{"id":107267,"date":"2025-04-04T01:41:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T01:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/?p=107267"},"modified":"2025-04-04T01:41:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T01:41:39","slug":"did-they-shut-down-madden-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/did-they-shut-down-madden-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Did they shut down Madden 20?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_67_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/did-they-shut-down-madden-20\/#Did_they_shut_down_Madden_20\" title=\"Did they shut down Madden 20?\">Did they shut down Madden 20?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/did-they-shut-down-madden-20\/#Frequently_Asked_Questions\" title=\"Frequently Asked Questions\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/did-they-shut-down-madden-20\/#General_Information\" title=\"General Information\">General Information<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/did-they-shut-down-madden-20\/#Gameplay_and_Features\" title=\"Gameplay and Features\">Gameplay and Features<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/did-they-shut-down-madden-20\/#Technical_Issues_and_Support\" title=\"Technical Issues and Support\">Technical Issues and Support<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/did-they-shut-down-madden-20\/#Other_Games_and_Services\" title=\"Other Games and Services\">Other Games and Services<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/did-they-shut-down-madden-20\/#EA_Access_and_Membership\" title=\"EA Access and Membership\">EA Access and Membership<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Did_they_shut_down_Madden_20\"><\/span>Did they shut down Madden 20?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>The <strong>Madden 20<\/strong> online services are scheduled to be shut down on <strong>April 15, 2024<\/strong>, which means that players will no longer be able to play the game online after this date, but they can still play <strong>offline modes<\/strong>. The game was previously removed from <strong>EA Play<\/strong> on <strong>March 31, 2022<\/strong>, and players who want to continue playing it need to own the full version of the game by purchasing it from their preferred retailer. <\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_Asked_Questions\"><\/span>Frequently Asked Questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"General_Information\"><\/span>General Information<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Is Madden 20 still active?<\/strong>: No, <strong>Madden 20<\/strong> will be shut down on <strong>April 15, 2024<\/strong>, but players can still play <strong>offline modes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Will Madden 20 servers shut down?<\/strong>: Yes, <strong>EA<\/strong> announced that <strong>Madden 20<\/strong> servers are going to be shut down in a few months.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Why is Madden 20 not currently available?<\/strong>: <strong>Madden 20<\/strong> was removed from the <strong>EA Play<\/strong> and <strong>Xbox Game Pass Ultimate<\/strong> libraries on <strong>March 31, 2022<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gameplay_and_Features\"><\/span>Gameplay and Features<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong>Can I play Madden 20 online?<\/strong>: No, <strong>Madden 20<\/strong> online services will be shut down on <strong>April 15, 2024<\/strong>, but players can still play <strong>offline modes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Is Madden NFL 20 offline?<\/strong>: Yes, players can play <strong>Madden 20<\/strong> offline, and they can choose to make an <strong>offline save<\/strong> when starting a new game.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Can I play Madden 20 without EA access?<\/strong>: Yes, players can play <strong>Madden 20<\/strong> without <strong>EA Access<\/strong> by purchasing the full game from their preferred retailer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Technical_Issues_and_Support\"><\/span>Technical Issues and Support<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li><strong>Why is Madden 20 not working on Xbox?<\/strong>: There could be several reasons why <strong>Madden 20<\/strong> is not working on <strong>Xbox<\/strong>, including launching and crashes issues, cache-related problems, or problems with the <strong>Xbox<\/strong> console itself.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Why does Madden 20 keep crashing?<\/strong>: <strong>Madden 20<\/strong> may crash due to various reasons such as changing the default <strong>Temp<\/strong> folder, poor internet connection, or other technical issues.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Why won&#8217;t Madden 20 download on my PS4?<\/strong>: The download issue on <strong>PS4<\/strong> could be due to a poor internet connection, or players can try booting their console in <strong>safe mode<\/strong> and then choose <strong>Option 5, Rebuild Database<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_Games_and_Services\"><\/span>Other Games and Services<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol start=\"10\">\n<li><strong>Did Madden 22 servers shut down?<\/strong>: Yes, the <strong>Stadia<\/strong> versions of <strong>Madden 21<\/strong> and <strong>Madden 22<\/strong> had their online functionality removed on <strong>January 18, 2023<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Is Madden 18 shut down?<\/strong>: Yes, <strong>Madden NFL 18<\/strong> online services were shut down on <strong>March 7, 2023<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What games are EA shutting down?<\/strong>: <strong>EA<\/strong> is shutting down several games in <strong>2023<\/strong>, including <strong>Battlefield 1943<\/strong>, <strong>Bad Company<\/strong>, and <strong>Bad Company 2<\/strong>, as well as <strong>FIFA 18<\/strong>, <strong>19<\/strong>, <strong>20<\/strong>, and <strong>21<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"EA_Access_and_Membership\"><\/span>EA Access and Membership<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol start=\"13\">\n<li><strong>Is Madden 20 on EA Play?<\/strong>: No, <strong>Madden 20<\/strong> was removed from <strong>EA Play<\/strong> on <strong>March 31, 2022<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Is Madden 23 free with EA Access?<\/strong>: No, <strong>Madden 23<\/strong> is not free with <strong>EA Access<\/strong>, but <strong>EA Play<\/strong> members can access a timed trial of the game.<\/li>\n<li><strong>When did Madden 20 come out on EA Access?<\/strong>: <strong>Madden 20<\/strong> was available on <strong>EA Access<\/strong> ahead of its <strong>August 2<\/strong> release date, and <strong>EA Access<\/strong> members could play a <strong>10-hour trial<\/strong> of the game.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did they shut down Madden 20? The Madden 20 online services are scheduled to be shut down on April 15, 2024, which means that players will no longer be able to play the game online after this date, but they can still play offline modes. The game was previously removed from EA Play on March &#8230; <a title=\"Did they shut down Madden 20?\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/did-they-shut-down-madden-20\/\" aria-label=\"More on Did they shut down Madden 20?\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107267"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107267\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}