Epic Launcher needed to play BFII from Xbox Game pass?

So I pay for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and from that I get access to EA Play. I got the EA launcher and downloaded Battlefront II, but it says that the "Standard Edition is accessed through Epic," and sure enough when I try to launch it I get a message prompting me to search for a program to launch an epic game store link. Why is this? Is there a way around it? I'd like to play without having to get the Epic Launcher if possible.