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EA is officially shutting down the old and creaky Origin PC app because it runs on such old code Windows no longer supports it.
EA's Origin app will stop working as of April 17, 2025, you'll need to switch to the EA app to continue accessing your EA library. EA took this decision due to Microsoft ending support for 32-bit ...
However, Origin will be completely shuttered on April 17, 2025, as Microsoft ends support for 32-bit software. Anyone still using Origin will need to swap over to the EA app before that date.
EA Is Killing Off Origin, But Also Your 32-Bit Gaming Collection The publisher is moving everyone onto the EA app, but you need a 64-bit machine for that ...
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 ...
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.
Electronic Arts has officially discontinued the Origin store and launcher, and will now require users to make the transition to the EA app.
How to switch to the EA app Users who previously only had EA Origin installed must download the new EA app. Then, log in with the same account details you previously used for Origin.
EA will shut down its Origin app on April 17, 2025, due to the end of Microsoft's support for 32-bit software.
The Origin storefront will go offline on April 17, 2025. After that, players can upgrade to the EA App.
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.