If you have 32GB of RAM or more, Black Ops II often crashes on startup or when loading a map because it tries to address memory outside its 32-bit limits.

He raised his controller. His thumb hovered over the right trigger.

“Did I… did I just break math?” he whispered.

: Occasionally, setting your Windows playback device to a sample rate higher than 48kHz (e.g., 192kHz) can cause an initialization crash. If you'd like to dive deeper, let me know: Are you trying to launch Multiplayer, Zombies, or Campaign ? What Windows version are you currently using? Did this start happening after a specific update ?

If so, it is almost always Fix 1 (High RAM issue) . The Zombies engine loads massive texture batches at once and crashes if the memory address calculation overflows. Apply the -mem 16384 launch option.

He restarted the game. The intro sequence played. The drums pounded. The future called.

His little brother, Danny, wandered in, chewing a Pop-Tart. “You lose?”