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

Origin Is Being Discontinued . Origin is a 32-bit game launcher for Windows released by EA in 2011. The 32-bit architecture ...

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.

E lectronic Arts' Origin app has been around since 2011, but this year will be its last. The often-reviled game launcher is ...

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 ...

Electronic Arts (EA) announced plans to shutter its Origin launcher in a few months, which raises the questions of what will happen to game libraries and accompanying mods. The good news is ...

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 went on to explain that your Origin account will work on the EA App for Windows. So there is no risk of losing your account and games. This advisory is simply to warn customers that the Origin ...