Requires disabled overlay in EA app and also -skipvideos argument in EA configuration (which is not allowed right now in Steam)

Since last EA update (Origin app replaced by EA app), things are a bit more rough but playing on steamdeck is still possible. Basically, skipvideos argument and disabled overlay are both required in EA app for this game to launch.

First, run the game using Proton Experimental and let EA app install properly: you get the splash screen and then a black screen and nothing else. Exit the game.

Second, you have to disable the EA app overlay by launching protontricks on the BurnoutPR prefix:

• select "default prefix", "run explorer"
• find the EA app launcher (located in something like C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA_App_Launcher.exe) and double click on it. EA app opens and after some time you can log in and go to the app settings to disable the ingame overlay.

Now for the skipvideos arg, EA app is not accepting args from Steam at the moment. So you have to piggyback the argument to the exe file by creating a bat file launching the game with the -skipvideos argument and then converting it to an exe file.

This involves:

• go into the installation folder of BurnoutPR on your steam deck
• rename the BurnoutPR.exe file to BurnoutPR.orig.exe
• create a BurnoutPR.bat file; the content will depend on where you installed the game
  • on SSD : start Z:\home\deck\.local\share\Steam\steamapps\common\BurnoutPR\BurnoutPR.orig.exe -skipvideos
  • on SD card : start E:\steamapps\common\BurnoutPR\BurnoutPR.orig.exe -skipvideos
• go on an external windows machine to convert this bat file to a new exe file that will replace the old one
• copy the bat file to the root of C: on the windows machine
• go into search bar in windows and search for iexpress; right click and run as admin
• select "create new self extraction directive file"
• select "extract files and run command"
• name the package as BurnoutPR
• select "no prompt"
• select "do not display a license"
• select the C:\BurnoutPR.bat file and add it to the packaged files
• enter cmd /c BurnoutPR.bat as install program with no post install command
• select "default" on show window
• select "no message"
• save the package in C:\BurnoutPR.exe
• check "Hide File Extracting Progress" and "Store files using Long File Name"
• confirm you want to continue when asked if box should be left unchecked on win95
• select "no restart"
• select "don't save"
• select finish and your exe file is done !
• now copy that exe file back to steam deck in the BurnoutPR installation folder (right next to BurnoutPR.orig.exe)

Everything should be good and running now. Congrats !