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panzerbergs
5 years ago
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"could not download EADesktop" even tho it is already installed - Xbox Game Pass

Since EA Play release on gamepass, I'm getting this error. When I press to install a EA Play game, it prompts me to install EA Desktop, it throws a error saying "Could not download EA Desktop" with a...
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  • Lychmaster's avatar
    Lychmaster
    5 years ago

    Ok, here what I did... I already had an EA account linked to Xbox Live, so I used that account and now I am installing Star Wars Squadrons, BUT, from EA Desktop... not from XBox App.

    Not sure if this will work for all, but it did for me...

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Lychmaster
5 years ago

Ok, here what I did... I already had an EA account linked to Xbox Live, so I used that account and now I am installing Star Wars Squadrons, BUT, from EA Desktop... not from XBox App.

Not sure if this will work for all, but it did for me...

  • panzerbergs's avatar
    panzerbergs
    5 years ago

    I saw someone that gave that solution over Reddit yesterday, but at EA Desktop it wasn't showing that I had GamePass... but now all of a sudden it shows, guess their servers are congested or something...

    Thanks for the reply, I'm download Squadrons and DA Inquisition right now over EA Desktop.

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