EA Play automatically starts Jedi fallen order x2 instances

I had the same issue - no matter how I launched the game (via shortcut, EA app etc.) it always started 2 instances. I managed to fix it by removing the contents of Jedi Survivor\SwGame\Binaries\Win64 and running Manage -> Repair in the EA app. Now it launches without any issues.

Having the same issue here as well, this issue has been happening for a very long time.

Started playing the game again the past couple days, the game launches twice every time I start it up.

Running Windows 10 and the EA Desktop App.  It does get annoying, because every time I have to wait for the 2nd instance to start, force close that one then I can continue playing.

To recreate the issue, all you have to do is run the game from the EA Desktop app.

Yep same issue. Just rebuilt my PC and had to uninstall Origin and install EA, and link my Origin Library. I've been opening Task Manager and when the second instance of JFO opens I end task the second launch. 

Only thing of note is when watch Task Manager while the first instance of JFO opens, the EA app will be there running, then it will disappear from the list of running programs, then reappears, then the second instance of JFO opens over the first running one. Don't know what this means or if it has nothing to do with the issue.

Wish I had more info to help, but I'm still at a loss how to fix it.  

Luckily as long as you shut down the second instance of the game it runs fine after that. It's just an annoying issue to have.

Also experiencing this issue, using the latest version of the EA App and a fresh install of the game on a clean install of Windows 11.  I saw someone suggest removing 'SwGame-Win64-Shipping.exe', but that doesn't make a difference for me.  It still launches twice every time I open the game.

Same issue here - nothing changed except EA version I think

I'm having the same issue. Running a fresh install of Win11, new install of the EA App, new install of Fallen Order. When I launch through the app, it launches one instance of the game, then a few seconds later launches a second. Neither instance seems to respect my use of a controller in that the prompts do not change, nor does my cursor disappear despite being able to navigate menus with the controller. The instance will also occasionally flicker or glitch out briefly.  This behaviour persists even after terminating one of the launched instances. 

I have tried to run a repair on my install of fallen order via the app, however this causes the app to continuously launch new instances of the game until the repair is completed. 

Looking at the game install folder directly, I found 2 executables that launched the game: "starwarsjedifallenorder.exe" and "SwGame-Win64-Shipping.exe" Running the Win64 exe after having closed the EA app launches the game, then the app, but no further instances are launched. The other problems persist however, where my controller isn't prioritised. 

Launching the former .exe launces the game, then the app and then another instance of the game launches. 

I tried deleting both of these executables and then running a repair. the repair brings both back and then reproduces it's previous behaviour of continuously launching multiple instances of the game. 

I have the same problem but with Star Wars Squadrons and it opens like 9 instances of it at least whenever I open EA Play

Hey all, trying to do what I can to recreate this and not able to.

Did anything change on your systems before this began?

Darko 

I've got the exact same issue. Its very annoying. Sometimes fallen order will launch just when I open the EA desktop app.