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EA_Lanna
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3 years ago

Re: I want to unlink a deleted EA account from my PlayStation

Hi @egneiuohavn

If your console is connected to a deleted EA account, you won't be able to sever the connection. That option can only be found from the EA account settings. However, according to this EA Help article 'How can I close my EA Account?' there is a way to recover deleted EA accounts if you are the account owner.  


@EA_Help wrote:
Restoring Deleted Accounts

If you want to regain access to your account once we’ve deleted it, you may be able to reset the password to get back in. You’ll only be able to do this if you haven’t already created another EA Account using the same email address that was on the account when it was deleted.


Can you give that a go and see if you can get back into the EA account? If you can recover it and log back into the EA account, follow these steps to unlink the PlayStation from it: 'Unlink your platform accounts from your EA Account'. Be sure to read the risks of unlinking before proceeding though, just in case. It's better to know the risks then find out later. 

- EA_Lanna

5 Replies

  • The email address associated with my old EA Account will not work.
    Therefore it is not possible to reset the password.

  • EA_Lanna's avatar
    EA_Lanna
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    3 years ago

    Hi @egneiuohavn

    That's unfortunate. That is the only way to restore a deleted EA account and our advisors can't restore the account for you. You're only path forward is trying to recover the old email address. If that doesn't work, then there is nothing that can be done. 

    - EA_Lanna

  • I lost access to my email and cannot login to the account anymore since I cannot reset the password, the account still exists I think. Is there any way of breaking the connection or resetting the email address? It is also

    linked to my ps5 so I either need it unlinked or reset 

  • Surely this is an unacceptable response.

    I paid full price for an EA game (FC24) and cannot use all the features because my PSN is linked to an EA account I made when I was 12.

    Why can you not disable the account completely...? It's 2024.

    What if I wanted to start a new EA account? Why wasn't that an option?

    Ridiculous.

  • jfox29's avatar
    jfox29
    12 months ago

    Hey! Just fixed a similar issue with a deactivated account. I created a new EA account but was not able to link it to my PSN because the old account was still linked. The only way to unlink is to have access to the account, but they changed the email address to something like *****[edit: email address removed] which means I couldn't get into the account. The only way to resolve it is via live chat with an advisor. I don't know why this moderator is telling you their advisors aren't able to unlink or delete accounts because they just did that for me. It's really hard to access the live chat, so I'll save you the headache.

    https://help.ea.com/en/help-contact-us/?product=ea-account&topic=resecure-hacked-account&category=manage-my-account&subCategory=hacked-account

    Tap live chat, wait in the queue for a while, then explain your situation. Tell them you don't care about the old account and just want to link a new account. Worked for me!

  • ninja_kitty1012's avatar
    ninja_kitty1012
    Rising Newcomer
    2 months ago

    THANK YOU SOOO MUCH FOR LINKING THIS PAGE! I looked everywhere for some type answer to what i could've possibly done to get my account linked to my current EA account, and you saved my life!! Thank you!

  • y194yjnpavn4's avatar
    y194yjnpavn4
    Newcomer
    24 hours ago

    I have tried to tell them to just unlink the account to my ps5 but the do ask questions about the account and some private information I did made that account with school mail and when I login and make new password and identity verification and all after that when I log into the account the password is immediately gets changed witch is very weird because I changed the password and only me knows the password but still, and one with the same problem and any solution for this problem? 

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