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DirtyRangr's avatar
4 years ago
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PS5 - Can't join friends also on PS5

A buddy and I used to play together on PS4 & PS5 more recently mainly Battlefield 5.  The game would let us join each other, regardless of who logged on first.  Since we got BF 2042 we have played co-operatively successfully 2-3 times and usually end up chatting, but playing different games, because it just won't let us play together anymore.  We both have PS5's, have PS5 versions of the game and live in the same town.  We've both got great internet connections and as I said it worked flawlessly on BFV.  Are we the only ones having this problem?  I looked on the forums and I can't see anyone else complaining about this.

We've tried to invite each other and try to create a party and when one of us invites the other we see the invite and try to join, but that is where it fails.  Unfortunately I don't have many friends that game (being in my 50's) so I can't tell if this is just a problem between us.  Oh and we both switched off cross platform as we got tired of being thrashed by PC's.

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  • @DirtyRangr What happens when you try to invite each other and I assume you are playing on the correct version of the game as you can have both generations installed?

    Did you add each other as EA Friends in game?

    /Atic
  • @EA_Atic - Appreciate your response. 

    If we select 'Join' nothing appears to happen we don't join the other player and the screen doesn't change.  If we invite each other sometimes the person doesn't see the invite and sometimes they do, but if they do see and invite and accept it, nothing happens.

    We are both on the correct version as far as I know, we both pre-ordered the PS5 only version of the game and keep them updated (as you have to, to play online).

    Not sure what you mean as EA Friends. He is already a PS5 friend, and I always see him in my Friends online drop down in the game (after selecting 'Social'), that is how we try sending each other 'Invites' or try 'Joining' each other.

    Unfortunately I won't be online now until after Christmas as I have to travel for family reasons.  But if you have any suggestions I can try them when I get back.

  • EA_Atic's avatar
    EA_Atic
    Icon for DICE Team rankDICE Team
    4 years ago

    Under social in Game you have something called EA friend. @DirtyRangr 

    /Atic 

  • I'm having the same issue. I can't locate my son under his EA name. When I search for it, we can't find each other. We've checked the spelling. Everything's correct and yet I can't join him and he can't join me in a party. We are however in the same household He's on his system. I'm on mine

  • Since the latest update I can’t join a friends party in game even if I try to invite through PlayStation party!!! Also all the achievements have been reset and when I do anything in game related to an achievement it comes up as I just completed it!!! This last update is screwed up the game… please fix this 

  • ElliotLH's avatar
    ElliotLH
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    2 years ago
    Hi @SkippingOregon3 I'm going to have to close this thread as it's not been active for a couple of years. Please feel free to create your own one, though.

    However, the problem you've described sounds to me like it'd be account related. It might be worth double checking that your PSN account is still linked.

    Alternatively, you might be loading up a different version of the game. For example, if you've launched the PS4 version and haven't played it before, the trophies will pop if you complete them.

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