Hey Everyone,
Thanks for letting us know what you are running into with connecting to EA Servers in NFS Rivals.
First I would recommend trying the following based on your platform.
Xbox
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Quit the game and other running apps from Quick Resume (For Series X|S consoles)
Remove any connected device , or additional USB's from the console then restart the Xbox and check
Check for updates
Try the steps in our Connection and Advance Connection Guides
Open you're Xbox NAT Type
Change DNS settings (You can use the public google DNS primary: 8.8.8.8, secondary: 8.8.4.4, unless there is a different DNS you would rather use)
Persistent Storage
Go to settings > Select Device & Connections > Then Blue-Ray
Select Persistent Storage > Clear Persistent Storage
Alternate Mac:
Go to settings > Select General > Then Network settings
Go to advanced settings > Alternate Mac address > Select clear
Select restart
Quit the game and other running apps from Quick Resume (For Series X|S consoles)
Remove any connected device, or additional USB's from the console then restart the Xbox and check
Check for updates
Try the steps in our Connection and Advance Connection Guides
Open you're Xbox NAT Type
Change DNS settings (You can use the public google DNS primary: 8.8.8.8, secondary: 8.8.4.4, unless there is a different DNS you would rather use)
Persistent Storage
Go to settings > Select Device & Connections > Then Blue-Ray
Select Persistent Storage > Clear Persistent Storage
Alternate Mac:
Go to settings > Select General > Then Network settings
Go to advanced settings > Alternate Mac address > Select clear
Select restart
PlayStation
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Clear the systems cache ( Close the game completely > Turn off the console > Wait 30-60 seconds > Restart and Relaunch )
Verify you signed into your PSN account
Check for updates
Restore Licence
Try the steps in our Connection and Advance Connection Guides
Open your PS5 NAT Type
Change DNS settings (You can use the public google DNS primary: 8.8.8.8, secondary: 8.8.4.4, unless there is a different DNS you would rather use)
Entering Safe Mode and Rebuild your PS database
Clear the systems cache (Close the game completely > Turn off the console > Wait 30-60 seconds > Restart and Relaunch)
Verify you signed into your PSN account
Check for updates
Restore Licence
Try the steps in our Connection and Advance Connection Guides
Open your PS5 NAT Type
Change DNS settings (You can use the public google DNS primary: 8.8.8.8, secondary: 8.8.4.4, unless there is a different DNS you would rather use)
Entering Safe Mode and Rebuild your PS database
PC
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Repair/Verify your game based on which client you are launching from
EA App - Repair (My Collection > Tile Dots > Repair)
Steam - Verify in your library
EA App's Cache (Top Left Menu > Help > App Recovery)
Connection and Advance Connection Guides
Check for other applications that may be limiting EA App or Game performance
Run the System File Checker tool then Check for Windows and GPU updates
Check Drivers, Default to High-Performance GPU: Troubleshooting Graphics issues
Restart your device in Clean Boot mode, then just try running the client and game
If you continue running into issues, please let us know the following:
Platform:
PSN ID/Gamertag:
Are you getting an error message?
Which modes does this happen in?
Does this happen to any other account on the device?
How long are you playing until this happens?
Are you playing from the device's internal storage or an external drive?
What type of network are you using? (Wired, Wireless, Hotspot)
Is anything else happening?
Please share any steps you've tried to far to resolve the issue:
If possible, share a Screenshot or Clip...
If on PC, please share a DxDiag and an EA app Error ID
Thanks!