It has been two years since EA announced it was working on a replacement for its Origin PC client, and it's now starting to roll out the new app to Windows users. The publisher claims that the EA ...

EA’s new PC app designed to replace its Origin platform is now available to download. This new app is designed to be faster and more reliable, though macOS players will still need to use Origin.

Origin, EA's universally-disliked PC storefront and launcher launched back in 2011, will finally shut down this year, on 17th April. EA has, of course, long since replaced Origin with the EA App ...

Origin, of course, was later replaced with the EA app, but because of its lack of features compared to Origin, many kept using it in place of the EA app. Those people will soon be forced to switch.

The good news is that EA already released a replacement in 2022, known as the EA app, not that it's much better than the Origin app it is replacing, which is likely why Electronic Arts started ...

EA eventually put its games back on Steam starting in 2019. It also announced plans to retire the Origin name and app in favor of a more simply branded "EA" app, which launched in 2022.

We reported that Origin was being replaced by the EA app all the way back in 2022. Now, we’re at a crossroads of sorts even if PC gamers may not like it.

Anyone still running Origin (which first debuted way back in 2011) will have to shift over to the EA app before the April 2025 deadline now set for Origin's demise.

It's been a bit of a road to get here, but you'll see why in a moment: EA first announced that Origin would be replaced by the "EA Desktop App" in 2020, then things went quiet until October 2022 ...

EA’s Origin app has always topped the charts of things no one wants to have, ... it’s being fully replaced by the EA app, which also sucks. And also, only works on 64-bit machines.

Now, EA is altogether discontinuing Origin, which will be effective April 17, 2025. By then, you’ll need to switch to the EA app , which has been available since 2020 and serves as the new ...

Origin, EA's universally-disliked PC storefront and launcher launched back in 2011, will finally shut down this year, on 17th April. EA has, of course, long since replaced Origin with the EA App ...