3 years ago

Battlefield 4 doesn't launch

I will list what happens every time I try to launch the game, since the app doesn’t give me an error code or anything of the sort:

-I click Launch on the EA app in the game page (the one that has a video playing in the back)

-The app quickly closes (the icon disappears from the windows taskbar)

-EA app reopens again in the same page 2-3 seconds later.

If you want I can record my screen so you can see it happen.

I will list a couple of solutions I tried to no avail:

-Launching the game (including all application files found in the game’s installation folder) as well as EA App in administrator mode (the Launch in Admin mode option is turned off in the every file’s compatibility tab, when you examine its properties)

-Verifying the game’s files and reinstalling it.

-Downloading and installing the most recent versions of VC_redist.x64 from Microsoft’s website.

-Updating windows and graphics card drivers.

-Uninstalling EA app and trying to launch the game through Origin (doesn’t let me due to EA app update warning pop-up)

-Reinstalling EA app.

These listed above are pretty much all the solutions I found online besides a format of my OS (I’d prefer avoiding to do that)

My laptop is relatively recent, I got it brand-new in December 2022 and never had any issue of the sort with any other game, both newer and older than BF4.

I hope there's a solution for this out there...

battlefield 4

25 Replies

CHAlVlELEOlV
3 years ago
Your issue, does the game just not launch for example you click start, but nothing happens?
if so, simply installing the latest microsoft visuall c++ is not going to work. Install microsoft visual c++ 2013 v12.0 x64
link:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-US/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170#visual-studio-2013-vc-120
P.s: The other links that EA dish out are not the correct ones, you need to have 2013 and not any other version but 12.0, use the one I provided in the link.
Recommended: First do a full repair of your game found in the "manage" tab, it is next to the play button. After you did a repair, relaunch the game, if it fails only then download microsoft visual c++ 2013 x64.
This is what helped me to fix the launch issue, but I did first repair my game before installing the executable.
CxnnorH
Rising Adventurer
3 years ago
Hey @imacross001,
Sorry you are having this issue, it seems to be plaguing a few Battlefield Titles right now. I too am having this issue with BF4 and yet to fix this issue.

I just want to give you some other things to try that may help:

- Clearing EA App Cache

- Launching the game from Battlelog

If you haven't already, check My Post on this issue and there could be some answers there for you to try in the replies.

Goodluck man!
imacross001
3 years ago
@CxnnorH hey, I watched the video you have on your post, the same exact thing happens to me... Were you able to fix it in the end?
CxnnorH
Rising Adventurer
3 years ago
@imacross001 Nope, still haven't fixed it. I have no idea what caused it or why it's happening, its incredibly annoying.
imacross001
3 years ago
@CHAlVlELEOlV I just did what you suggested and it still doesn't work, @CxnnorH uploaded a video on his post regarding the issue and it's the same exact problem I'm having.

check for yourself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W03nNkWYgUc
imacross001
3 years ago
@CxnnorH I already contacted EA support but everytime I reply to an email of them I just get a different support worker apologizing for the issue, did you try contacting them in the past?
CxnnorH
Rising Adventurer
3 years ago
@imacross001 I did and as expected they just gave me basic troubleshooting options and then said they couldn't help
imacross001
3 years ago
@CxnnorH How is this even possible? I feel like taking them to court, I purchased this product and the support they provide is mediocre to non-existent! Do I really have to format my PC to play this game or what lol
imacross001
3 years ago
@CxnnorH Btw I tried launching from Battlelog in 3 different browsers (Opera GX, Brave, Edge) and none of them worked, however Edge was the one that seemed to at least connect to EA app.
CxnnorH
Rising Adventurer
3 years ago
@imacross001 Yeah I don't think it's worth formatting haha, but yeah I understand the frustration. This is happening on Battlefield 1 and 5 too.