Can't connect to EA Online on any game (PS3)
I have one of the CECH-4001c 500gb PS3's. I've tried to connect to EA Online while playing Madden 09 and received the message "Cannot connect to EA Servers". I wrote this off as the game being 5 years old and possibly no servers still existing for it. A few weeks later I got $50 and bought BF4 off the PSN Store via my PS3. I let the download run and left my PS3 alone. Within a few hours I was installing the game had no problems whatsoever doing so. But when I start BF4 and try to connect to Multiplayer or just the Battlelog I receive the message "The connection to EA Online has been lost". I've NEVER connected to EA Online. I've never downloaded this game on another PS3 or tried to log in with another profile after downloading it to my personal PS3 profile.
Is there something I can do to be able to ever play multiplayer? It was the sole reason I bought this game and because it's a digital game I can't even return it for store credit. I know the issue doesn't lie with my internet connection because I can play COD MW3 & Black Ops 2 multiplayer with no issues at all. I have a near T1 internet connection. I mean I downloaded BF4 in 2 1/2 hours. So please can anyone tell me how to connect to multiplayer on BF4? If this is a consistent problem then I see no point in wasting the money on any EA games that are online driven.