Okay, so I ran into this really annoying `4e940a0d` error code thing in 2K24 the other day. Man, it was frustrating. I was just trying to get online, you know, play some games, and bam! This code pops up and basically tells me ‘nope, not happening’.
First thoughts and basic stuff
First thing I did? Just stared at the screen for a second, probably muttered something I shouldn’t repeat. Then, the usual stuff. I completely closed the game. Not just back to the menu, but shut it right down. Then I restarted my console. Figured maybe it was just a temporary glitch, a hiccup. Sometimes that’s all it takes, right? Booted the game back up, tried connecting again… same error. Okay, plan A didn’t work.
Checking the connection
My next thought was my internet. 2K games are super sensitive to connection issues, everyone knows that. So, I went over to my router.
- I unplugged the router.
- Waited like a full minute, maybe two. Patience isn’t my strong suit when I want to play, but I did it.
- Plugged it back in, waited for all the lights to come back on properly.
- Checked the connection on my console settings – everything looked fine there. Full bars, said it was connected.
Fired up 2K24 again. Still got smacked with the `4e940a0d` code. Great. So, it probably wasn’t just my home internet acting up.
Looking into the game and servers
Alright, if it wasn’t my console and probably not my internet, maybe it was the game itself or the 2K servers. I know sometimes they just go down or get overloaded. I didn’t find any official site down detector immediately but I figured I’d try checking for game updates. Went into the game options, made sure I had the latest version. I did. No updates waiting.
Then I thought about the game files. Sometimes they get messed up. On PC you can verify file integrity easily. On console, it’s a bit different. I tried clearing the console’s cache next. You know, the whole hold-the-power-button thing until it fully shuts off, then unplug it for a bit. Did that whole routine. Plugged everything back in, started it up.
Trying one last thing
I was running out of ideas. I even tried connecting using my phone’s hotspot briefly, just to see if a completely different network would make a difference. Sometimes that isolates if it’s your home network specifically. Nope, same `4e940a0d` error popped up.
The resolution… or lack thereof
So after all that – restarting the game, restarting the console, restarting the router, checking for updates, clearing the cache, even trying a different network – I was still stuck. Honestly? I just gave up for the night. Decided to play something else offline.
The next day, I tried logging into 2K24 again, just on a whim before doing anything else. And guess what? It worked. Just like that. No error code. I didn’t do anything new between giving up the night before and trying it the next day. So, my best guess is that it was something on their end. Maybe the servers were having problems, maybe they pushed a tiny hotfix overnight. Who knows? But the error was gone. It wasn’t anything specific I did that fixed it right at that moment, seemed like I just had to wait it out. Kind of annoying, but hey, at least I could finally play.
