News EA will shut down the Origin app on April 2025 — company asks users to migrate to the new EA app

[Admin]

EA is ending support for the 32-bit Origin app just as Microsoft is ending support for the 32-bit Windows operating system.

EA will shut down the Origin app on April 2025 — company asks users to migrate to the new EA app : Read more

 

[beyondlogic]

so migrate from 1 app to another broken app lol.

 

[DougMcC]

I'm sorry, but who can't keep up with hardware requirements? You can buy win11 hardware for one shift at mcdonalds.

 

[thestryker]

EA had already forced the move to the "EA App" for almost all of their recent titles. I want to say this started in 2023 so there's a good chance a lot of the audience already has it installed.

 

[Alvar "Miles" Udell]

I'm sorry, but who can't keep up with hardware requirements? You can buy win11 hardware for one shift at mcdonalds.

For many people (not businesses) it's not so much "I can't afford to upgrade" it's "My current hardware is fine for what I do, so why should I replace it because of the TPM 2.0 requirement for Windows 11 and turn this perfectly good machine into eWaste?". If they only play less intensive games or MMOs then an Intel 4700k based machine is still completely fine even though a new machine with far more power is only a few hundred dollars.

Even if you're someone with a first generation Ryzen system (Ryzen 1000 doesn't support Windows 11) and can just drop in a new CPU, that's not exactly what most people want to spend money on these days.

 

[OneMoreUser]

I'm sorry, but who can't keep up with hardware requirements? You can buy win11 hardware for one shift at mcdonalds.

Do you struggle with empathy in general? Or is it just not being able to comprehend not every person builds their own PC?

How can it be difficult to understand that buying new hardware to run Windows 11 isn't seen as a preferred choice? Perhaps you can list why moving to Windows 11 is better than running Windows 10?

Personally I run Windows 10 on my private gear and at work it is Windows 11 and has been so for a while. Apart from some things relevant to our corporate network there seems to be only downsides to Windows 11, it is like for every version tries to be more like the Apple OS only they making thing more and more of a mess instead.

 

[USAFRet]

For many people (not businesses) it's not so much "I can't afford to upgrade" it's "My current hardware is fine for what I do, so why should I replace it because of the TPM 2.0 requirement for Windows 11 and turn this perfectly good machine into eWaste?". If they only play less intensive games or MMOs then an Intel 4700k based machine is still completely fine even though a new machine with far more power is only a few hundred dollars.

Even if you're someone with a first generation Ryzen system (Ryzen 1000 doesn't support Windows 11) and can just drop in a new CPU, that's not exactly what most people want to spend money on these days.

This isn't a Win 10 vs Win 11 thing.

Rather, 32bit vs 64bit.

 

[stonecarver]

Do you struggle with empathy in general? Or is it just not being able to comprehend not every person builds their own PC?

How can it be difficult to understand that buying new hardware to run Windows 11 isn't seen as a preferred choice? Perhaps you can list why moving to Windows 11 is better than running Windows 10?

Hey look I'm an old dinosaur who has to have a gut felt reason why some changes make since or I resist if they don't.

32 bit OS's are on life support moving forward for the main stream consumers.

Retro machine sure but even Steam has cut off 32 bit support. If you have hundreds of old pre 64bit OS games that you used to go to the store and buy the game in a box than keep an old system alive.

Its been 20 years since AMD released there first 64bit CPU's so if one wants to hang on to a working 32 bit system OS than duel boot.
And remember all one needs is slap down give or take $30.-$40. and get a second SSD and use Windows 11 unregistered.

 

[DougMcC]

Do you struggle with empathy in general? Or is it just not being able to comprehend not every person builds their own PC?

How can it be difficult to understand that buying new hardware to run Windows 11 isn't seen as a preferred choice? Perhaps you can list why moving to Windows 11 is better than running Windows 10?

Personally I run Windows 10 on my private gear and at work it is Windows 11 and has been so for a while. Apart from some things relevant to our corporate network there seems to be only downsides to Windows 11, it is like for every version tries to be more like the Apple OS only they making thing more and more of a mess instead.

Those are preferences rather than inabilities. The article mentioned people who 'can't keep up with hardware requirements'. Those requirements are ... modest to say the least. Now prefer not to? Sure. Plenty of people like that.

 

[toffty]

EA continuing to be incompetent...
Just recompile their app as 64 bit
EA exec: "Nah, we need a whole new app"

 

[Albert.Thomas]

The new app is a flipping mess. Why are the trying to fix what ain't broken? Origin worked great!

 

[DougMcC]

EA continuing to be incompetent...
Just recompile their app as 64 bit
EA exec: "Nah, we need a whole new app"

My guess is they have no one on the team who worked on the Origin app any more. Maintaining software in that situation is really difficult. Because it's never just recompile. It's recompile, and oh there's this one bug we need to fix.

