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2 years ago
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Cant link xbox account with ea account due to lifetime link

I've been playing Sims for awhile now and I've come to notice that I had 2 accounts when I thought I only had one due to xbox game pass. I owned Sims 4 before It even came out on game pass but due to the lifetime link situation I can't link my Xbox account to my ea account because an old Xbox account I used was linked to it awhile ago  already it's frustrating because If I logged in accidently through Xbox it would open up ea play through that way causing me to lose all the pack I already have, but if I log in through ea it causes me not to have the saves or the 1 pack you get for free due to game pass I want this fixed but I can't fix it by just throwing away the money I just spent to have what I have in this game 

  • Hello @afkdean 

    If you have an older gamertag linked up to your EA account and you're not able to remove this manually and get the new one linked, you'll want to get in contact with the live support team so they can review your account details and be sure all your accounts are properly linked together- this isn't something we can look into on the forums with you since we wouldn't have access to your specific account information. Please reach out to live support by submitting a help request here so they can look into this further with you. 

    Hi @taurusaurusrexx

    The 'game specific identity' that you're seeing listed on your account is for TheSims3.com and The Sims 3 exchange- this identity does not appear as your Gallery ID in The Sims 4. Your Gallery ID in The Sims 4 would be whatever Xbox gamertag you're currently playing with. If you have a second gamertag tied to your EA account that you're seeing when you login on the Gallery, we would need to get that older gamertag removed from your EA account. You can unlink this older gamertag by following the steps in the article here.  

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  • Sorry this is a mouthful, but basically I need to change my Game Specific Identity, because it somehow got changed to a very old EA account I no longer use. 

    I had the sims 4 gallery open on my xbox using my current account. Typing on the remote is difficult so I also logged in to EA.com on my computer in the same room. The website prompted me to log in using my xbox Microsoft account info, but it was already connected to this old account. The page automatically loaded up. And then I noticed my xbox now had this old account ID listed as the creator of all my builds and username on the gallery. Both usernames are now listed side my side, but ultimately all of my builds are under this old ID. I cannot fix this no matter how hard I tried to find solutions, or refresh everything. According to my EA account info, my Game Specific Identity is still this old account name. I’m at a loss of what to do. I’d like to use my current account name for everything because I’ve put lots of time and energy into these accounts. Does anyone have any recommendations? Thank you. 

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    EA_Solaire
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    2 years ago

    Hello @afkdean 

    If you have an older gamertag linked up to your EA account and you're not able to remove this manually and get the new one linked, you'll want to get in contact with the live support team so they can review your account details and be sure all your accounts are properly linked together- this isn't something we can look into on the forums with you since we wouldn't have access to your specific account information. Please reach out to live support by submitting a help request here so they can look into this further with you. 

    Hi @taurusaurusrexx

    The 'game specific identity' that you're seeing listed on your account is for TheSims3.com and The Sims 3 exchange- this identity does not appear as your Gallery ID in The Sims 4. Your Gallery ID in The Sims 4 would be whatever Xbox gamertag you're currently playing with. If you have a second gamertag tied to your EA account that you're seeing when you login on the Gallery, we would need to get that older gamertag removed from your EA account. You can unlink this older gamertag by following the steps in the article here.  

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