![]() I’m used to dealing with SIMS4 and tried all the tricks. ![]() The game wouldn’t get out of the startup screen, the green diamond spins forever. I had hopes that I could avoid re-installing and dealing with the saved games. I attempted to copy that installations’s files (including the services folder) over the same directory in the recently upgraded SIMS 4’s location. Next I tried installing the new EA Desktop separately, as an app in Steam and got it running. This let the game start up far enough to sign-in to the new EA desktop app but when you tried to open SIMS 4 it errored out saying that it was “missing services”. I edited the Orgin shortcut in Steam to point at the new EA Desktop (EADESKTOP.EXE) and forced it to the Proton Experimental mode. When I tried to open the game again, nothing worked. I clicked ok and was surprised to see the update install and the game launch. ![]() I started up the Origin launcher and was presented with a forced update to EA’s Desktop App (their new launcher). Without this functionality, you would need an external keyboard and mouse to play. The magical template mapped the Deck’s sticks, trackpads, and buttons to the keyboard and mouse inputs the game needs. The key was that you downloaded and used a controller template. It was a clunky install process, but it worked. Steam Deck players with EA’s games (like SIMS4, the $1000 + monster I can’t afford to re-purchase) were using the Origin launcher running in Proton to access EA’s catalog. The problem that kicked this post off for me was EA recently ending support for the Origin game launcher. As in, most competative multiplayer games require that you abandon SteamOS and install Windows. There are still struggles with games that feature anti-cheat solutions like Destiny 2. More games are auto recognized and run without issue or complex setup. Proton has been updated and improved in countless ways over the last few months. Not so much for others.įast forward and we now see numerous titles certified to run on the Steam Deck. Proton, the software bridge that runs Windows titles on the device’s Linux operating system, worked for some games. At launch, there were just a handful of games that were certified for the Linux-based system. Valve’s Steam Deck has been evolving at a rapid pace.
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