Online Pass availability on Dirt and GRID games, server shutting down *UPDATED*
Hello fellow EA community. I write this post due to several issues regarding these Codemasters "legacy" games. Recently it was known that various Dirt and GRID games are going to be shut down on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, including: Dirt 3, Grid 2, Grid Autosport and Dirt Showdown on March 2026. But this comes with two problems: 1st problem: The Online Passes or also known as "VIP Passes", are no longer available on those storefronts. Well, ofc, the Xbox Live Marketplace for Xbox 360 is already gone, so unfortunately is no longer there. But on PlayStation Store, they're not. And they haven't been for a long time since Codemasters (when still independent prior to EA acquisition) delisted them. 2nd problem: The codes on physical copies, including brand new, sealed copies of the game were made expired, meaning that they're useless nowadays, even if it had a expiration date of 2027 to put an example. Similar to the massive shut down of the old F1 Codemasters games back in 2023-2024, Codemasters support stated persistently that the online passes couldn't be sold again because of "licensing issues". The thing, is the online pass are just a single use token that grants users access to online features. They don't grant access to Ferraris or Citroën cars, which is mistakenly thought so by Codemasters support guys. The "licensed content with issues" would be those DLC vehicles or circuits, but not a online pass. I mean come on. This is a post made with the intention of asking Codemasters or EA if they can reinstate, at least for one last time those online passes onto the PlayStation Store, or make these codes on brand new copies redeemable and possible to use. I expect the same "licensing issues" answer, or that "PlayStation 3 Store infrastructure is old and this content cannot be added again". Hoping a sooner answer or clearance about this information. UPDATE, 23 September 2025: Hello again, I come to edit this thread because now EA, on the name of hypochrisy has fast forwarded the closure of the servers to november of this year. The original meant dates for March 2026 have been forwarded to November 2025. This is absolutely stupid. If you stated that they were closing on March 2026, then THAT'S THE DATE THEY MUST CLOSE. But instead, seemingly because I'm the only guy asking for the online passes availability, you probably said "Yeah, this guy's asking for things we aren't gonna add again, let's move the closure dates for the sake of money and let the PS3/Xbox 360 die already". It's a shame that NOBODY from Codemasters or EA it's able to reply to one single discussion where a user KINDLY ASKS FOR A ONLINE SERVICE THAT SEEMS YOU DON'T EVEN CARE ABOUT. At this point just add the online passes back again to the PlayStation Store on PS3 and stop being like that, stop making online trophies/achievements unobtainable because of single-use online access tokens that cannot be get anymore, honestly, because this is hypochrisy at level 99 percent. Just because you thought, "Oh, March 16 2026 it's too much time", yeah sure. Listen to the community once for God's sake.
Dirt Rally 2.0 Progress lost
Went to start the game and noiticed that I have 0 coins which I know I had more before. Lost all progress everywhere. I’m on Xbox and I think I quit of out of the last time I played but don’t remember. Can’t login to racenet through the game but i still see all my stats on racenet through the app
Dirt 4 crashing on Xbox when trying to link account with RaceNet
For some unknown reason, RaceNet won't link to my Xbox account, causing the game to crash on my Xbox right at the start. Can someone explain this madness to me and help me solve it? In 2020, when I played this game, it worked fine. Now, in 2025, I can't play anymore because it seems like my account was restricted for no apparent reason, and I simply lost access to the game. I have no idea what RaceNet is; I've never needed it, and now, because of this site, I'm losing access to a game I paid for. I want an answer and a solution to the problem.
"You have lost connection to the other players" NFSMW2012 PS3 Error
Multiplayer has been working fine until the last couple of weeks, I couldn't play multiplayer with other people at all. Trying to join your friends? Same error. The only multiplayer thing I can do is create my own friends game. Any solution to this? As far as I know, the servers for this game are still up.GRID™ AutoSport (2014)
I was playing this game who has already 11 years, and EA needs to do an update on the game, Yas Marina as a exemple, so far i see, GRID has updates until 2022, and 2021 the Abu Dhabi circuit (know for the last lap of F1 2021 between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton) has changes on the track, but after 2022 it still have the old layout, another thing that GRID needs, new cars like Koenigsegg Regera, Bugatti Bolide, F1 cars (not only Indy), F1 circuits and optimization, and the cloud save, GRID AutoSport uses the Google Drive to save the game not the Google Play (as a exemple for Android), the Endurance mode, i mean, we can race at night in some races, like Yas Marina, the sunset is ending in the start of the race, and when you finished, the sunset is still there, come on, this game is from 2014, we need an new update with new stuff.
Uproar Content Pack DLC inaccessible for PC
The Uproar Content Pack DLC can't be installed through the Xbox App for PC. It's available on Steam, so it's not a console exclusive, and it's a part of the Year One Edition. I purchased Year One Edition through the Xbox App a long while ago and I've been trying to report this repeatedly but the current state of EA Support is ridiculous. Codemasters support never bothered to fix this either, but I guess because they got bought by EA before releasing Uproar Content Pack DLC. I'm 100% sure that whatever team was responsible for listing/managing the Xbox store page for DiRT 5 accidentally screwed up, and it has been 4 years since and that team still didn't even notice nor fixed this issue. It's literally fixable through A CLICK ON A **bleep** CHECKBOX!!! Uproar Content Pack DLC (Xbox Store | PlayAnywhere title) Previous reports of this: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/xbox/forum/all/dirt-5-uproar-content-question-on-pc/a09de69b-cfd3-4174-aec4-3e3d06194100 https://steamcommunity.com/app/1038250/discussions/0/595137339313895111/ I genuinely hope someone fixes this, because I've been trying to access that DLC for years now.
Can't sign in to Racenet for Dirt Showdown on Xbox
I'm trying to sign in to Racenet for Dirt Showdown and Dirt 3 but it keeps saying failed. I have my EA account linked to Xbox, but noticed on the Codemasters Racenet site that only my Steam is linked and not my Xbox. When I try to link the Xbox account I get and error. Is this causing me to not be able to login to the games Racenet?
