Steam sims and retail

Pc.robb · 3 Apr 2012 at 22:09

I have sims 3 base and 2 expansion games on steam, is it possible to buy a retail version of the game(disc) and they work together?

tonyt3rry · 3 Apr 2012 at 22:52

I think they are not cross compatable I looked into this not long back when there was a sale on either origin or steam when they was 6 quid or so for the big expansions

CaptainRAVE · 4 Apr 2012 at 07:05

No they are not compatible, really annoying

Pc.robb · 4 Apr 2012 at 14:54

OK that's rubbish

But thanks.

Gimpymoo · 4 Apr 2012 at 15:25

Activate the product keys from Steam into Origin.
Activate your retail expansions into Origin.

WIN

BombayMix · 4 Apr 2012 at 16:40

Gimpymoo said:
Activate the product keys from Steam into Origin.
Activate your retail expansions into Origin.

WIN

No longer works. Origin won't accept your Steam keys.

CaptainRAVE · 4 Apr 2012 at 20:21

It is a pain that retail and steam aren't comparable. I have too many of the expansions to switch over to steam, but would really like to own all of them on there

MumboJumbo · 4 Apr 2012 at 21:22

BombayMix said:
No longer works. Origin won't accept your Steam keys.

This is what happens when companies care more about one upping each other rather than giving consumers what they want.

Gimpymoo · 5 Apr 2012 at 01:14

BombayMix said:
No longer works. Origin won't accept your Steam keys.

I apologise.

Why the **** did E.A stop that?

That company sucks balls.

CaptainRAVE · 5 Apr 2012 at 07:04

Gimpymoo said:
That company sucks balls.

There is your reason

BombayMix · 5 Apr 2012 at 10:04

Probably something they overlooked at launch, since it generally the same for other products. And why your blaming EA? Could be Value doing!

MumboJumbo · 5 Apr 2012 at 13:55

BombayMix said:
Probably something they overlooked at launch, since it generally the same for other products. And why your blaming EA? Could be Value doing!

From what I have heard, valve wouldn't play ball with EA and so EA pulled all support for new EA games from valve so that people had to use origin instead and thus they also won't let you use your steam keys in origin.

tonyt3rry · 5 Apr 2012 at 14:01

It took the mic other day for me just to add crysis maximum ed. had to create pogo account and all sorts, my sims3 retail doesn't even register on origin despite me having the disk and it was made after origin needs

BombayMix · 5 Apr 2012 at 14:06

My retail Dragon Age won't register on origin. Hopeing to download it to avoid the disc check.

El_Commi · 5 Apr 2012 at 15:36

If you use a different email address for your Steam/Origin accoutns culd be why the codes don't work.

EA are adding games to Origin accoutns via backend. (IE: If you have a game registered to steam/sims3.com but not origin. EA will add that code to your origin account with the same email.).

If you have the steam codes, call EA support. They may be able to check the codes exist on another account. Then provide you with new codes to use in Origin.