Madden 08: Can’t Connect To EA Server

September 7, 2007 by J. Botter

UPDATE: I now have Madden 08 for the XBO360 and haven’t experienced any problems, mostly because everything is handled via Xbox Live. I’m opening up the comments on this post for discussion of the PS2 server issues; if anyone has any questions or fixes for the issue that they’ve discovered, just post them in the comments below.

So I have Madden 08 for the PS2, and I’m trying to get online to download the latest roster updates and maybe find a game or two against someone. Every single time I try to log in to the EA servers, however, it tells me that they’re down. I get past the DNAS authentication just fine, but it won’t actually log in to the EA server. It’s only the EA servers, too, because I can log in to MLB 2007 Online just fine.

Anyone else having issues with this? I was hoping to find a resolution using Google Blog Search, but every single result I found was spam.

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62 Responses to “Madden 08: Can’t Connect To EA Server”

on October 8, 2007 at 12:55 pm1 perkman

yesh
on October 8, 2007 at 1:03 pm2 perkman

I’m having the same problem. I have a PS2 and wasn’t able to connect to Madden 07 since May. I played over 200 games online before that but one day it just gave me the “unable to establish connection to EA servers” message. Now Madden 08 is doing the same thing. I can connect with any other game from other companies. The best you an do is call them and ask to talk to a level 2 technician. I spent many hours on the phone with EA, my router company, and my ISP only to get “elevated” to a level 2 technician by EA and have that technician tell me its a problem on their end. I bought a new wire, a new modem, a new router, a new PS2, a new memory card, all for nothing. The higher technician has access to more information than the reguler EA techs and sees that I get blocked to their servers every time I log on. So he knows the problem, but he hasn’t been able to fix it for me as of October 8, 2007. I’ve been in contact with the level2 guy for over 3 weeks now with no progress but at least he can tell people what the problem is, so you’ll know if it’s on their end or not.
on October 9, 2007 at 11:11 am3 J. Botter

Yeah. My suggestion? Get a 360. I know it’s pricey, but at least you can play online without any issues.
on October 20, 2007 at 12:10 pm4 Adam

I have Madden 08 for the wii and every time i play online i connect to someone else but like three minutes later it disconnects and i get the lost. I use a wireless connection and it is “very good” and sometimes “exellent” but it still can complete a game. so can someone help me. Is there anything that i can get to make my connection to the ea sports stronger. because i have heard alot of people finsh games and i want to know what to do. someone please tell me what im doing wrong madden is not that much fun playing alone i like the thrill of playing someone from a different state and beating them. so HELP ME
on October 20, 2007 at 12:11 pm5 Adam

I meant i cant finish any games
on October 28, 2007 at 1:14 pm6 Joel

I’m also having this problem. I thought I had it resolved as long as I connected my PS2 directly to my cable modem (instead of coming off a port on my Netgear router) but as of today, that is no longer working. I’m sure I’ll try to get into tonight and it’ll work. So, the problem is on their end.
on October 29, 2007 at 4:47 pm7 Adam

k
on November 6, 2007 at 2:24 pm8 Ryan

Me and my friend have Madden 08 and we live 3 blocks away from each other. we try to get a game going online, we both get into the game but it just shows each others gamertags and the word “none”? I dont understand the problem? I bought the game so we could play each other over the internet but it doesn’t work? I wish i could call someone but i guess this is the only way to possibly get some answers?
on November 9, 2007 at 4:12 pm9 Brandon Robinson

I have a slim PS2. I got online to play Madden 07 and i got pass the DNAS authentication but when it get to the EA server it says unable to connect or connection is lost! Can someone please tell me what to do please! What’s the point on buying the games and you can’t play them online!
on November 18, 2007 at 2:50 pm10 Pepe Rincon

