How to check if the Battlefield 2042 servers are down

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The latest on Battlefield 2042's "Unable to Load Persistence Data" errors and other server problems.

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Battlefield 2042 is out now for those who pre-purchased the special editions, and players have been experiencing connection issues throughout its first hours. The error we've seen is "Unable to Load Persistence Data," which can appear while attempting to join a server or at the main menu while connecting to Battlefield 2042's online services. 

"Unable to Load Persistence Data is a connection issue on our side," said the developer on Friday at 10 am PST. "We're on it, for now you can hit Retry and attempt to join a server."

Players are also seeing a "Global Game Quota Exceeded" error when attempting to launch custom Battlefield Portal experiences. Part of the problem is an overabundance of XP farming matches (you can earn a limited amount of weapon XP in Portal) and seemingly too little server capacity. 

DICE knows about the problem. The developer said on Twitter that it has made XP farming modes less effective, and that it's "working to free up more servers" for Portal.

If you're having other technical issues with Battlefield 2042, the EA Help website may have the answer.

Because Battlefield 2042 isn't technically "released" on Steam (the release date for the $60 standard edition is November 19), we can't see how many concurrent Steam players it has. Those who bought the BF2042 special editions on Origin, the Epic Games Store, and consoles are also able to get in on the early launch, as are EA Play Pro subscribers.

New World is another recent example of a big multiplayer game buckling under launch stress. In that case, it was a week before things started to settle down, but its issues were fairly specific to MMOs: Popular servers were overloaded by players who wanted to be with their friends and clans. Battlefield 2042 will likely recover more quickly.

We'll update this article as the situation develops. When I can get past the "Unable to Load Persistence Data" error to play, I've been enjoying Battlefield 2042. We'll have a full review next week.

Tyler Wilde
Tyler Wilde
Editor-in-Chief, US

Tyler grew up in Silicon Valley during the '80s and '90s, playing games like Zork and Arkanoid on early PCs. He was later captivated by Myst, SimCity, Civilization, Command & Conquer, all the shooters they call "boomer shooters" now, and PS1 classic Bushido Blade (that's right: he had Bleem!). Tyler joined PC Gamer in 2011, and today he's focused on the site's news coverage. His hobbies include amateur boxing and adding to his 1,200-plus hours in Rocket League.