For a long time, EA games could only be purchased, downloaded, and played digitally via EA Origin (at least on PCs).

After 14 years, EA will retire its controversial Origin game distribution app for Windows, the company announced. Origin will ...

EA is closing Origin on April 17, 2025, switching to the EA App due to Microsoft's 32-bit abandonment. Games and accounts ...

Electronic Arts (EA) has announced the end of Origin, its 14-year-old game launcher. The company will sunset Origin this ...

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 ...

EA is officially shutting down the old and creaky Origin PC app because it runs on such old code Windows no longer supports ...

The good news is, your account and games will transfer over to the EA app that replaces Origin. However, there are some ...

EA Origin will shut down on April 17, 2025, as a result of Microsoft no longer supporting 32-bit software. Players that use Origin will need to download and install the EA app, available from EA's ...

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 ...

Origin, EA's universally-disliked PC storefront and launcher launched back in 2011, will finally shut down this year, ...

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.

Due to clunky UX and frustrating login processes, many PC gamers chose to outright avoid using Origin as much as possible.