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Update: An old tweet from the official Battelfield twitter account shows that Battlefield 4's China Rising DLC was originally meant to transfer from PS3 to PS4, even though current reports say otherwise.
@aandree15 Yes, your access to China Rising will transfer over when you upgrade to next-gen. — Battlefield (@Battlefield) November 1, 2013
@aandree15 Yes, your access to China Rising will transfer over when you upgrade to next-gen.
The tweet above occurred on November 1, which was after the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the game released, but before the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions released. Players who bought the last-gen versions of the game who have upgraded to the current-gen version of the game using Electronic Arts' assorted promotions have encountered problems transferring the China Rising DLC.
Thanks to reader The MegaDude for the news tip!
Original story
Reports have surfaced via EA’s “Ask HQ” website that users opting for Battlefield 4 cross-generation upgrades are unable to transfer their DLC purchases from the PlayStation 3 version to PlayStation 4 (and possibly the same thing on the Xbox side). There are a variety of upgrade schemes in place covering disc-based and digital options, all of which cost users a $10 fee.
This information comes courtesy of EA user “buckethead232,” who posted a transcript of a conversation with EA support. We confirmed that a PSN user with the ID "BucketHead232" has played on both PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. During the conversation, the support representative states that the only way users could get the $14.99 China Rising map pack without paying for it directly was to pre-order a next-gen version or to be a Battlefield 4 Premium member.
China Rising was also a pre-order bonus for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 purchasers. "BucketHead232" pre-ordered his PlayStation 3 copy and redeemed his packed-in China Rising code after acquiring his PlayStation 4 and paying the $10 upgrade fee.
“According to the latest updates, upgraded players have to purchase [China Rising],” says the support representative. We’ve reached out to EA to find out if this policy is working as intended (as the support representative indicates) or if there is a glitch in the system. For now, if you are planning on upgrading your Battlefield 4 version within the same console family, your DLC will not come with you according to this report (though the Premium membership will).
[Source: EA via Reddit]
Our TakeIf this is operating as intended, EA is making an enormous mistake. It shuts out players who pre-ordered Battlefield 4 with the intention of upgrading (read: the loyal fans that EA needs so desperately right now).
Note that this is not a problem with Call of Duty. The Freefall bonus map was not only available after a next-gen upgrade, I was prompted to download it.
EA’s got enough problems on its hands with Battlefield 4. This one is something they can make right immediately. Failure to do so would be an egregious misstep.
Oh, EA...
I was wondering how I get my Xbox One China Rising DLC, and figured this was unfortunately the case. Such a disappointment.
Mine worked for 360 to xbox one
Huge mistake if this is the case.
EA needs to give up the greed on this one and fast. They'll still have a lingering bad rep to some extent but will keep players around if they give them this on next gen systems.
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It worked for me, ps3->ps4 used the codes before the ps4 came out and i was able to download and install with no issue.
Typical EA and DICE. *** up again.
Never thought I'd be hoping for a glitch, but in this case I'll be happy to hear this issue is just a technical hiccup.
I upgraded from 360 to the X1 and the copy I got for the X1 came with the China Rising DLC code. Then again, I upgraded the day BF4 came out for the X1.
This game and the experience around it just becomes more and more disappointing every day. I regret the money I've spent on this game.
No issues on the Xbox 1 side of things.