Following the significant move yesterday that saw EA start to add their back catalogue to Steam, players have been flocking to play some of the publisher’s biggest hits on the platform.And they.
The latest update to the Steam client has dropped, and with it comes some exciting features. Along with the usual bug fixes and new 'Flick Stick' controls, Valve has added support for EA Play.
- With the return of EA to Steam will newly released games have interchangeable keys between Steam and Origin? I remember when EA launched Origin, games you had purchased on Steam allowed you to reuse that Steam key on Origin. Will this be the a reversed case for new game keys like Jedi Fallen Orde.
- EA Play - Now Available on Steam. EA Play membership helps you get more from the games you love. Unlock exclusive rewards, member-only content and a library of top titles. Learn more about EA Play on Steam. Visit the Sales page.
- EA Play gets you: Unlock exclusive challenges and rewards, member-only content, early trials of new releases, and access to a library of top titles. Play select new-release games for up to 10 hours even before they launch. Get more to play with unlimited access to a collection of Electronic Arts’ fan-favorite series and top titles.
- In some cases, your game data will automatically be re-linked to your Steam account. If this has not happened, you will need to contact the publisher of the game and have them re-initiate your previous game account and link it to your Steam account. Support contact information for each subscription-based game is outlined below.
EA Play is the first subscription service of its type on Steam, boasting such features as in-game rewards for having the subscription and access to specific EA titles. Players get access to new titles for up to 10 hours of playtime. An EA account is required, though now players can register with their Steam account.
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Underneath the fanfare of EA's rush to get its titles to launch through Steam, one neat new feature which was quietly added is 'Jibb Smart's Flick Stick.' This controller configuration, which is available for the Nintendo Switch, PS4, and Steam controllers, can be found in the configuration sub-menu for any joystick or touchpad. This setting allows the player to point the joystick in the relative position they wish to look, though it does require the controller's gyro to take over for the Y-axis.
There were plenty of bugs to be fixed, the most amusing one allowing users to acquire free DLC from the Steam store using an in-game browser. Other issues included the platform hanging or crashing at shutdown time, the user's download region getting set to 'Argentina' in certain settings, and unfriended or blocked users being displayed in a game's activity feed. Valve's new chat filter is still in Beta and was not included in the update.
Users who were unable to use the Steam controller with certain games, even with Big Picture Mode enabled, may be glad to know that Valve fixed an issue with how Steam handles games that launch from 3rd party apps, such as EA's Origin. The devs have also addressed issues with Nintendo Switch controllers locking up when certain games send 'rumble off' commands each frame.
Some are reporting that in certain regions, users are unable to purchase an EA Play subscription, though the cause is currently unclear.
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