[Known Issue] It Takes Two on Nintendo Switch: Online Play Error 105-80190000

On 2nd September @13:00 UTC, we will release a patch for It Takes Two Switch 1 to fix an issue where players on Switch 1 continued to experience connectivity failures, specifically error 105-80190000.

Can you give us any idea of timeline? My nephew has been wanting to play for a while w/ me, and I'd like to be able to at least give him some idea.

To everyone who has recently shared their experiences in this thread: we hear your frustration, and we want you to know that your reports are being seen and actively used as part of our investigation.

We know how frustrating this issue has been, especially for players who purchased It Takes Two specifically to play online with friends and partners. We also understand the frustration from players who have been affected after previously being able to play successfully.

Our investigation has identified that the underlying cause sits outside of the systems we directly manage or control. We are working with the appropriate parties to help investigate and address that underlying cause.

At the same time, we are continuing to investigate what may be possible from our side to reduce the impact on affected players. This includes looking into whether there are any changes, mitigations, or temporary workarounds we can implement that could help prevent the issue from occurring as quickly or as frequently while the underlying cause is being addressed. We cannot confirm at this stage whether such a mitigation will be possible, but it is something we are actively exploring.

We know this has been a long-standing issue, and we appreciate everyone who has continued to share their experiences, including the steps you have already tried and the circumstances in which the issue occurs. This information has been valuable in helping us identify the next steps.

At this time, we do not have a confirmed workaround or resolution to provide. We will continue working with the relevant parties while also investigating what can be done from our side to lessen the impact, and we will share further information when we have a meaningful update.

We sincerely apologise for the continued disruption and understand the impact this has had on your ability to play. Thank you for your patience and for continuing to provide us with the information needed to move this investigation forward.

Apparently not. It’s 2026 and I wasted my money

It’s crazy to me that it’s been three years and this isn’t solved. I wish I would have known this before I bought the game. Not having full functionality of the game is so frustrating, especially when it’s the entire reason I bought the game. What a scam. 

Having this same issue. My friend using the friend pass cannot connect to play with me because of the above error code. We have tried every single suggested fix we could find and still cannot get it working. This is extremely frustrating because we were able to play for two nights just fine, then boom we can no longer play together. EA has known about this issue for years, I don’t understand why they haven’t been able to find a solution yet.

Haha did you notice this original post is 3 years old? It was then revived again 6 months ago? At this point, I think they're deaf to threats of anyone demanding a refund as evidenced by the times that has come up across the 273 replies on the thread.

I'm just thrilled EA_Leeuw​ responded a week ago to know we have official EA eyes on this again. Thank you for responding and having eyes on this! Maybe they can leverage the leaked release of the Switch 2 version as a reason to motivate the engineers cleaning up the issue with the timing and auth on their servers. 

It’s been nearly half a month and there’s still zero progress on this issue. Where is your efficiency? I can’t believe we’re in the 21st century. I originally planned to finish playing with my friends this month, but I’ll be swamped with work next month and won’t have any free time at all. If the issue isn’t fixed by September, I demand a full refund.

My friends and I both bought this game to play together online and we are getting the same error where everyone is experiencing. 

error code; 105-80190000

please help us and fix this issue or give my money back.