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EA_Leeuw
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4 years ago

Re: If I have bf2042 on my Playstation, How do I link it to PC.

Hey @Chaosboy303,

When you want to make use of cross-progression for Battlefield 2042, you indeed need to purchase the game separately on every platform you want to play the game on.

Eventually for making cross-progression work, you need to connect your PSN ID to your EA account where you play the game on your PC. I recommend doing this before you start playing, just to be sure.

This article on our website describes the best on how to link your console and EA account: https://help.ea.com/en/help/account/link-your-console-accounts/

Hope this helps. 🙂

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  • @EA_Leeuw why should we pay 2x the cost for a single game? we enjoy battlefield with our friends and should'nt be constricted to a single platform per payment. If indeed we do have to buy the game twice, i'd rather buy 2 different games for the 2 different platforms... just saying that this is a deterent tbh.
  • EA_Leeuw's avatar
    EA_Leeuw
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    3 years ago
    Hey @markagarcia94,

    Thanks for the feedback!
    But unfortunately, that's not how it works at the moment. 🙂
  • OSpazX's avatar
    OSpazX
    2 years ago

    It's no different than having to buy music...

    1 for Record

    1 for Tape

    1 for CD

    1 for Streaming *(different streaming platforms require their own purchases)

  • ajdfifa555's avatar
    ajdfifa555
    Seasoned Novice
    2 years ago

    So I'm confused, I have xbox gamplay ultimate and when i click on play on my pc none of my stuff transfers over? I see an option to play on the cloud but when i do that i cant adjust any graphic settings (so the game is extremely blurry) but i get all of my unlocks. What's the point of being able to have gamepass to play everything but nothing transfers unless i spend another 60$

  • Anobix's avatar
    Anobix
    Seasoned Ace
    2 years ago

    @ajdfifa555 wrote:

    So I'm confused, I have xbox gamplay ultimate and when i click on play on my pc none of my stuff transfers over? I see an option to play on the cloud but when i do that i cant adjust any graphic settings (so the game is extremely blurry) but i get all of my unlocks. What's the point of being able to have gamepass to play everything but nothing transfers unless i spend another 60$


    Can you send screenshots? I don't understand what you expect to transfer considering xbox and PC are two different platforms beyond your rank/unlocks. I wouldn't expect graphical settings to transfer between platforms. 

  • I played bf2042 on ps4 and I linked my psn account to ea. I bought a pc lately and I got EA Play on Steam coz there was a discount. I linked my steam account to ea so that I was able to play. But I can’t get my progress and account on ps to sync with the one I have on pc. When I load the game on steam, it just logs in to my steam account instead of the psn one I linked to ea. How do I solve that or can I solve that?

  • I played bf2042 on ps4 and I linked my psn account to ea. I bought a pc lately and I got EA Play on Steam coz there was a discount. I linked my steam account to ea so that I was able to play. But I can’t get my progress and account on ps4 to sync with the one I have on pc. When I load the game on steam, it just logs in to my steam account instead of the psn one I linked to ea. How do I solve that or can I solve that?

    I read the instructions given in the F&Q and followed the steps but it didn’t work.

  • I have purchased both the PC version and PS5 version and linked my accounts to both networks. I am unable to get access to my battle pass and my BFC when on my PC version. Everything I have unlocked is there it's just the battle pass and BFC I can't access. Any assistance is greatly appreciated.

  • ElliotLH's avatar
    ElliotLH
    Hero+
    1 year ago
    Hi @Gexonomous BFC cannot be shared between platforms, but my understanding is that the Battlepass should. To confirm: is this the Season 7 Battlepass which was released yesterday?
  • This season and the previous 4 seasons I haven't been able to access the battle pass on PC even though I had paid for it on PS5.

  • ElliotLH's avatar
    ElliotLH
    Hero+
    1 year ago
    @Gexonomous Have you checked that you have both your PC and PS accounts linked to your EA account?
  • The feedback should be considered.  

    Take for example my situation: I have a separate PS account to my EA account.

    I have BF2042 installed on my PS4 through PS Play subscription.  A separate purchase ID.

    I have bought another copy for use on my PC through my EA username.

    Since linking my account to my PS4 account, the manager appears to believe I have only one game.  So I cannot play on my PC when my children are playing on the PS and vice versa.  These are two separate purchases.  Two separate accounts.  I linked them because I wanted an easy to play online with my kids, but it has since been just another ill considered account consolidation.

    Unless there is a condition of PS Play versions of this game not supporting cross play (I.E deferring to the highest priced game purchase, occluding my own purchase on my EA account), then I cannot see why it is mistaking this for the same account now??  So idiotic.  Just another barrier to play.

  • mista-mishto's avatar
    mista-mishto
    1 year ago
    @mista-mishto Also, it won't now let me open BF2042 inside of EA app on PC, as it gives me the error message, close game before exiting EA. This was after I unlinked my PlayStation accounts.
  • I have a slightly similar situation if you can guide me please. I am playing bf2042 on ps4 (purchased from my brothers account) but playing it with my user account which is linked to my EA account on pc. On my pc, I bought the game but unfortunately required to upgrade my pc to work but I don’t seem to find my progress when I open EA app on my pc. So I am asking if i should buy it from my ps4 account too to make cross-progression work or is there something causing my progress not showing on my EA app on pc. Thank you

  • IC-U-MInUrEye5's avatar
    IC-U-MInUrEye5
    Newcomer
    10 months ago

    Mr.markagarcia94 what you have just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

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