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3 years ago

Fix & Implement Steam Compatibility

Product: The EA app
Platform:PC
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Which client functionality are you experiencing this bug with? Launch Game
When did this happen? (dd.mm.yy hh:mm) 05/12/22 19:27
Summarize your bug Can't launch EA store-bought game with any kind of steam compatibility. This means, I can't use features such as controller remap, steam overlay, steam big picture and such. I think it's very important that you fix these things, many people are currently avoiding your services because of this kind of issue. As for what I think is causing the problem, it's obviously that when opening an executable, the action is ''caught'' by the ea app drm, which verifies that you're logged in and all that usual stuff, kills the process then relaunches it. This causes steam to think the app was closed and in turn goes back to a no-game state. So controller remaps, ease of use through big picture mode, don't hook to the game at all. In my case it practically means I can't play the game, because Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare 1 won't work with an Xbox One controller via bluetooth (yet another issue, but it would be fine if steam worked). With Steam becoming bigger and bigger - not just with Steam Deck, but also with the updates to Steam Big Picture, which allow a very comfortable, console-like experience - I strongly believe integration is essential if you want your app to be respected and future-proof.
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Add any EA App game in Steam as ''non-steam game'', then try to launch through big picture mode (or just through the list then try to trigger the overlay with alt+tab), this will trigger the ea app to open, then the game - but steam overlay will not work.
What happens when the bug occurs? The game launches, but steam features are completely absent.
What do you expect to see? ''Integration'' with steam. Be able to launch an EA App game bought through EA Store, normally, with steam features enabled such as overlay, remaps.

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