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Yes we have made sure that its on and its still not working. what do we do now?
- EA_Kent4 years ago
Community Manager
Just to confirm, are either you or your friend using a child account?
As someone who is having the same issues, can't find my friend via EA ID search on Battlefield 2042, and he is one the newest Xbox and I'm on PS5 and we have both made sure we have cross play on, how do you know if an account is a child account.
Along with the game I can't find him on the EA app for PC. Any solutions would be much appreciated.
- EA_Kent4 years ago
Community Manager
It would be based on the date of birth that's registered on either the console account or the EA Account. You should be able to see that under the account details.
So we both have adult accounts and I found him on the ea app but when I put the exact account name into the game nothing. I can see other Xbox names but not his. And the same thing is on his side, he can’t find me.
@EA_Kent
No we arent. we figured out the issue though. we are on PS4 while they are on PC. PC can only play with PS5 and Xbox of the same generation as the PS5. PS4 can only play with PS4 or the generation of Xbox as the PS4. i do want to know why a PC player cant play with all of them?- EA_Kent4 years ago
Community Manager
The PC version of the game uses the higher player count in servers like the PS5 and Xbox Series X. The previous gen consoles don't support the higher player count, so I'm afraid they can't play cross-play with PC, PS5, or Xbox Series X.
@EA_Kent
Could the pc version in the future be updated so that they can choose to play with ps4 or ps5? i know with the Ps5 you can download the Ps4 version and play with people on the 4 while you play on the 5. so could pc not have a similar feature on startup?- EA_Kent4 years ago
Community Manager
I haven't heard if there are any plans to make that an option in the future, but it is something we've heard feedback on. We'll continue passing along feedback on this as we see it.
- @EA_Kent
So we both have adult accounts and I found him on the ea app but when I put the exact account name into the game nothing. I can see other Xbox names but not his. And the same thing is on his side, he can’t find me. Any solutions now? - EA_Kent4 years ago
Community Manager
Hmm, gotcha.
Just to confirm, you're able to find them in the EA App using their Xbox Gamertag, or using their EA Account ID?
- @EA_Kent Yep. It seems the only place I cant’t find him via the search bar in game.
- EA_Kent4 years ago
Community Manager
What is your friend seeing from their side? Are they having the exact same issue when they're trying to search for you?
- @EA_Kent Yes. And it’s worth noting that I only found him on the ea desktop app after typing in his email. Searching his username returned nothing but I was able to find him via his email. For Battlefield however searching from his end or mine returns no results. We then checked to make sure we were both on the 5-gen version of the game (PS5 and new Xbox) which we were.
- EA_Kent4 years ago
Community Manager
I see. That's definitely strange. I'll pass this along for a look.
I’m trying to find my EA ID.
Same issue with the game.
I have series x and my friends pc.
I'm having this issue as well. Both friends are on PS5 and Xbox S.
All adult accounts and I cannot find them, they cannot find me. We have tried usernames, emails, etc.
Can't find son's account not a kid's account either. He can't me! What is the answer to fix this?
- GDSBULLEN3 years agoSeasoned Newcomer
Can i that play on pc xbox gamepass / EA Windows 11 play with my friend on Xbox One Gamepass. ?
- @R-gamr I am having this problem as well. He is playing Xbox Series X and I the PS5. And neither of us can find each others EA IDs.
- Rokebo733 years agoSeasoned Ace
@PortsideWolfMaybe this could help ya
https://twinfinite.net/2021/12/battlefield-2042-add-crossplay-friends/also this youtube movie with some visual help
https://twinfinite.net/2021/12/battlefield-2042-add-crossplay-friends/ - @EA_Kent I am on ps5 and my friend is on pc yet we have the same issue. Why is this such a goddam puzzle to add cross platform friends. Get your #$@& together EA
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