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| {{++}} [https://www.origin.com/store/on-the-house On the House] and [https://www.origin.com/store/free-games/game-time Game Time] provide free access to popular EA titles. | | {{++}} [https://www.origin.com/store/on-the-house On the House] and [https://www.origin.com/store/free-games/game-time Game Time] provide free access to popular EA titles. |
| {{ii}} Games using Origin are not sold on [[Steam]]. | | {{ii}} Games using Origin are not sold on [[Steam]]. |
| + | {{ii}} Refund policy: [https://www.origin.com/great-game-guarantee Great Game Guarantee]; EA-published titles can be refunded for any reason within the time period.<ref>[https://www.origin.com/great-game-guarantee Great Game Guarantee - Origin.com]</ref> |
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| ==Essential improvements== | | ==Essential improvements== |
Revision as of 11:57, 19 August 2014
June 3, 2011
Digital Distribution
Key points
- Keys for most games developed or published by EA can be redeemed on Origin; see List of Origin-redeemable games.
- On the House and Game Time provide free access to popular EA titles.
- Games using Origin are not sold on Steam.
- Refund policy: Great Game Guarantee; EA-published titles can be refunded for any reason within the time period.[1]
Essential improvements
Redeem EA games on Origin
- See List of Origin-redeemable games for details.
Issues fixed
Origin can't connect/can't log in
If Origin cannot connect to the internet and won't let you log in, try opening the Command Prompt and running this command: netsh winsock reset
Origin Offline/You must be online the first time you log in
- This can happen with Windows / Origin update.
Origin - Reset to defaults / Clear data cache
- If you are getting issues with downloading DLC or Updating games, this will help to allow to restore origin with a full uninstall.
Enable Steam overlay in Origin games
- The Steam and Origin overlays conflict; to use the Steam overlay, disable the Origin overlay.
- This might not work for all Origin games.
DirectX Setup "An internal system error occurred" error when installing games
- Some Origin games may refuse to install due to bundling a corrupted
DXSETUP.exe
.
Origin stops downloading after an ungiven threshold
The game does not appear to be installed
This is caused by missing registry keys.
References