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EA_Leeuw
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3 years ago

Re: Battlefield 2042 will not launch with EA Play on Steam

Hey @sprangsunt,

It looks like BF2042 (from any launcher) is not registered on your EA account. Is it possible that you've logged into the wrong EA account in Origin? An EA account that is not connected to the right Steam account? Or if that your EA Play via Steam has expired?

Have you played BF2042 via EA Play Steam before?

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  • I'm logged into the correct accounts, I already checked. My EA Play subscribtion hasn't expired. I play BFV on my steam account and I don't have any problems with it.  And no, I never played bf2042.

  • EA_Leeuw's avatar
    EA_Leeuw
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    3 years ago
    @sprangsunt, alright. How exactly are you trying to launch the game? Is this via Origin, or via Steam (where you own the game on)?
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    Rokebo73
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    3 years ago
    @sprangsunt sorry but the picture in youre first post from ORIGIN !
    Are ya sure ya did buy bf2042 with EA PLAY at steam ???
    Try origin and check if the game will launch/install via Origin !
    (or use the EA DESKTOP APP)

    Cheers
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    EA_Leeuw
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    3 years ago

    @Rokebo73 wrote:
    @sprangsunt Try origin and check if the game will launch/install via Origin !

    @sprangsunt, please don't do this, as games that have been bought/claimed via 3rd party launchers always need to be launched via the launcher where you purchased or claimed that game on. If you don't do this, it is possible that this will cause issues.

    Could you completely remove BF2042 from your PC and remove Origin from your PC (preferably via a program like Revo Uninstaller in order to also remove any leftover files, own risk of course), reboot your PC, and download/install the game again via Steam? It should auto-install the EA app, which hopefully resolves this issue for you.

  • I used revo uninstaller to uninstall origin and bf2042 and I remove bf2042 from my steam account. Then I installed bf2042 again and the EA launcher, it didn't work. I signed out of EA and tried to log in with steam, it didn't work. Is it possible that there is a proble with the synchronisatio of my steam and EA account?

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    EA_Leeuw
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    3 years ago

    @sprangsunt, how do you mean exactly that you removed BF2042 from your Steam account? 

    It also looks like you're running into a different issue now. Could you take a look at this thread and see if the marked Solution also works for you?

  • I rightclicked on the game in my library=>properties=>remove from account, then I reinstalled the game. I tried the marked solution and it didn't work

  • EA_Leeuw's avatar
    EA_Leeuw
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    3 years ago
    @sprangsunt, you removed the game from your account, but did you also re-claim it via EA Play for Steam?
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    EA_Leeuw
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    3 years ago
    @sprangsunt, could you try to download Apex Legends via Steam and open that to see if it works? If that works, check again if BF2042 works as intended.

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