam, EA App)
Common Causes
- Game launching on integrated GPU instead of dedicated GPU
- Easy Anti-Cheat taking up to 60 seconds to initialize
- Fullscreen exclusive mode conflict
- Overlay software (Discord, NVIDIA, Steam) conflicting with the launcher
- DirectX version mismatch