EA's Origin app for PC gaming will shut down

EA's Origin app for PC gaming will shut down in April
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 out the new EA app in 2022.
EA is killing its Origin PC app soon, so it's a shame the EA app that replaced it isn't that much better
EA is officially shutting down the old and creaky Origin PC app because it runs on such old code Windows no longer supports it.
EA will shut down Origin in April
Now, however, EA has said Origins will no longer be available come 17th April. The reason for the shut down is that “Microsoft has stopped supporting 32-bit software”. As such, users will have to download the EA app but the publisher notes that this requires a 64-bit version of Windows and, naturally, hardware that supports 64-bit software.
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 EA app, which requires a 64-bit version of Windows 10 or 11,
EA Is Killing Off Origin, But Also Your 32-Bit Gaming Collection
The EA App is as clunky and frustrating as Origin ever was, a completely unnecessary obstacle between you and just double-clicking the icon for the game you want to play, but when you want to play Burnout Paradise for the 943rd time,
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.
EA is ditching Origin, which means you could lose access to your games
EA says it is shutting down the Origin PC client, forcing users to move to the EA App which doesn't support 32-bit Windows software.
EA Announces Origin End Of Support, Users Should Upgrade To x64 And The EA App
Subsequently, if you go through the process of installing and replacing the Origin app with the EA app, you won’t have to redownload your games. However, because EA doesn’t have control over any mods you may have applied to your games, they can’t guarantee that they will continue to work. So you’ll have to check with the mod creators on this.
EA's Origin App is shutting down and an arguably worse alternative has taken its place
Electronic Arts has officially discontinued the Origin store and launcher, and will now require users to make the transition to the EA app.
Unloved games client: EA shuts down Origin
EA once wanted to put pressure on Steam with Origin. Now the games client is being shut down for good and users will have to switch to the EA app.
RIP EA’s Origin launcher: We knew ye all too well, unfortunately
The launch of Origin in 2011 was a flashpoint of controversy among gamers, as EA—already not a beloved company by this point—began pulling titles like Crysis 2 from the popular Steam platform to drive players to its own launcher.
EA Is Dealing the Final Blow to Origin, and Taking Some Users With It
Due to clunky UX and frustrating login processes, many PC gamers chose to outright avoid using Origin as much as possible.
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