{"id":78243,"date":"2020-10-10T10:49:47","date_gmt":"2020-10-10T05:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/?p=78243"},"modified":"2020-10-10T10:50:20","modified_gmt":"2020-10-10T05:50:20","slug":"how-to-fix-fifa-21-activation-required-error-on-pc-steam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/how-to-fix-fifa-21-activation-required-error-on-pc-steam\/","title":{"rendered":"How to fix FIFA 21 Activation Required Error on PC (Steam)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/tag\/fifa-21\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FIFA 21<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is a football simulation video game from <strong><em>Electronic Arts<\/em><\/strong>. It is part of the long-running series that started back in <strong>1993<\/strong>, and this is the latest entry. The game is also available on a variety of systems including PC via both <em><strong>Origin <\/strong><\/em>and <em><strong>Steam<\/strong><\/em>. If you are on PC and are running into the <em><strong>FIFA 21<\/strong><\/em> Activation Required Error, here is how you can fix it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The game currently has a <strong>Mostly Positive<\/strong> rating on <em><strong>Steam <\/strong><\/em>with over <strong>10K <\/strong>people playing at this very moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FIFA 21 Activation Required Error<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Multiple users have reported this error on forums, and here is how you can fix it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fix 1: Start from Origin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Completely exit from <strong><em>Steam<\/em><\/strong><\/li><li>Now, do the same for <strong><em>Origin<\/em><\/strong>, and restart the client<\/li><li>Now, in your library, you should see <strong><em>FIFA 21<\/em><\/strong><\/li><li>Run the game from <strong><em>Origin<\/em><\/strong>, and it should start working from Steam as well<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fix 2: Sync Accounts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Head over to the following link for <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/help.ea.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">EA Help<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li>Now, login to your <strong>Origin Account<\/strong> on the <em><strong>EA Help<\/strong><\/em> page<\/li><li>Click login with <em><strong>Steam<\/strong><\/em> account, using this your Origin Account and <strong><em>Steam <\/em><\/strong>account will be linked and synchronized<\/li><li>After this, open <em><strong>Origin<\/strong><\/em>, and you should see <em><strong>FIFA 21<\/strong><\/em> in your library<\/li><li>Now, launch <strong><em>FIFA 21 <\/em><\/strong>from <em><strong>Steam <\/strong><\/em>as usual<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FIFA 21 System Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To play the game on PC, you need the following specifications<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Minimum<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system<\/li><li><strong>OS:<\/strong>&nbsp;Windows 10 &#8211; 64-Bit<\/li><li><strong>Processor:<\/strong>&nbsp;Intel Core i3-6100 @ 3.7GHz or AMD Athlon X4 880K @4GHz<\/li><li><strong>Memory:<\/strong>&nbsp;8 GB RAM<\/li><li><strong>Graphics:<\/strong>&nbsp;NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB or AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB<\/li><li><strong>Storage:<\/strong>&nbsp;50 GB available space<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recommended<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system<\/li><li><strong>OS:<\/strong>\u00a0Windows 10 &#8211; 64-Bit<\/li><li><strong>Processor:<\/strong>\u00a0Intel i5-3550 @ 3.40GHz or AMD FX 8150 @ 3.6GHz<\/li><li><strong>Memory:<\/strong>\u00a08 GB RAM<\/li><li><strong>Graphics:<\/strong>\u00a0NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 or AMD Radeon R9 270X<\/li><li><strong>Network:<\/strong>\u00a0Broadband Internet connection<\/li><li><strong>Storage:<\/strong>\u00a050 GB available space<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Was this guide useful? Let us know in the comments below and share your thoughts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FIFA 21 is a football simulation video game from Electronic Arts. It is part of the long-running series that started back in 1993, and this is the latest entry. The game is also available on a variety of systems including PC via both Origin and Steam. If you are on PC and are running into the FIFA 21 Activation Required Error, here is how you can fix it. 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