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 has, of course, long since replaced Origin with the EA App, which isn't much better. From mid-April, any PC users still using Origin will need to switch in order to continue accessing their library ...

In new support entries on the EA Help support website, EA has confirmed they will be shuttering the EA Origin platform.

Many who use the Origin client will be fine, but the lack of support for older software means others will lose access to their game library. EA, which owns the likes of Battlefield, The Sims 4 ...

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 ...

Those people will soon be forced to switch. EA announced Origin’s shutdown this week. The decision is the result of Microsoft ending support for 32-bit software on Windows. Origin does not run ...

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.

The publisher has announced this on a support page. Users of Origin should switch to the EA app, it says. Origin was EA's attempt to set up its own games store. In addition to EA's own games ...

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 ...