This issue can often be fixed by restarting the game, but players may need to wait for the game's servers to stabilize as well. Many have reported issues with Elden Ring's co-op systems, preventing them from summoning other players or being summoned themselves. To avoid this, you should save your progress properly by selecting the Quit Game option in the menu. On PS5 systems, players have reported that Elden Ring doesn't properly save your progress if you turn the console off unexpectedly or put it into rest mode while in-game. Try waiting for a while and then attempt to connect again.

While trying to log into Elden Ring's servers, players (especially Xbox players) may encounter an error called 'network status check failed.' This indicates that the game's servers are being affected by issues. Some players have also reported that they've been able to fix the issue by enabling Steam Input in Elden Ring's controller tab within the game's Steam properties menu. Restarting the game may fix the issue, but if it doesn't, players should try restarting their PC or reinstalling the game. Some PC players have shared bug reports that Elden Ring isn't recognizing plugged in Xbox or PlayStation controllers, preventing them from being able to play.

Exiting and restarting Steam may fix the issue, but verifying the integrity of the game files or restarting your PC may solve it as well. On PC, players may encounter an error that states that Elden Ring 'failed to initialize the game launcher,' preventing them from starting the game.

An effective way to combat this issue is to disable the Steam in-game overlay in Elden Ring. Some PC players have reported an issue where Elden Ring crashes to desktop on startup or in the main menu.

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