Players distrusted EA and had a lot of goodwill for Valve and Steam. Origin lacked features players liked on Steam, and old habits and social connections die hard. Plus, EA's use of Origin—a ...

For a long time, EA games could only be purchased, downloaded, and played digitally via EA Origin (at least on PCs). Eventually, some titles became available on Steam. Now, EA is altogether ...

EA's Origin app will stop working as of April 17, 2025, you'll need to switch to the EA app to continue accessing your EA ...

Origin, EA's universally-disliked PC storefront and launcher launched back in 2011, will finally shut down this year, on 17th April. EA has, of course, long since replaced Origin with the EA App ...

EA's Origin PC client has officially reached the end of the line. The gaming company had previously announced its plans to rebrand the Origin app for desktop players back in 2020 and began rolling ...

Origin, the original PC app for publisher EA, will be ceasing operations on April 17, 2025. Origin was EA’s first foray into creating its own PC store, back when it was common for major ...

EA’s Origin app has always topped the charts of things no one wants to have, alongside venereal diseases. It’s finally being closed down forever, but sadly it’s not a clean, liberating break ...

Electronic Arts (EA) has announced the end of Origin, its 14-year-old game launcher. The company will sunset Origin this April, forcing gamers with EA titles to open them via the newer EA app.

EA Origin will shut down on April 17, 2025, as a result of Microsoft no longer supporting 32-bit software. Players that use Origin will need to download and install the EA app, available from EA's ...

TL;DR: EA will shut down the Origin app on April 17, 2025, due to Microsoft's end of support for 32-bit software on Windows 11. Origin, launched in 2011, faced criticism for mandatory use and ...

EA is closing down the Origin PC client, and players with software past a certain age will be unable to play their games when it's gone. EA is telling players on both Microsoft and Apple products ...