PLEASE NOTE: You don't need to buy Close Quarters if you purchased Battlefield Premium. It is possible to buy Close Quarters even if you already have access to it via Premium Membership, so please be careful.
Xbox 360:
If you're a Battlefield 3 Premium player on XBOX 360 you do not need to download anything to access Close Quarters. The content was included in the Multiplayer Patch #3, which was a forced download / patch for the game on June 5th, 2012.
No additional download is needed, and the content cannot be downloaded through the in-game store. Battlefield 3 Premium players can access this content via the regular map and server browser located in-game.
Playstation 3:
There is an update associated with Close Quarters. If Battlefield 3 prompts you to update, please do so; you will need to download it before you can play Close Quarters.
There are two ways to download the Close Quarters expansion on the PS3. You can either use the in-game store in Battlefield 3 to launch the PlayStation Store, or go there directly from the Playstation 3 XMB. If you have purchased Premium, we recommend downloading via the In-Game Store to avoid accidentally paying for Close Quarters.
IN-GAME STORE: (Use this method if you have purchased Premium)
Select the “Store” option from the in-game Battlefield 3 main menu
Select the “Battlefield 3: Close Quarters” item in the store
Complete the checkout process
PSN STORE: (If you have purchased Premium, DO NOT use this method)
Open the PlayStation Store
Find Close Quarters and select it.
Select Download. If you have Battlefield Premium, the purchase will be free. If not, you will need to pay for the content at this time.
Download the file. It will Install once it has downloaded.
You will receive a notice that the Close Quarters content has been unlocked.
PC:
You can purchase and download Close Quarters for the PC in any of these three ways:
from the Origin Client Store
from the Origin Web Store
buy a key at retail or from a 3rd party to redeem in Origin
If you have Battlefield Premium, you just need to update BF3 and the Close Quarters content will be unlocked in your game.
Client Method:
Open the Origin client on your PC, and open the Store tab. If you have Battlefield Premium, skip to step 5.
Find Close Quarters in the store.
Click Add to Cart, then select Checkout to purchase.
Click Complete Purchase to confirm your order.
You will now need to go to My Games and update Battlefield 3 to play Close Quarters. Click on to see all the add-ons available.
Web Store Method:
Visit http://store.origin.com.
Search for Close Quarters.
Click Add to Cart, then select Checkout to purchase.
Click Submit to confirm your order.
You will now need to go to My Games and update Battlefield 3 to play Close Quarters.
Code-in-a-box and 3rd Party method:
Open the Origin client on your PC, click Origin on the top menu bar and then select Redeem Product Code.
Enter your code then hit Next.
Confirm that the code is for Close Quarters and hit Next again.
You will receive a confirmation of your code redemption.
You will now need to go to My Games and update Battlefield 3 to play Close Quarters.
Running Close Quarters as an AdministratorPrintSome users are receiving a message saying they must install Battlefield 3: Close Quarters as an Administrator in order to play it. There are two solutions to this issue:
1. The issue can be circumvented by installing the Beta version of Origin from this link: https://download.dm.origin.com/origin/beta/8.6.1.39/OriginSetup.exe
2. You can install Close Quarters as an admin by renaming a file in your Origin directory:- Close the Origin client
- Go to Program Files/Origin
- Find a file named 'IGO32.dll'
- Rename it 'IGO32a.dll '
- Restart Origin and re-download and re-install BF3 Close Quarters.
