EA shuts down Origin app

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.
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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 discontinuing Origin, which will be effective April 17, 2025.
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Despite this, EA persisted, but has now finally decided to outright replace Origin with the equally clunky EA app. This comes along with several caveats. Own Titanfall on Origin but can’t access your account?
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 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 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 is shutting down Origin on PC and Mac, players will need a 64-bit OS to access their games
EA has announced that it will be shutting down its Origin service on PC and Mac, and that players with 32-bit operating systems will lose access to their libraries if they don’t upgrade. In a pair of statements posted on its EA Help support page, the publisher informs players that Origin will be terminated on April 17 for both PC and Mac users.
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.
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The good news is, your account and games will transfer over to the EA app that replaces Origin. However, there are some potential caveats.
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Origin will be officially shut down this April. The reason is Microsoft's abandonment of the 32-bit operating system.
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