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A bug found in the PlayStation 4 version of Battlefield 4 is preventing players from joining 64-player matches, according to numerous user reports.
Multiple users on NeoGAF and the official Battlefield forums claim to have run into problems when attempting to join 64-player Conquest Large matches, which are alleged to be unavailable.
EA acknowledged the issue in an update on its support site stating:
“We’re hearing reports that some players are unable to join 64-player matches in the Conquest game mode of Battlefield 4 for the PlayStation 4.
“Affected players attempt to join a 64-player Conquest server and then receive the error, ‘Connection to the Session has been lost’. Know that we’re actively investigating this issue and will provide updates as soon as possible.”
DICE further acknowledged issues with the PlayStation 4 version in an update on Battlelog, stating it is “aware of the frequent crashes in Battlefield 4 on PlayStation 4” and that it hopes to release a game update “early next week”.
Users have also reported issues with error CE-34878-0, an error that is said to boot players out of the game and corrupt their save file. Fortunately, one Reddit user claims to have found a temporary fix until EA releases a new patch.
“Before starting make sure that Battlefield 4 is not currently playing,” reads the user’s workaround. “Step 1: Go to Settings -> PSN-> Sign out Step 2: Now offline, start Battlefield 4. Step 3: When you get to the main menu, tap the PS button go to your profile and log into to PSN. Step 4: Now online, select multiplayer and begin playing. Step 5: Play for few rounds until CE-34878-0 error pops up Step 6: Start at step 1 again.
“This doesn’t completely fix the problem as you will still have the issue after every couple of games, but it fixes the problem with the game crashing on the main menu meaning you can at least play the game for an hour or so.
“The steps above have worked for me thus far and have allowed to me to continue playing despite the error.”
Battlefield 4’s 64-player online capability is one of the main attractions of the next-gen version alongside a 60FPS frame rate.
Battlefield 4 launched on PlayStation 4 last Friday in North America. The game launches globally on Xbox One this Friday, November 22, and on PlayStation 4 in the UK next Friday, November 29.
Source: neogaf.com, battlelog.battlefield.com, help.ea.com, reddit.com
