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EA Is Shutting Down Origin On April 17
EA will finally shut down Origin on April 17, 2025. Anyone still using Origin will have to make the switch over to the EA App to keep playing their games. EA App doesn't work on 32-bit operating ...
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EA Origin is shutting down. Here’s how to keep all your games safe
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 Origin To Shutdown Later This Year
EA is closing Origin on April 17, 2025, switching to the EA App due to Microsoft's 32-bit abandonment. Games and accounts will transfer to the EA App seamlessly, including saved data and cloud storage ...
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RIP EA’s Origin launcher: We knew ye all too well, unfortunately
After 14 years, EA will retire its controversial Origin game distribution app for Windows, the company announced. Origin will stop working on April 17, 2025. Folks still using it will be directed ...
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EA is ditching Origin, which means you could lose access to your games
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 ...
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EA will shut down Origin in April
EA Origin was the frankly awful launcher EA used for all of its titles, but in a few months it will be gone forever. The platform was rebranded to the EA app in 2022, but Origin remained available ...
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Unloved games client: EA shuts down Origin
Electronic Arts is shutting down its games client Origin for good on April 17. The publisher has announced this on a support page. Users of Origin should switch to the EA app, it says. Origin was ...
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EA is killing its Origin PC app soon, so it's a shame the EA app that replaced it isn't that much better
If some of your games don’t support the feature, you’re going to have to migrate those saves manually. Anyone who did the Origin-to-EA app transition in the last couple of years, however ...
EA shuts down Origin app: What it means for PC gamers
EA will shut down its Origin app on April 17, 2025, due to the end of Microsoft's support for 32-bit software. Origin users are asked to switch to the ...
TweakTown19d
EA's Origin App is shutting down and an arguably worse alternative has taken its place
Origin, launched in 2011, faced criticism for mandatory use and exclusivity. Users will transition to the EA app, which also faces negative feedback for technical issues. Independent video game ...
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EA to Sunset Origin Launcher This April
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.