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

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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.

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 ...

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

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EA will shut down its Origin app on April 17, 2025, due to the end of Microsoft's support for 32-bit software. Origin users ...

Six EA games are free to download and check out in an extended free trial that is going to run on Xbox consoles until January 27.

Origin will be officially shut down this April. The reason is Microsoft's abandonment of the 32-bit operating system.

EA has, of course, long since replaced Origin with the EA App, which isn't much better. From mid-April, any PC users still ...