Putting aside the $ 7.5 billion buyout of Zenimax Bethesda , Microsoft's biggest announcement at the end of the year for the Xbox is undoubtedly the addition of the EA Play service to its offering of 'subscription. On Xbox consoles, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers benefit from the EA Play service at no additional cost in their offer since November 10. This service includes, among other things, a catalog of EA games such as Star Wars Jedi Fallen Orders, trial versions of new games, and discounts on the purchase of Electronic Arts content.
Microsoft had promised that the EA Play subscription would also be included on PC for subscribers to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, or Xbox Game Pass for PC, before the end of 2020. The company then announced the date of December 15 for the connection between the two services. December 15 passed, and the firm had to admit that the integration would finally be delayed.
XBOX GAME PASS ON PC BUGGED
For several days, an update of the Xbox app on Windows 10 has asked users to find the “eaconnect.microsoft” app on the Microsoft Store. However, the application in question could not be found on the Microsoft store. The name suggests that it is an application to connect your EA account with your Microsoft account. Unfortunately, with the announced delay in integrating EA Play, and therefore with no prospect of finding the application in question, the bug becomes much more annoying.
The Xbox application was released from beta in November 2020 on Windows 10. However, the application continues to cause many problems in downloading and installing games for Xbox Game Pass subscribers. Unlike Steam or other platforms, the Xbox app uses the Microsoft Store and a very special format to install games. Hopefully Microsoft will finally find the budget and resources to solve its recurring problems that the Microsoft Store has been responsible for for more than 5 years on Windows 10.
For its part, EA has planned to replace its Origin platform on PC with the EA Desktop application, currently in beta. Again, the two groups may wish to wait for a stable version of EA Desktop before launching the integration. See you at the start of the year for more news.