Same problem here, I have a ps3 but play madden 08 ps2, since the version for ps3 really sucks… so I am able to get online only sometimes.. pass the connection and dnas .. but most of the times unable to log in the ea server.. really frustrating
on November 21, 2007 at 6:09 pm11 Jagsforever2k8

yep…this really sucks..im having this problem and the only one to have the problem in this league I am in…not good at all..frustrating to say atleast…just gotta keep trying I guess
on November 22, 2007 at 6:24 pm12 Ryan

I have the same problem for the 360.
It tells me taht i cannot connect to the ea servers.
i have played before.
It just stop one time.
i havn’t been able to get back on before.
need help?
jumpmanjeter_05@sbcglobal.net
please.
on November 26, 2007 at 8:55 pm13 James

Put your 360, PS2 or PS3 on your DMZ zone on your router. The DMZ zone allows your game station to be open to the entire internet.
on November 26, 2007 at 8:56 pm14 James

Another option is to bypass your router altogether, but that’s not the best option.
on December 4, 2007 at 10:33 pm15 ALBERT

UM IMA HAVING ALOT OF PROBLEM WITH THE EA SERVIRCE IT DOSENT WANNA WORK WHATS WRONG WITH IT?
on December 5, 2007 at 2:12 am16 Rob

I’m having the same problem with the 360, it come up with the connection failed message. Anyone know what’s going on?
on December 5, 2007 at 11:02 am17 Bill

Same problem here for Tiger ‘08 on XBox 360. Hasn’t worked since the day before yesterday. Are the EA servers down?
on December 5, 2007 at 11:09 am18 Hersh

Yeah I’m having the problem for madden 08 on 360, it’s been working till last night. I am connecting at college and I didn’t change anything before it stopped working. Halo 3 works fine, but madden won’t connect to EA server
on December 5, 2007 at 1:14 pm19 Doug

Same problem for me too. Won’t connect to EA server. (NHL 08 and Tiger Woods 08).

This sucks.
on December 5, 2007 at 2:29 pm20 Donny

I have the same problem. I believe it is because the dashboard udate. not sure though.
on December 5, 2007 at 4:47 pm21 Jay

The EA servers ard down, it has nothing to do with XBOX. It should be up by tonight. Try around midnight. It should be up. Theres nothing wrong with your connection. If your dashboard shows your online then you are. The problem is with EA. Not You! Give it some time, go play Halo 3 or something and wait it out.
on December 5, 2007 at 5:09 pm22 GBlunted

Hey same thing with me!! I’m trying to play Madden 07 on regular XBox and it signs in to xbox live but won’t connect to EA. This has been going on since last night now! I NEED TO PLAY MADDEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
on December 5, 2007 at 5:28 pm23 burnt12many

we have no life.same problem.
on December 5, 2007 at 5:47 pm24 GBlunted

I don’t have any other games except Halo 2 and im over that… and it’s my day off and i just wanna drink this mickey’s and play madden and smoke blunts gawd fucking damnit!!! ITS MY FUCKING DAY OFF!!!
on December 5, 2007 at 9:58 pm25 DAEZED

hey im tired of smoking out just to go inside and be told that ea servers are down… i dont want to play anyother games…fix the ho.. it just came out and ]itz already malfunctioning… man hey G blunted wen do u want to get spanked again.
on December 15, 2007 at 6:52 pm26 daniel

I have the same problem it goes to the kicker a the start of th game and then says you have lost connection fifa 08 wokrs whats up
on December 24, 2007 at 9:00 am27 moyce

what tha f@#k this is b.s,my ps2 cannot connect to my server
what is going on? i am getting ready to slam the ps2 to the floor,but before i do can someone please help me or tell
why this happens.
on December 26, 2007 at 11:41 am28 pl

i feel the same way…….it must be the EA servers….i’m tired of playing the comp……need to play online!!!!!!
on December 26, 2007 at 1:25 pm29 J. Botter

Look folks, there is a known problem with the PS2 connecting to EA’s servers for Madden this year. There’s nothing we can do about it, either — I posted this blog entry in September, and it’s still happening, so that tells me that EA probably isn’t trying very hard to fix the problem.

