Forum Discussion

aliasSane's avatar
aliasSane
3 years ago
Solved

Need For Speed : Payback won't launch after buying from Steam.

After purchasing the game from Steam, and running it, the game then forces me to install Origin which then I did. After that, the game runs Origin and a popup appears saying "ACTIVATION REQUIRED", an...
  • EA_Montimer's avatar
    EA_Montimer
    3 years ago

    Hello @aliasSane 

    Usually this error means that your Steam account is not linked to your EA account. Please make sure that your Steam account is linked to your EA account. If the issue still persists, please try clearing Origin cache.

EA_Montimer's avatar
EA_Montimer
Legend
3 years ago

Hello @aliasSane 

Usually this error means that your Steam account is not linked to your EA account. Please make sure that your Steam account is linked to your EA account. If the issue still persists, please try clearing Origin cache.

  • zyishere's avatar
    zyishere
    3 years ago

    I have my steam account linked,but it still dosent let me open need for speed payback,origin is opening again when i press play.

    • EA_Montimer's avatar
      EA_Montimer
      Legend
      3 years ago

      Hello @zyishere 

      Can you please let me know what happens when Origin window pops up? Do you see the same error "activation required" or something else?

      • zyishere's avatar
        zyishere
        3 years ago

        Well since yesterday i have this problem.The activation required thing pops up when i want to acces the game from local files,but when i try to open nfs payback from origin it shows me this "The attached screenshot".After i press play origin is opening again.

  • Gho5t_5X's avatar
    Gho5t_5X
    2 years ago

    My EA account and my Steam account are linked but the problem is still that the EA app opens and close after a very short time.

    • SERMORAR's avatar
      SERMORAR
      2 years ago

      Hello I have the same issue, but only with this game,

      I am running win 10

About NEED FOR SPEED™ Franchise Discussion

Have you played any other Need for Speed games in the franchise? Tell us about your experience on the community forum.30,016 PostsLatest Activity: 9 hours ago