Can I install games obtained via Steam in Origin?

Origin seems to recognise that I purchased NFS: Hot Pursuit on Steam, and is now giving me the option to download it. Is there a way, or is it possible, to install games in Origin that have been backed-up/downloaded via Steam?

Solution 1:

I haven't installed Origin yet, but I would say it isn't even technically possible, short of reversing the game, Steamworks and the Origin interface.

Steam and Origin are different DRM systems with easily different interfaces between the game and the distribution system (i.e. ways for the program to ask "what's the user's avatar?", "does the user own this game?", "does the user have this DLC?", "please unlock this achievement", "please begin the purchase of this hat", etc.)

You can't just swap steamapp.dll for origindrm.dll (or whatever the relevant libraries are) and expect the program to work still.

The games could even be available in different versions between the two different platforms, so even just copy pasting the bulk of the game (levels, music, etc.) might be in vain.

In short, no, it's not possible.

Solution 2:

The Origin Code Redemption FAQ lists a number of titles that can be re-redeemed through Origin. Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit is one of them, you'll be unsurprised to know. There's no information on what happens to the Steam version of the game, though. I actually asked that question here but strangely enough it was closed as a duplicate of this question :/