So there’s no need to get upset or destroy a perfectly fine PS2. Do what I did — get a 360, and you won’t have anymore problems.
on December 27, 2007 at 11:46 am30 LK.Elliott

I have a 360 and PS3 and are getting the same errors on both systems but other games work great
on December 27, 2007 at 5:41 pm31 Vision

How will we know when the EA servers work again? Just keep trying it I guess? (over and over and over and over and over and over with the hopes of it working….)

= (
on December 27, 2007 at 6:36 pm32 nolan

im having this problem with my 360 , on fifa 08 got it 4 xmas and its really starting 2 p**S me off!! it keeps sayin i cant connect to the ea servers and to cheak the ethanet cable. but thre is nothing wrong with it and it works fine for any other game……… if any 1 comes up with a solution and can work it out or just finds that its woking fine for them plese could you just e mail me to tell me thanks (chris_nolan_92@yahoo.co.uk)
on December 27, 2007 at 7:43 pm33 Bob

My PS2 can’t connect to EA severs either, i’m trying with a different online company to see if it works.
on December 29, 2007 at 5:31 pm34 sam

the psp will not connect to the ea servers as well. it sucks not playing online.
on January 5, 2008 at 3:07 pm35 pcgator2k

Is anybody experiencing a problem with the EA server 2day?
on January 5, 2008 at 5:35 pm36 joel

yeah, i play the game just fine till the first or the third quarter. 7/7 games im up and i Get THE CONNECTION TO THE EA SERVER HAS BEEN LOST. fuck ea. fuck them. i hope their fucking firstborn child gets eaten by a rabid raccoon.
on January 10, 2008 at 9:23 pm37 Law

yeah am having the same problem, i have madden 08 on ps2, i have tried both my ps2 and ps3 systems, but the same exact problem keeps happening.I get past the dnas server,then i get the message”connection to ea servers, cannot be established”
i ahve contacted ea a number of time for assistance , but they keep saying its on my end, or its my isp.This really pisses me off because i can get online with other non- ea games, hell i surf the net on my ps3The only thing that seems to work at times is trying late really ate at nite after 12am.
Good luck am still trying to get on .
on January 11, 2008 at 4:20 pm38 dude

This is a ea problem i have madden 08 on my pc and had nothing but problems. I’ll do a match up and when i try to connect it tells me i can’t connect the server I’ve tried everything on my end there’s nothing else i know to do
on January 19, 2008 at 8:46 pm39 Ruff

I am having the same problem…I have FIOS…..

I have been playing madden since it came out….I think everyone should get in touch with MR JOHN MADDEN ……and give him a piece of our mind….this guy is making mmmmmm off this game…he should at least make sure things are going good for ppl who buy this game & play on-line…….I am just going to keep trying…but if this keep on happening …….I am not going to buy this game any more….it is better playing on-line …..this is how you find out how good you really are……..so if any1 come up with a fix…holla @ me….endonesia_1@yahoo.com
on January 27, 2008 at 8:02 am40 NotSoHard111

I buy stock in EASports and Sony. I am so sick of the “Your Connection Has Been Lost” Message that I am considering the 360 and discontinuing my stock holdings.
Marty
on February 2, 2008 at 10:54 am41 Kenny

When will the servers be fixed?
on February 17, 2008 at 9:47 am42 webbintx

Just hooked up to DSL(VERIZON) for the first time ever and was so eager to play Madden(07 - ps3) online I was flippin. I got signed up/signed in and ready to play only to get a message I needed to download a update while trying to connect to the ea server. When I click OK to do the download it says the connection has been lost - what gives? Are you guys still having issues with getting on the ea server?
on February 17, 2008 at 9:52 am43 webbintx

