I got Battlefield 2042 recently and would love to play, but I dont have PS plus (Cause I dont think PS Plus is worth it). So could EA please let Offline Players play offline with PSN?

@ElliotLH wrote:@IsBF2042EVENgood I don't think this would be likely as Battlefield 2042 is an online game, so a PSN/Xbox Live subscription would be needed for console. Yep, this is the case. Unfortunately, it's also not us that made the decision that a PS Plus, or Xbox Live, membership is required for Online Gameplay. It's something that the console makers themselves do.

@IsBF2042EVENgood I don't think this would be likely as Battlefield 2042 is an online game, so a PSN/Xbox Live subscription would be needed for console.

@IsBF2042EVENgoodHard agree these kinds of things are dumb. You should ALWAYS be able to play your game offline in one way or another. If the user doesn't have an internet connection to the servers, the game should prompt them whether they want to just play offline with limited features. Game studios have been unfortunately letting this basic function go to the wayside over the years and it's really, really stupid. Especially in a future of climate disasters and internet service outages... I'd like to be able to play my game offline if necessary..

I misunderstood the original post. Sorry.

@DunkPricey wrote: Totally agree. If your internet is down for whatever reason , it would be nice to be able to play some version of the game on your own. It wouldn't be possible with 2042 unfortunately as everything requires connecting to a server, even when playing solo.

Will EA ever let players without PS Plus play offline on BF2042?

16 Replies

ElliotLH
Hero+
2 years ago
@IsBF2042EVENgood I don't think this would be likely as Battlefield 2042 is an online game, so a PSN/Xbox Live subscription would be needed for console.
EA_Leeuw
Community Manager
2 years ago
@ElliotLH wrote:
@IsBF2042EVENgood I don't think this would be likely as Battlefield 2042 is an online game, so a PSN/Xbox Live subscription would be needed for console.

Yep, this is the case. Unfortunately, it's also not us that made the decision that a PS Plus, or Xbox Live, membership is required for Online Gameplay. It's something that the console makers themselves do.
JOGAGATYA
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
@IsBF2042EVENgood Well… it’s worth it because you can play online. That is the point of it. That’s how online play happens on consoles. It costs Sony and Microsoft money to have servers up and running. Or whatever. They need to make money to exist and do research and provide services etc. I heard they don’t make much money on the consoles themselves. Some money from games, some money from services. That’s how they function. Can’t have everything for free.
Anarchiesx
Seasoned Veteran
2 years ago
@IsBF2042EVENgoodHard agree these kinds of things are dumb. You should ALWAYS be able to play your game offline in one way or another. If the user doesn't have an internet connection to the servers, the game should prompt them whether they want to just play offline with limited features. Game studios have been unfortunately letting this basic function go to the wayside over the years and it's really, really stupid. Especially in a future of climate disasters and internet service outages... I'd like to be able to play my game offline if necessary..
DunkPricey
2 years ago
Totally agree. If your internet is down for whatever reason , it would be nice to be able to play some version of the game on your own.
JOGAGATYA
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
I misunderstood the original post. Sorry.
EA_Leeuw
Community Manager
2 years ago
@JOGAGATYA, not a problem. 🙂
ElliotLH
Hero+
2 years ago
@DunkPricey wrote:

Totally agree. If your internet is down for whatever reason , it would be nice to be able to play some version of the game on your own.

It wouldn't be possible with 2042 unfortunately as everything requires connecting to a server, even when playing solo.
80uwjx4m1chc
Rising Ace
2 years ago
"It wouldn't be possible with 2042 unfortunately as everything requires connecting to a server, even when playing solo."
Just curious, but, why does it require being connected to the servers to play solo?
ATFGunr
Legend
2 years ago
@IsBF2042EVENgood Nobody can play 2042 offline, not even PC. Didn’t they do that with V as well? I forget. I think it’s ridiculous that we can’t play a round of solo at least. The save game could just upload your stats / info to EA later (might be hard, I have no clue)