Overview
Before you ollie in to Skate Early Access, make sure your EA Account and platform are linked and ready. Here's how to avoid access issues and linking errors in Early Access.
Check you're using the right EA Account
To get Early Access to Skate on the EA app, double-check that you’re logged into the EA Account you want to use. If you’ve got more than one EA Account or share a platform with others, you could be logged in to a different account.- Go to the Account Information section of your account settings to check which EA Account you’re using.
- If you think you have more than one EA Account, find out how to get help managing multiple EA Accounts.
Linked to the wrong EA Account? Don’t unlink before reading this.
- You could lose purchases, progress, or even game access if you unlink.
- Once you've unlinked your platform, you can't link it back to the same EA Account.
- You can't link another account from the same platform (like a second Xbox or PlayStation® account) to your EA Account, even if you've unlinked the first one.
Check your EA Account is linked to your platform
To get Early Access to Skate on PlayStation®, Xbox, Steam, or Epic Games, your platform account needs to be linked to your EA Account. If you made your EA Account using the same email address you use for your platform account, your accounts should automatically connect when your game loads on your console. Go to the Connections page in your EA Account settings to check what’s linked. If your PlayStation®, Xbox, Steam, or Epic account isn’t listed there, it’s not linked to your EA Account and you might not be able to get Early Access to Skate.To avoid delays, here’s how to link your EA Account to your platform account.Read our guide to find out how to link an EA Account to all available platforms.
- 1Log in to your EA Account.
- 2Go to Connected Accounts.
- 3Select PlayStation™Network.
- 4Select Continue to sign in to your PlayStation® account and complete the account linking steps.
- 1Log in to your EA Account.
- 2Go to Connected Accounts.
- 3Select Xbox.
- 4Select Continue to sign in to your Xbox account and complete the account linking steps.
Before linking your accounts, install the EA app if you haven’t already.Steam will install your game and let you know when it’s ready to play.
- 1Log in to your EA Account.
- 2Go to Connected Accounts.
- 3Select Steam.
- 4Select Continue to sign in to Steam and complete the account linking steps.
Before linking your accounts, install the EA app if you haven’t already.Epic Games will install your game and let you know when it’s ready to play.
- 1Log in to your Epic Games account.
- 2Go to your Library, choose Skate, and select Install.
- 3The EA app will launch and ask you to link your Epic Games account and your EA Account.
- 4Log in to the EA app with your EA Account.
Having trouble logging in, linking, or verifying?
- Don’t have an account? Learn how to create an EA Account.
- Locked out? Find out how to get back into your EA Account.
- Can’t log in? Try a password reset.
- Not getting a two-factor authentication code? Check here to make sure you don’t have a second EA Account.
- Forgot the email address you used to create your EA Account? Learn how to find your email address in the EA app, on ea.com, and in-game.
- Have multiple accounts? Check if it’s possible to merge your EA Accounts.
- Having other issues when linking? Troubleshoot common EA Account linking issues.