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Re: [PS4] Can't play PvZ GW2 - 'must be signed into PSN' problem

Hi guys,

I've been having the same problem for a couple weeks now. I've called EA support three times, with three different supplied solutions.

First solution was to power down ps4, unplug it from the wall, then unplug the router for 30 seconds, then power everything back up. It works, but super annoying everytime you want to play GW2. Especially when all other games work fine.

Second time I called, I was told to download Origin, relink my ps4 account with my EA account (because, obviously, we need three different accounts to play one game). This did not work.

Tonight when I called again, they said that I needed to rebuild the database, and that would surely work. I was supplied with the proper steps to boot into safe mode and perform this task. It did not work.

My son spent $80 of his birthday money to buy this game and it's been nothing but trouble. He loved garden warfare 1, but gw2 has just been a nightmare.

We bought the online version, and I certainly feel that I've put in enough effort to make this work. Sadly, it's time for a refund, and I hope at least that works!!

-NachopartyGuy

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    10 years ago
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    have contacted EA myself also and been told there is no real solution but they are aware of the problem, Be really nice to hear if they were actually working on a resolution or we are just a few of the minor problems and not a big deal!

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    10 years ago
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    I gave up, and traded the game in!
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    10 years ago
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    Its a really hard one to track as I have been in contact with several people with the issue and they have it sometimes, then can connect at other times.  It doesnt seem to have anything to do with our servers....we are aware of it and trying to figure it out but this one is tough as its infrequent and seems to just work sometimes and not work other times. 

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    10 years ago
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    my psn is redlaw321 and they are free to contact me, I have not ever been able to play the game as of yet !

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    10 years ago
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    same issue here, if its not being kicked off servers or unable to connect then its enter PSN. My 11 yr old in tears today because he saved up for it and was so exited. if i had read this lot forst i would have not let him buy it

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    10 years ago
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    Hi EA_Jenni

    Thanks for the update - and also to all the other posters in this thread. It's been great to hear from everyone experiencing the same problem - keep up the reports as it would be good for EA to be able to fix this.

    Has anyone tried GW2 with the latest 3.50 patch applied to the PS4?

    I've had more success with the 3.50 update, so wanted to see if anyone is still having the PSN issue with the latest 3.50 patch (as I may have gotten lucky for the times I've tried it since the update).

    Thanks

    Matt

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    10 years ago
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    yes i tried with the 3.50 update and for me it did not help. from what i am reading and hearing out there im starting to wonder if its not  connected some how to the latency of the individual internet connection, just taking milli seconds to long to connect to both EA and psn networks and the game having to tight of tolerances between the two connections and then timing out. Would make sense why some people can play some of the time and not other times.

  • Nowadays it's nearly impossible to me connect in this game... all of my tries to avoid this error (like play a EA FIFA match before PVZ; start a psn download; watch a video) seems to be ineffective now (not saying that this actions were a solution... but it was working for me - although it was very annoying).

    In my case when a bought the game (pre-sale) and started to play this problem only appeared after the patchs/updates (more ou less 1 month ago).

  • EA has been aware of this for this long and still no resolution. bought ps4 and pvzgw2 new, downloaded patch and game only works when signed into psn. when can we expect a fix??? how many children must suffer?
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    9 years ago
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    I have pvz garden warfare the only game i could afford for my son and he cant play it
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    8 years ago
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    I just bought the PvZ GW2 and I too have the 'must be signed into PSN' problem.  Clearly this is a problem for many.  I didn't realize EA games have such problems.  Unless there is a fix, i'll have to try to go for a refund as well as carefully consider if I buy EA games in the future.  Please let me know if there is a fix.

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