This was exacerbated by EA making many of its games Origin exclusive, something it went back on in 2020. Now, with games that launched in that period of Origin exclusivity already ported over to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Origin is essentially EA Desktop in its ultimate form. Because of the advancements made by EA, you can now spend your time engaged in your favorite game rather than fighting bugs and crashes.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.