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2 years ago

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buying a game on steam after i had played it on EA app

Hi, I have been playing BF 2042 on the EA app because I have EA Play, but I was thinking of buying it on Steam in order to have all my games on the same platform. However, I was wondering if my prog...

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EA_QueenBee
2 years ago
Hey @DarkXenome,

So long as everything is linked correctly, your progress will indeed carry over from the EA app to Steam. 🙂 If you just wanted to make 100% sure about your linked accounts, you can log in here with your EA account details, and it'll show you everything you have linked.

https://myaccount.ea.com/cp-ui/connectaccounts/index

EA_QueenBee

Community Manager

2 years ago

Hey @DarkXenome,

So long as everything is linked correctly, your progress will indeed carry over from the EA app to Steam. 🙂 If you just wanted to make 100% sure about your linked accounts, you can log in here with your EA account details, and it'll show you everything you have linked.

https://myaccount.ea.com/cp-ui/connectaccounts/index

DarkXenome
2 years ago
@EA_QueenBee Thank you so much!
- ForumUser
  2 years ago
  @DarkXenome
  
  Or maybe just create a shortcut in the Steam app to link to BF. Then you can still start BF2042 directly from within steam without wasting more money? I really don't see the benefit from having the game in Steam directly as you would STILL need to log into the EA account AFAIK anyway as this is a requirement to play the game.
  - sk1lld
    Legend
    2 years ago
    You will still launch the game through EA APP like everyone above suggests but you should be able to link your EA account and retrieve your stats.