How to play a Steam/Origin game using content from both

[jesswh0o]

I have TS4 on Steam. I bought an expansion pack on sale at Amazon and had to redeem it through Origin. I hear you can do this. But I cannot figure out how to properly link the two. Origin seems to think I don't own TS4 and the pack isn't in my Origin library or Steam. However, when I search for the expansion pack in the Origin store, it says "You have this content" "View in library" but it's not in my library. HELP PLEASE.

[Wizardhermit]

So let me get this straight. You have a game on Steam and bought an expansion for it on Origin where you do not own the game and you expect it to work?

If you own a game on Steam you need to buy DLC through Steam. Same goes with Origin.

[jesswh0o]

Yes! It literally says you can do this all over the internet. Are you saying that all DLC has to be on Steam with my base game?

[Spawn of Totoro]

Originally posted by ༒Severia༒:

Yes! It literally says you can do this all over the internet. Are you saying that all DLC has to be on Steam with my base game?

If you own the base game on Steam, then you will need the DLC on Steam as well. You can not redeem an Origin key on Steam.

There is no crossover of DLC from one platform, to another, nor of the base game.

[jesswh0o]

If there's no crossover then why is there an option to "link" the two? And why does the expansion pack in the Steam store say "Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: EA on-line activation and Origin client software installation and background use required"

[Spawn of Totoro]

Originally posted by ༒Severia༒:

If there's no crossover then why is there an option to "link" the two? And why does the expansion pack in the Steam store say "Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: EA on-line activation and Origin client software installation and background use required"

Linking accounts is due to EA requiring the Origin client for their games as a 3rd party DRM. You don't get the game on both services, nor do purchases transfer between the two.

You can't rung the Steam version of the game with out Origin running as well, however, you can run the Origin version with out Steam.

[jesswh0o]

This is just blowing my mind. So, I'm already required to have Both Origin and Steam running just to play the game. But I need to buy the game twice to use any additions bought on Origin...

What about the option to activate a "non-Origin game" in the "+Add Game" section of Origin?

[Spawn of Totoro]

Originally posted by ༒Severia༒:

This is just blowing my mind. So, I'm already required to have Both Origin and Steam running just to play the game. But I need to buy the game twice to use any additions bought on Origin...

What about the option to activate a "non-Origin game" in the "+Add Game" section of Origin?

You don't need it purchased on both services, but you can only redeem DLC if you own the game on that service, so owning the base game on Steam means you can not get the DLC by redeeming an Origin key. If you want the DLC on Steam, then you need to buy it on Steam or us a Steam Key (if Steam Keys even exist for what you want to purchase).

It isn't "activate a non-origin game" it is "add a non-origin game" and that simply allows you to add a game to the Origin launcher. So if you had a stand along game "GameX" and wanted to add it to the Origin launcher to keep the games in one place, then you could do so. It wouldn't add the game to the account, only to the launcher. Steam also has this option for games not purchased through Steam.

[jesswh0o]

I also have a disk version of the base game.... Could I somehow use this to use the new pack? Or does that make everything super confusing.. having the two games?

[Spawn of Totoro]

Originally posted by ༒Severia༒:

I also have a disk version of the base game.... Could I somehow use this to use the new pack? Or does that make everything super confusing.. having the two games?

If the game came with a key that has never been redeemed (on any service) and it is a key that works on Origin, then you may be able to redeem it there, then the DLC.

Keep in mind that any DLC you own on Steam would not suddenly start working if you ran the Origin version and Steam would not recognize the DLC that was redeemed on Origin.

That is assuming Origin even allows for the redemption of the key, despite owning the Steam version.

[Judgmental Amaterasu]

Originally posted by ༒Severia༒:

Yes! It literally says you can do this all over the internet. Are you saying that all DLC has to be on Steam with my base game?

Where ever you read that made you waste your money. That has never been a thing.

[Muppet among Puppets]

Is the game shown in origin? What happens if you start it there, instead of steam?

[Axø]

EA/Origin games are the same products on both plataforms.

But if you buy the game in steam and the dlcs on origin or the other way around is no gonna work/sync cuz these need to be in one of both plataforms to work your EA account will no sync the dlcs with the game if these are in different plataform away from the other