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Matcapoeira
Seasoned Newcomer
4 months ago

Unable to launch game due to "not owning the game"

I've been working with the support to try and resolve this, but they directed me to the forums. 

I can't launch my Red Alert 3 from my library. I bought the game back when it came out on CD-Rom and added it on Origin as was required. After the update to the EA-app (and I think the launch of the C&C remastered collection). The game no longer is able to download as I get an error messages stating:

 

Which is silly as I'm looking at the CD-Rom lying in front of me. 

The game doesn't have its own gamehub and the only option under the three dots is to download it, which gives this error. 

Having down the usual gamut of uninstalling, repairing, cache clearing, restarting etc. The service team couldn't help me further and directed me to post over here. Is there anyone who can help me out?

8 Replies

  • Walle1953's avatar
    Walle1953
    Seasoned Newcomer
    4 months ago

    Have the same issue. The game says i dont own the game and i cant download it. Had a continues discussion with the EA support giving me advice to even start changing settings in windows to make the game run. Needless to say nothing has worked and I basicly has stoped trying. Although it is completly wrong from EA because I have bought the game and it isnt working. Making this thier problem to solve.

    Also I bought the whole series of C&C games as a package and the only game that doesnt seem to be working is RA3.

  • same thing here with NFS Undercover,,, EA help you took my money okay,, now fix my game

  • BeWary's avatar
    BeWary
    Seasoned Vanguard
    1 month ago

    Have you tried the Help->App Recovery feature?

     

    I have to do this every other day because the app forgets which games I own and which are installed.  It's REALLY annoying.

  • KikiKun's avatar
    KikiKun
    Seasoned Newcomer
    1 month ago

    I have same issue with Mirror's Edge. Even do App Recovery I can't install game.😡 Game was registered by package CD-Key.

  • Matcapoeira's avatar
    Matcapoeira
    Seasoned Newcomer
    1 month ago

    Yup, tried that as well. EA just straight up making your games not work anymore is a disgrace tbh. 

  • KikiKun's avatar
    KikiKun
    Seasoned Newcomer
    26 days ago

    Oh, now Mirror's Edge can download!

     

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