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EA_Leeuw
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2 years ago

Re: Why does the EA app not have a Gift option?

Hi @Ancheelah,

Origin for Windows is no longer available and is no longer supported. The EA app for Windows is indeed your go-to platform for PC EA games.

Unfortunately, at the moment, a Gifting feature is not available in the EA app. However, we appreciate your feedback about this matter.

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  • @EA_Leeuw This is very upsetting. I want to purchase the games for my friend for Christmas. Why isnt this an option?
  • lorby89's avatar
    lorby89
    2 years ago

    @EA_Leeuw It's rubbish that you can't gift games. Especially when origin used to have it and it was removed. I thought EA liked money more than anything???

  • CrayCrayGramma's avatar
    CrayCrayGramma
    Rising Newcomer
    6 months ago

    I would like to purchase expansion packs for Sims for my daughter and granddaughter. How do I do that now that Origin is no longer being used. How to we get EA to care about this feature and add it to the EA App?

  • cfosterjones's avatar
    cfosterjones
    5 months ago

    Totally agree with anyone that it's ridiculous not to have a gifting feature for this game ten years on! For what it's worth it seems like you can buy game codes on Amazon with the same promos right now though. I can't imagine that EA is better off with Amazon taking a cut but there it is haha.

  • I love that this feedback has been acknowledged well over a year ago and there is still no gift option. Is there a way around this? Wanted to buy my partner a couple of expansion packs for Sims 4 and discovered I am unable to.


    @EA_Leeuw wrote:
    Hi @Ancheelah,

    Origin for Windows is no longer available and is no longer supported. The EA app for Windows is indeed your go-to platform for PC EA games.

    Unfortunately, at the moment, a Gifting feature is not available in the EA app. However, we appreciate your feedback about this matter.
  • j2f6gxi9q962's avatar
    j2f6gxi9q962
    5 months ago

    Well, I was going to buy my wife two sims expansions for christmas, but since it literally seems impossible without just buying it off amazon (which I never use), I'll just get her something else I guess. So weird that EA randomly decided to not let people buy things.. their loss I guess? 

  • Seabear211's avatar
    Seabear211
    New Traveler
    4 months ago

    The only way around is to get them from third party sites such as Amazon, Steam ect. And Amazon is hit and miss on whether they participate in the EA sales. EA app really needs a gifting feature for those that cannot rely on third party sites. I also recommend sharing this thread with other gamer groups. EA support told me that the more 'me toos' a post gets, the quicker EA will look at it. 

  • sprunka2569's avatar
    sprunka2569
    Rising Newcomer
    16 days ago

    That is not a solution. That is a cop out.

    So, EA Sims 4 Community, if someone has Sims4 on EA, but I buy them an expansion on Steam, can they still use it?

    Steam supports gifting, EA doesn't, then Steam can a cut of the sales.

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