FAQ - EA Games on Steam
Having trouble linking your EA account? Use this FAQ to help troubleshoot issues you may have with your EA games on Steam. WHAT EA GAMES ARE ON STEAM? We’re frequently updating our Steam catalog. Check out our Steam store page for the most up-to-date list. LINKING YOUR ACCOUNTS You only need to link your accounts the first time you play an EA game on Steam. Sign into Steam. Launch an EA game from Steam by clicking Play. Install Origin if you haven’t already. Origin will launch and ask you to link your Steam account and your EA Account. Log in to Origin using your EA Account info or create a new EA Account. Steam will install your game and let you know when it’s ready to play. Note: You can only link one Steam account to one EA Account, so make sure you choose the right EA Account to link to. Unlinking accounts Want to unlink your Steam account? Contact us for help. INSTALLING EA GAMES THROUGH STEAM Once you’ve linked your accounts and installed your first EA game through Steam, installing future games gets a lot easier: Sign into Steam. Go to your Library. Select the game. Click Install. Click Next on the pop-up window to install the game. HOW DO I PLAY WITH MY FRIENDS? Origin-required games You can tell if a game is Origin-required if it says it “Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: EA on-line activation and Origin client software installation and background use required.” For games that need Origin but you bought them on Steam, you’ll need to add your friends on Origin to play with them. You won’t be able to add friends on Steam. Steam-native games Native games on Steam don’t need Origin to launch, but you can only play with friends on the same platform as you. For example, if your friend is playing on Steam, you’ll need to play the game on Steam too. Add friends on Origin Adding friends on Steam Cross-play games Cross-play games can be played on Steam or Origin, and you can play with both Steam and Origin friends at the same time! To invite friends, you’ll need to add them in-game. What about game invites? You can only send game invites between Origin accounts. GOT QUESTIONS? Do I always need Origin to play EA games in my Steam library? You may need Origin to launch some EA games from Steam. When you do, Steam will tell you the game needs to be launched using a third-party DRM and will show Origin software installation in the system requirements. If I buy a game on Steam, can I buy DLC for that game on Origin? Yep! You can buy DLC both on Origin and Steam. If I buy a game on Origin, can I buy DLC for that game on Steam? For Origin-purchased base games, you’ll need to buy all DLC in Origin. I'm an Origin Access subscriber. Do I get my 10% subscriber discount on Steam? No, the Origin Access subscriber discount only applies to purchases made through the Origin platform, and to in-game purchases through games originally purchased through Origin. Can I earn Steam Achievements and Trading Cards with EA Games? You won’t earn Steam Achievements for our games, but you can still build out your Trading Card collection. Learn more about Trading cards on Steam. Can I use Cloud saves? You can’t use Cloud saves for EA Games on Steam. More questions? Full details are available via EA Help.
EA Sports FC 25 Activation Issue
Dear EA Support, I am experiencing an issue activating EA Sports FC 25 on my computer. Every time I try to launch the game, I receive an error stating that the game could not be activated using the EA account I provided. I have followed all the tips given by the previous advisor, but I still can’t open my EA FC 25. I have also uninstalled and reinstalled Steam, EA, and FC 25 overnight, but it still won’t open. Every time I try to launch it, it shows the same message as in the picture I sent in the file. I have also deleted the License file as instructed by the previous advisor. I have followed other steps from YouTube as well, but the result is still the same—I can’t open the game. Please help me. I even created a new EA account, but the same screen still appears as shown in the file. I’ve tried everything, including running EA as an administrator, deleting and reinstalling, but it still doesn’t work. I even deleted FC 25 and re-downloaded it, but it still won’t launch. Before this, I could play without any issues, but starting yesterday, this problem appeared. What else can I do? Please help me. I’ve spent the entire night trying to fix this, but there’s still no solution.
[INFO REQUEST] "Service Limitations Apply" Error In EA app Or Online
Hi everyone, Over the past week, we’ve seen a small uptick in reports from players encountering a “Service Limitations Apply” error in the EA app on PC and Mac. This error appears during login, when launching a game via a third-party launcher (like Steam or Epic), or when trying to link those launchers to an EA account. To help us investigate and hopefully resolve this for those affected, please share the following information in your reply: Your region/country of residence Whether you are located in or connecting through a country listed under EA’s restricted regions (see: "EA games unavailable in some countries or regions") Are you using a VPN? If so, please disable it completely (make sure no VPN-related processes are running), reboot your device, and try again. Your EA app Error Reporter ID You can generate this from the EA app and post it here in the thread. See [INFO/GUIDE] Index - Troubleshooting the EA app. Once we have these details, we can investigate the issue further and try to identify its cause. Thanks for your help!
Game Pass not detected by Beta EA desktop app - Asks me to purchase a membership
I have Game Pass for PC and of course it includes EA play. I have updated both desktop apps Xbox and Beta EA Play desktop apps, even I reinstalled them from the official web sites https://www.ea.com/ea-app & https://www.xbox.com/en-US/apps/xbox-app-on-pc and still EA is asking me to get a membership. On the xbox app says that I can install Jedi Fallen Order since it is included with Game Pass through EA Play. I have cleared the cache of EA app, unlinked Xbox and EA and still same result. I never had this problem before and I have installed the game from EA app previously with no trouble until now.
My PSN is linked to an unknown EA account!! Help!!!!!!!
Hello!!! I need serious help !!! Please help me! Hello , I just purchase and installed Spolit Fiction on my PSN: Nedda_E But it said I can't start the game because my account needs to update login password. However when I use my PSN login email:[edit: email address removed] to login to EA.com, I found that this email is not linked with any PSN account. And my PSN account is linked to an unknown email I never used!!! I want to unlink my PSN account from that EA account (83*****@disabled.ea.co) which I never used!!!! What can I do now? Because I can't find anyway that to login to that EA account (83*****@disabled.ea.co) I never used, I can't unlink my PSN: Nedda_E and relink my PSN to my EA account (Both use email: [edit: email address removed]), why this is happening?? Can you help me!!!!!!!!! Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!