EA Is Shutting Down Origin On Apr. 17

EA to Sunset Origin Launcher This April
Electronic Arts (EA) has announced the end of Origin, its 14-year-old game launcher. The company will sunset Origin this April, forcing gamers with EA titles to open them via the newer EA app.
EA Origin is Shutting Down on April 17 - News
Electronic Arts announced it is shutting down EA Origin on April 17, 2025 on PC and Mac. Origin users will need to download and install the EA app on EA's website, which requires a 64-bit version of Windows. EA Origin released in 2011, while the EA App released in October 2022. EA said it would phase out EA Origin when the EA App released.
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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 Burnout Paradise for the 943rd time,
Unloved games client: EA shuts down Origin
EA once wanted to put pressure on Steam with Origin. Now the games client is being shut down for good and users will have to switch to the EA app.
RIP EA’s Origin launcher: We knew ye all too well, unfortunately
The launch of Origin in 2011 was a flashpoint of controversy among gamers, as EA—already not a beloved company by this point—began pulling titles like Crysis 2 from the popular Steam platform to drive players to its own launcher.
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Electronic Arts is one of the most notable publishers in the video games industry. Not only does it own extremely successful franchises like EA Sports FC, The Sims, Mass Effect, and Dragon Age, the company also plays a key role in setting trends in the games market.
Nobody is going to miss EA's Origin game launcher when it shutters in April
E lectronic Arts' Origin app has been around since 2011, but this year will be its last. The often-reviled game launcher is going dark for good on April 17th, which is only a few
EA Is Shutting Down Origin On April 17
EA will finally shut down Origin on April 17, 2025. Anyone still using Origin will have to make the switch over to the EA App to keep playing their games. EA App doesn't work on 32-bit operating systems,
EA Origin app shuts down in April, will not be missed
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, which isn't much better.
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