Switch downloaded EA games to a new computer?
hey, i was wondering if you downloaded a game (battlefield 3) on one computer, could you use the same origin account to move it to a new one?
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Hi kahlebbob,
I'm not 100% up-to-date with how Origin works as I haven't used it for two months or so now, however, I believe that you can download games an unlimited amount of times (to different computers, for instance), however, you cannot play the game on the same account at the same time. Therefore, if you are moving it for legitimate purposes (broken PC, new PC, etc), it will be fine, however, if you're allowing a friend to download it off your account so you can play together, it won't work - you won't be able to login to the game at the same time.
Thanks.
I can confirm worldwidenuke's explanation. Origin and all origin games you own can be installed on as many computers as you want, but only one Origin Client can be logged in at a time. If you play older games that don't require and Origin log in to play (Ex. Mass Effect 2, Dead Space 2, Crysis 2) you can run the games without running Origin, but this will lead to a sync error the next time you try to play the game with origin. (A sync error is when the game data stored in Origin doesn't match the game data stored on your computer. You will have an option to choose which you'd like to use, local or cloud). More recent games (Mass Effect 3, Battlefield 3) require a connection to Origin at all times, and therefore can only be run on one computer at a time.
Hope I helped!
