Some Elite Dangerous players report critical system freezes when running the game in VR mode. A recent case involves a user with an AMD 9060XT GPU and an original Oculus Rift headset, whose entire system locks up and requires a hard reboot upon launching VR gameplay. The issue occurs despite the hardware running other VR titles like Star Citizen smoothly at high settings. No specific error codes appear, indicating a possible compatibility or driver conflict affecting VR stability. This problem currently limits VR playability for affected commanders as of August 2026.
- Issue reported on Elite Dangerous subreddit on August 11, 2026.
- Affected hardware includes AMD 9060XT GPU and Oculus Rift headset.