r/battlefield_4 • u/llslothll • Jul 10 '25

EA is shutting down BF4 on PlayStation.

I've been hosting Sloth Alliance servers on PlayStation for over five years. About a month ago, we noticed the option to renew or create new servers disappeared from the server menu. After checking with other long-time hosts (Smokeys, DIXS, Pro, Shanghai All Day, Durka), they all confirmed the same issue. This means once a server expires, it's gone for good. Our Premiums server has already been lost because we couldn't renew it.

If existing servers aren't renewed in the next few weeks, they will permanently shut down.

I don't know if this is EA trying to quietly shut down Battlefield 4 communities, push people to Battlefield 2042, or just force players into Quick Match using DICE-owned servers. Either way, it feels like we've been abandoned. To make it worse, there's been no official announcement, and as many of you know, the EA forums are completely useless no answers, no updates.

Please share this. We need visibility before more community servers disappear.

Update 07/11/2025,

EA has confirmed they're not shutting the servers down, yet, and they've fixed the server renewal issue. Thank you all for putting pressure on EA to fix it.

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u/_Solarriors_ Jul 10 '25

What's good is the parliament doors are closed to externals and conflict of interests

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u/wickeddimension Jul 11 '25

Correct, but in the discussion phase the EU will hear all sorts of parties about this issue. That includes lobbyists from the game industry no doubt saying this will be the death of them or something.

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u/_Solarriors_ Jul 11 '25

Well for sure it is time to sell shovels