I have Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which includes EA Play. I downloaded Command & Conquer: Remastered Collection in the EA app. I tried to start the game but a message appears prompting me by adminstrator privileges to play the game. I'm in an administrator Windows account. I tried to click right button and click "Run as administrator" over the game icon but does not work.After that, the game seems to starting launch, but second message appears:"YOUR GAME FAILED TO LAUNCH An error on our end caused your launch to fail. Try again a little later".I attach images of the two messages error.I don't understand what could be going on and why I am unable to play a game I paid for. I have my PC clean and all updated.

incase someone comes upon this thread, go into Properties of your Game in the EA-App and add -NOSPLASHPRELOADIdk what it does i have it from a Steamfix for this game and it also works in the EA-App. I can start the game finally now.

Administrator privileges prompted in an administrator account

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TvR90
4 years ago
I'm having exactly the same issue........... Running Windows 11 Pro 22000.co_release.210604-1628.
Every driver is perfectly up to date. I've got all my administrator rights.. Running the game + Launcher with Administrator rights @ Properties.. Dunno what is going on but it's kinda annoying xD
APoL0x
Seasoned Traveler
4 years ago
@TvR90 If there are several of us who have the same problem with this game, it is clear that it is not a problem on our part, but a problem on the part of EA that must be fixed.
Dickiemail
4 years ago
This is till an issue in June 2022. Completely wasted $29.99. What are you doing about it EA?
Dannie-IRL
3 years ago
when is this going to be fixed? I've installed and reinstalled twice. i don't have unlimited data for my internet and i'm eating up data for an issue that isn't caused by me
MrZeth1982
3 years ago
February 2023, more than two years after the original post...
I played once for approx. 50minutes... and today on the second start of the game i just got the same error:
"YOUR GAME FAILED TO LAUNCH An error on our end caused your launch to fail. Try again a little later"
And nowhere in the internet you can find a solution for this.
This was the first EA Game i bought after 6 years.
And it will be the last one.
I`m so sick of this greedy s**** company...
I´m just glad that i only paid 3,49$ for this piece of garbage.
I feel sorry for everyone who payed the full ~30$.
Lucia_Stardust
3 years ago
incase someone comes upon this thread, go into Properties of your Game in the EA-App and add -NOSPLASHPRELOAD
Idk what it does i have it from a Steamfix for this game and it also works in the EA-App. I can start the game finally now.
xco2bpiy1tnp
3 years ago
Add -NOSPLASHPRELOAD
This worked for me

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Lucia_Stardust
incase someone comes upon this thread, go into Properties of your Game in the EA-App and add -NOSPLASHPRELOAD
Idk what it does i have it from a Steamfix for this game and it also works in the EA-App. I can start the game finally now.
xco2bpiy1tnp
3 years ago
-NOSPLASHPRELOAD

It works Lucia, thank you
finbrackman
3 years ago
Thanks Lucia for the solution it works with -NOSPLASHPRELOAD.
bleearghh
3 years ago
To explain this issue further:
There is an error in the CnCRemastered\__Installer\installerdata.xml file. The EA app uses that file when calling the launcher (ClientLauncherG.exe).
The XML allows parameters to be passed when calling the exe but parameters need to be preceded by a valid switch symbol in the XML eg - or -- or /
The XML has the parameter DUMP_FULL but because the switch is missing before it, it fails to launch and errors out.
If you specify your own parameter in the app (via View Properties) it seems to override the invalid XML parameter and it launches the game.
You can more or less use any switch you like eg -REDALERT, -NOSPLASHPRELOAD or just some made up switch like -ILIEKTURTLEZ, it doesn't matter, the game will still launch. Alternatively, you can also correct the XML if preferred and you're comfortable with doing that.
It's doubtful if even valid parameters actually take effect, since the exe just launches the launcher.
There's a wider discussion on this and other launch issues here:
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Command-Conquer-Games/Command-and-Conquer-Remastered-Failed-to-launch/td-p/12253286