[PS5 Pro] Arma Reforger crashes when saving video clips longer than approximately 35 seconds
Platform: PlayStation 5 Pro
Game: Arma Reforger
Game Version: 1.8.0.10
Mods: No – issue reproduced on official vanilla servers
Reproducibility: Consistently reproducible
Description
Arma Reforger crashes on my PlayStation 5 Pro when a gameplay video capture reaches approximately 40 seconds or longer.
The issue occurs both when saving recent gameplay using the PS5 Create button and when starting/stopping a manual recording.
Short recordings work correctly.
Through repeated testing, I was able to identify an approximate duration threshold:
10 seconds: OK
30 seconds: OK
35 seconds: OK
40 seconds: CRASH
50 seconds: CRASH
60 seconds: CRASH
When using manual recording, the recording can be stopped normally, but the game crashes when returning to Arma Reforger.
The problem is reproducible on official Arma Reforger servers with no mods installed.
Steps to reproduce
Start Arma Reforger on PlayStation 5 Pro.
Join an official vanilla server.
Start a manual video recording using the PS5 Create function.
Play normally for approximately 40–50 seconds.
Stop the recording.
Return to Arma Reforger.
The game crashes.
Alternatively, saving approximately one minute of recent gameplay produces the same crash.
Troubleshooting already performed
I performed extensive testing to rule out a console configuration or mod issue:
Cleared PS5 system cache – crash persists.
Rebuilt PS5 database – crash persists.
Completely deleted and reinstalled Arma Reforger – crash persists.
Tested on official vanilla servers without mods – crash persists.
Tested PS5 output at 4K – crash occurs.
Tested PS5 output at 1080p – crash occurs.
Tested MP4 capture format – crash occurs.
Tested WebM capture format – crash occurs.
Tested with microphone and party audio enabled – crash occurs.
Tested with microphone and party audio disabled – crash occurs.
More than 336 GB of free internal SSD storage is available.
Video recording works normally in other PS5 games.
Arma Reforger consistently crashes once the recording duration exceeds approximately 35 seconds.
Expected result
Stopping or saving a PS5 video recording should return to Arma Reforger without affecting the game.
Actual result
Recordings up to approximately 35 seconds work normally. At approximately 40 seconds or longer, Arma Reforger crashes when the recording is finalized / when returning to the game.
The issue is highly reproducible and appears related to the interaction between Arma Reforger and the PS5 video capture system rather than mods, resolution, capture format, audio recording, storage capacity, or corrupted game files.