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Having trouble linking your EA account? Use this FAQ to help troubleshoot issues you may have with your EA games on Steam. WHAT EA GAMES ARE ON STEAM? We’re frequently updating our Steam catalog. Check out our Steam store page for the most up-to-date list. LINKING YOUR ACCOUNTS You only need to link your accounts the first time you play an EA game on Steam. Sign into Steam. Launch an EA game from Steam by clicking Play. Install Origin if you haven’t already. Origin will launch and ask you to link your Steam account and your EA Account. Log in to Origin using your EA Account info or create a new EA Account. Steam will install your game and let you know when it’s ready to play. Note: You can only link one Steam account to one EA Account, so make sure you choose the right EA Account to link to. Unlinking accounts Want to unlink your Steam account? Contact us for help. INSTALLING EA GAMES THROUGH STEAM Once you’ve linked your accounts and installed your first EA game through Steam, installing future games gets a lot easier: Sign into Steam. Go to your Library. Select the game. Click Install. Click Next on the pop-up window to install the game. HOW DO I PLAY WITH MY FRIENDS? Origin-required games You can tell if a game is Origin-required if it says it “Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: EA on-line activation and Origin client software installation and background use required.” For games that need Origin but you bought them on Steam, you’ll need to add your friends on Origin to play with them. You won’t be able to add friends on Steam. Steam-native games Native games on Steam don’t need Origin to launch, but you can only play with friends on the same platform as you. For example, if your friend is playing on Steam, you’ll need to play the game on Steam too. Add friends on Origin Adding friends on Steam Cross-play games Cross-play games can be played on Steam or Origin, and you can play with both Steam and Origin friends at the same time! To invite friends, you’ll need to add them in-game. What about game invites? You can only send game invites between Origin accounts. GOT QUESTIONS? Do I always need Origin to play EA games in my Steam library? You may need Origin to launch some EA games from Steam. When you do, Steam will tell you the game needs to be launched using a third-party DRM and will show Origin software installation in the system requirements. If I buy a game on Steam, can I buy DLC for that game on Origin? Yep! You can buy DLC both on Origin and Steam. If I buy a game on Origin, can I buy DLC for that game on Steam? For Origin-purchased base games, you’ll need to buy all DLC in Origin. I'm an Origin Access subscriber. Do I get my 10% subscriber discount on Steam? No, the Origin Access subscriber discount only applies to purchases made through the Origin platform, and to in-game purchases through games originally purchased through Origin. Can I earn Steam Achievements and Trading Cards with EA Games? You won’t earn Steam Achievements for our games, but you can still build out your Trading Card collection. Learn more about Trading cards on Steam. Can I use Cloud saves? You can’t use Cloud saves for EA Games on Steam. More questions? Full details are available via EA Help.
Someone made an account under the email I'm using for said account?
So I got an email saying someone had made, and verified, this account using my current email address, naturally I made sure to change the password to this account and all its information, but... I don't understand the motive? Were they waiting for me to log in so they could get my details on the off chance I didn't change the password? To be clear, I did not make this account, it was made using my email and I'm just trying to stay logged in till I know what's going on. I'm not sure what to do about it, are there any other security measures I should be taking here? It's not like they had access to my payment methods or anything, I'm really baffled and concerned. I also changed the password for my email of course, it did scare me that they managed to verify the account somehow, but there's no new logins detected on gmail so I have no idea what's going on. Also if it matters, the email address I received all this info from was mailto:EA@e.ea.com, I wasn't sure if it was legit so I made sure to only log into the website itself, wasn't gonna risk falling for a phishing scam. So yeah, any advice? Should I be worried, should I be doing something else? I appreciate any and all help.
How do I get in contact with EA with no live chat option?
EA live chat support was telling me that The Sims Medieval was not linked to my account despite my having purchased it in 2015. They requested an invoice for a purchase I made a decade ago as "proof", which I've finally found. However, they seem to have locked my ability to use the live chat function and there is seemingly no way to contact them via phone or email. How in the world do I contact this company to regain access to a game I bought and paid for???Can’t Log In: Password Reset Fails and Credentials Marked Expired
I have tried starting the beta and I am told my credentials are expired. How? I follow the prompts to be send to an error 404 page. I reset my new password and this does not do anything. How can I get on to play BF6 Beta? Did I just waste $150 on buying this? CM edit: title edit
Your accounts can’t be linked.
Hello, I have been in contact with EA support about my case, but suddenly the case is closed and I have got no feedback. My issue is that I had a XBOX Gamepass account with a email address that got hacked and stopped working as a login email to Gamepass. I changed the email and got a new gamepass login/user, but now I can´t connect my Xbox account to the EA Play app because it says that only one email ever can be connected to it. Is there anyone that can help me with this, it´s frustrating because there are so many EA games I want to play on Gamepass. "Your accounts can’t be linked because the EA Account for tu*****@outlook.com was previously linked to the Xbox account for Turbotraktor508. An EA Account can only be linked to one Xbox account in its lifetime."
Cant log in to EA account. Not sending code to icloud email to change password.
The email is [edit: email address removed] and the EA ID name is NeChesno. Dont tell me oh try change ur password BECAUSE NOT SENDING THE EMAIL TrY YoUr NuMbEr, my number is not connected to the account. No help. 0/10 app what is this???? ChEcK PrOmOtiOnS. TrY YoUr SpAm, useless. ALLL I NEED IS A EMAIL WITH 6 DIGIT NUMBER FROM EA???? WHY IS IT SO DIFFICULT????? CANT ACCESS MY GAMES?????? [Profanity Removed by CM] why cant i just use steam?? where they actually reply when trying to reach someone for help? why is there no customer service number? so dumb. my steam is also linked but still asks for code sent to email and the code doesnt come. so dont ask about that either.
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