Oh yea, I am hooked up directly from the DSL modem - was able to download the demo for MLB 08 The Show last night but unable to play Madden 07 online - HELP!!!
on February 26, 2008 at 8:51 am44 robert

can’t get on the madden 08 lobbyies, says servers are down…anyone else having this problem?
on February 26, 2008 at 9:26 am45 yep

having the same problem, anyone know how long they’ll be down?
on February 26, 2008 at 10:18 am46 yep

we’ll make this better for googlers

madden 08 server down ea server feb 26 08 2008 not working
on February 26, 2008 at 10:37 am47 yep

its up and working nwo if you checked again
on February 27, 2008 at 1:21 pm48 trenton

my connection on madden and nba live tha last couple days has been messed up. i will get into tha 2nd qtr and then all of the sudden it will say i have lost my connection to the ea servers. any suggestions on what i should do?
on March 16, 2008 at 9:11 pm49 kenterry

trying to play madden on 360 get to second qtr, i lose connection to ea server and i get a loss because of the ea server. having this problem for three weeks
on March 18, 2008 at 5:21 pm50 The Angry Gamer

I been trying to play Madden on my 360 for almost two weeks now. Every time I reach the second quarter or i’m in the middle of a play, it says you loss connection to your opponent. Neither of us receives a loss because i play my friend most of time so I know its not my fault. My other games work well online so I know there is nothng wrong with my connection. EA you need to look into this matter and start getting your SH!% together.
on April 1, 2008 at 5:36 am51 pissed of

ea sucks
on April 6, 2008 at 7:49 am52 FRANCINE PASCAL

simply take your titles back the shops you bought them from and say not fit for purpose ie playing inline get a refund and show ea whos boss
on April 15, 2008 at 3:51 pm53 Mr. Mophead

I’m having the same issue with my PS2. Everything was fine until a few weeks ago. Now I get a “failed to connect” or “opponent left” message. I’ve got a great connection with three green bars, so I don’t think it’s me. This is disappointing
on May 3, 2008 at 1:47 pm54 bumpandrun2931

EA main concern should be with correcting this problem. Why aren’t they correcting this problem with so many and too many complaints?
on May 3, 2008 at 9:06 pm55 cmac

i hate ea i have it for psp and it wont work it gives me that dumb shit your connection with ea has been lost plz try again fuck this dude i just want to play madden they need to work

DO WORK GET MONEY DUMB FUCKERs
on May 8, 2008 at 1:25 am56 crazyMonk

heeeeeeeeeey what the fuck is going on. i JUST wana play my fifa 08 on this fucking ea server ..i gota a xbox 360 this shit started 2 days ago and now every time i try on go online same shit happens…YOU HAVE LOST YOUR CONNECTION TO THE EA SERVERS ……….someone plz heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp
on May 12, 2008 at 10:25 am57 Lou

It seems that we all have the same problem, namely that EA Sports sux. I have gotten disconnected on 100% of the games I have played since february, and even in games that I am ahead by 14 pionts I get docked points from leveling up.
Bottom line EA Sports suck and I will not be buying Madden 09
on May 13, 2008 at 5:36 pm58 Mack

THis sux balls… ijust want to play fifa but this frieken ea server says… you have lost your connection with the ea server
on May 17, 2008 at 11:09 am59 pete

I get thru the DNA server, and when i press play now it just clocks and gives me the error of you have lost your connection the the EA server(what gives????)
on May 17, 2008 at 4:20 pm60 Brian D

im having a problem with madden 08 on the wii, i always log on but 15 seconds l8r it says ive lost connection and if i would like to recconect, but if i try 2 reconect it wont do it.I need help
on May 17, 2008 at 4:21 pm61 Brian D

im talking about online play
on May 20, 2008 at 5:32 am62 tomo

my xbox 360 on fifa 08 evry time i go to the lobbys or play ranked matches a screen comes up saying

” cannot connect to the EA server and i should check my ethernet card”

but i can go online on call of duty 4

why is this any sollution’s ????

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