How to link Apex Legends accounts for cross-progression

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Publish Date: October 31, 2024

Gamers that want to experience Apex Legends for themselves will need to link their account to their EA account.

Despite complaints and controversies, Apex Legends has remained one of the most popular games on Steam, a colorful battle royale with an eclectic roster of legends and consistent content updates. Respawn’s battle royale is heading into its 23rd season, bringing a massive Lifeline rework, map updates, and a holiday-themed event. It’s a good time to jump into the action. But there are a few steps gamers need to take in order to get started.

Here’s how to link Apex accounts.

How to link platform accounts to EA

Apex Legends players who want to play on any console will need to link their account to their EA account to ensure all their cosmetics, battle pass progress, and match history will carry over to each platform. Here’s how to link Apex accounts.

Link accounts through EA

This is easy. All players have to do to link accounts through EA help is to sign in to your EA account. There will be multiple options, so select the platform being used and log in with those credentials. For example, gamers who want to play Apex Legends on PlayStation will need to select the PSN symbol and put in their PlayStation Network Online ID and password.

If a player is already signed into their EA account, head to the “Connections” tab within the EA Account settings. Here, gamers can check what accounts are already linked to their EA account or add them. It should be noted that connected Nintendo accounts won’t appear here.

Link accounts through consoles

Gamers that prefer to link Apex accounts within the game itself can simply open the game per usual and then log in with their EA account. This will prompt them to verify their EA account with a one-time code sent to the email address they use for EA. At this point, head to the email and enter it into the console’s login screen.

Do you need an EA account to play Apex Legends?

Yes, since Apex Legends is an EA game, players need to make an EA account to play.

With cross-platform and cross-progression, Apex Legends allows gamers to use the same profile on multiple platforms. But to do so, an EA account will be needed. Then, players will have to link the EA account to the desired platform, which can be Xbox, PlayStation, or Nintendo Switch.

Wrong EA account linked to Apex Legends

Sometimes gamers will realize that Apex Legends is linked to the wrong EA account. If this is the case, they can log into their EA account and update it. Then, unlink the platform account from the EA account and link it to a different one as long as the new account has never had the same platform type linked to it in the past. If a player has multiple EA accounts with games on them, an EA advisor can help combine both accounts as long as there’s access to both.