Unable to Launch Steam Version of NFS Heat
I recently purchased the Steam Version of NFS Heat for my brother. After downloading and pressing play, the following message is shown: The game Need for Speed™ Heat Deluxe Edition does not appear to...
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I had the same issue, the following solved the issue for me:
Close the Origin client completely before starting the game from Steam for the first time. That way Steam can install whatever it needs to connect ther game to Origin.
You don't have to do this every time you start the game, just the firt time. It'll work fine with an open Origin client after the first start installed whatever it had to.
@EA_DarkoActually your solution from post #6 gave me the idea to try this, so thank you for that.
Also, I've just reinstalled the game to try your solution in that post: Uninstalling and reinstalling the Origin client works too as long as I let Steam install Origin. Don't know why #7 and #8 said it doesn't work, but it's been almost half a year since then, so something might've changed since then with the Steam or the Origin client.
After all this time it still does not work. EA have a problem with control. The problem is you can not release a game on a platform that launches games for itself just to get the game to get people to download origin. It's selfish as can be. It should be a credit for every week go by with this same issue. EA is going to have to grow up and make up their mind on letting a separate platform bring them sells or depend on the failing origin which only live because of Sims.
Anyone else experiencing this here is what worked for me:
- close everything (EA app, origin, NFS)
- launch the game as administrator
did this... didnt work im litterally about to refund
Indeed, even the thought of deinstalling and reinstalling origin, just to start a game u bought on STEAM. Thats just so sad... And it does incredible harm to my liking of origin...
it doesn't work for me.
- @cabeson35 Okay, this will 100% work, if the game launched at least one time, but now it doesn't follow these steps and you are good to go.
If Origin is running, close it by clicking Origin in the menu bar then Exit. ...
Hold the Windows key + R.
In the command box that opens, type %ProgramData%/Origin then click OK.
Delete all the files and folders inside it EXCEPT for LocalContent!
Launch game & have "fun".
also downloading the game via steam and repairing it through origin, i was missing around 850MB worth of game files
