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KWINDROWNER
Seasoned Newcomer
10 days ago

Battlefield 2042– black screen and kick to lobby after match starts

Hello

I haven’t been able to play Battlefield 2042 for several months because of a persistent bug. The same issue now happens in Battlefield 1 and Battlefield 4 as well.

Issue description:

  • I can launch the game and navigate menus without any problems.
  • But as soon as a match starts, I get a black screen for a few seconds, then I’m kicked back to the lobby.
  • No error message is shown.

What I have already tried:

  1. Reinstalled the games several times (Steam version).
  2. Verified file integrity in Steam.
  3. Reinstalled EA App and cleared all caches (including cloudsync, OfflineCache, and game folders in Documents).
  4. Disabled and recreated local game configs (deleted Documents\Battlefield 2042/1/4).
  5. Flushed DNS and reset Windows network settings (ipconfig /flushdns, netsh winsock reset).
  6. Updated graphics drivers (clean install), DirectX, and Visual C++ Redistributables.
  7. Repaired Easy Anti-Cheat and PunkBuster manually.

Additional information:

  • Other online games (including those using Easy Anti-Cheat) work fine.
  • The issue appeared suddenly without any hardware or software changes.
  • I even changed my GPU recently, but the problem remains.
  • The games are purchased on Steam, but EA App is used for login.

Could you please help me resolve this issue or check if it might be related to my EA account or cloud saves?

Thank you in advance!

2 Replies

  • iigloo's avatar
    iigloo
    Seasoned Ace
    5 days ago

    I have the same issue and it's been there for a year.

    Been there no matter game patch, hardware drivers, windows version and hardware upgrades. It's an issue with the game and they won't solve it.

  • KWINDROWNER's avatar
    KWINDROWNER
    Seasoned Newcomer
    22 hours ago

    Yeah, I’ve seen a bunch of comments from people with the same issue. Sadly, no one seems to have found a fix. Support just shrugs and says everything’s fine on their end :(

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