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/Xcuseya Jul 15 '25

I was just playing on a sloth alliance server and had a great time. Literally just re downloaded BF4 after not playing for a while then hop on the subreddit after a few games to read this.. really sucks to hear and hope isn’t the end for you guys.

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u/llslothll Jul 15 '25

They addressed the issue and we're back in action. Hop on Discord!