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JarskyPlays's avatar
JarskyPlays
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5 years ago
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EA Desktop doesnt have Origin Thin Client

So Origin started pestering me to install the EA Desktop App which I did. 

I uninstalled Origin and realised that none of my EA Games in Steam work because it requires Origin for the Origin Thin Client and had to reinstall it. 

Is there work being done to migrate this so we can phase out the Origin client?

I cant find anything about this in FAQ's or existing Topics. I dont need 2 EA game launchers...

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  • EA_Jason's avatar
    EA_Jason
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    5 years ago

    Hi @JarskyPlays,

    If you want to play your EA games that you purchased through Steam that require Origin to launch, then you will have to use Origin for now. 

    This feature hasn't been implemented yet in the EA app and that's why it isn't working for you. To answer your question, yes this is something that we are looking into. 

  • JarskyPlays's avatar
    JarskyPlays
    New Ace
    4 years ago

    Hi EA,

    Old thread now, but has any progress been made for this? The FAQ still says 

    If I play my EA games on Steam or Epic, do I need to download the EA app?

    We will provide guidance directly through Steam about which app (the EA app or Origin) to download to ensure you can access & play your EA games.

  • tyl0413's avatar
    tyl0413
    Seasoned Veteran
    4 years ago
    @JarskyPlays They should keep it that way, they can't * Steam games so they'll just keep Origin for longer which is great bc it's much superior to EA Desktop.
  • EchoFourth's avatar
    EchoFourth
    Seasoned Traveler
    4 years ago
    @tyl0413 It will be a long time before they remove it. They have yet to figure out what there going to do about the games on steam. As all the games on there use Origin. I don't even think there a way for them to remove it. That's a lot of games for them to go through.
  • CrazySniperCatt0's avatar
    CrazySniperCatt0
    Rising Novice
    4 years ago

    Just found out that they are gutting origin and battlefield 4 wont launch with origin not installed

  • JarskyPlays's avatar
    JarskyPlays
    New Ace
    4 years ago

    Yeah I assume every game on Steam would require an update of the Origin Thin Client to something that is compatible with the EA App or they need to make the EA App accept Origin Thin Client connections for Steam support. 

  • JarskyPlays's avatar
    JarskyPlays
    New Ace
    4 years ago

    The Origin App is again giving me an informational telling me to switch, so I tried EA App and yeah it doesnt have support for other launchers (i.e Steam). 

    You need to sort this EA before you grandfather / abandon Origin. 

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