 

[Notton]

2003: AMD64 (x86-64) first introduced in 2003 as Opteron.
2007: Windows Vista 64-bit (yeah yeah, Win server 2003 is 64-bit, no one cares)
2009: Win7, 64-bit
2011: EA launches their origin launcher
2025: EA ditches origin launcher

That is some seriously bad foresight on the part of EA. How do you never make a 64-bit version in the 14+ years it's existed?

 

[praz01]

For many people (not businesses) it's not so much "I can't afford to upgrade" it's "My current hardware is fine for what I do, so why should I replace it because of the TPM 2.0 requirement for Windows 11 and turn this perfectly good machine into eWaste?". If they only play less intensive games or MMOs then an Intel 4700k based machine is still completely fine even though a new machine with far more power is only a few hundred dollars.

Even if you're someone with a first generation Ryzen system (Ryzen 1000 doesn't support Windows 11) and can just drop in a new CPU, that's not exactly what most people want to spend money on these days.

Switch to Linux. I'm happily running EA app using Lutris without any issues.

 

[bill001g]

I'm sorry, but who can't keep up with hardware requirements? You can buy win11 hardware for one shift at mcdonalds.

What world do you live in. Just the windows 11 license itself will cost more than 1 shift at mcdonalds. The problem is many people have oem license that came with their machine. Even though technically you could upgrade it to windows 11 for free if it would run on the old machine you can not transfer the license to a new motherboard.

This is purely a money grab by microsoft it is not a actual security exposure. I would believe it more if they offered a free windows 11 license to any one who had to replace the whole machine because of their rules.

There are many other software packages that are tied to a physical machine that some people would them have to rebuy. I have a old machine I use for 1 program and it is turned off when I am not using it. You can't even buy the software anymore they now want a monthly fee for the new version.

 

[DougMcC]

What world do you live in. Just the windows 11 license itself will cost more than 1 shift at mcdonalds. The problem is many people have oem license that came with their machine. Even though technically you could upgrade it to windows 11 for free if it would run on the old machine you can not transfer the license to a new motherboard.

This is purely a money grab by microsoft it is not a actual security exposure. I would believe it more if they offered a free windows 11 license to any one who had to replace the whole machine because of their rules.

There are many other software packages that are tied to a physical machine that some people would them have to rebuy. I have a old machine I use for 1 program and it is turned off when I am not using it. You can't even buy the software anymore they now want a monthly fee for the new version.

I live in a world where one shift at mcdonalds will buy a cheap laptop with an oem win 11 license.

 

[Amdlova]

Cof cof paid 2 euros on a windows 10 pro oem license
working windows 10 and windows 11 (just log my microsoft acc and works)
locked on the motheboard (cpu's / ram / ssds and graphics changed a lot).

 

[Starfal]

The new app is a flipping mess. Why are the trying to fix what ain't broken? Origin worked great!

Not only that, the new app doesnt even know i bought DLC for Battlefield games. It keep asking me to rebuy it.. and the old app shows it as purchased. Either the new app is a scam, or they really gotta fix it big time.

 

[watzupken]

"We are making do with our old launcher, and asking you to move to another "new" launcher". I don't see why there is a need to install a launcher for game developer nowadays. These are all potential vulnerabilities and unnecessary when for example, they sell most of their games on Steam or EPIC. Hence, when I buy a game and it mandates that I install some random launcher, I will just uninstall and ask for a refund. It is just wasting system resources running these in the background and allowing them to infringe on your privacy.

 

[Kindaian]

I've fully migrated. From Windows to Linux. And never looked back. If your game fails to work on Linux / Wine / Lutrix / Steam, than, I will not play it. Likewise if an "upgrade" comes through and makes a game that was working non-functional.

And nope, I'm not going to spend one dime on a new computer just because Windows 11 demands something that is obviously not required to run games. Planned obsolescence should be forbidden.

 

[dimar]

The 32-bit explanation was super confusing. I know that Microsoft discontinued 32-bit Windows versions, but I couldn't find any info on Microsoft discontinuing 32-bit software support.

 

[USAFRet]

The 32-bit explanation was super confusing. I know that Microsoft discontinued 32-bit Windows versions, but I couldn't find any info on Microsoft discontinuing 32-bit software support.

Win 11 Pro runs 32bit software just fine.

 

[kellyc7c]

Yeah this article is completely wrong. Microsoft are not dropping support for 32-bit software, and 64-bit Windows has no problems running 32-bit software either. The author has confused dropping support for 32-bit Windows with 32-bit software.

This bit from article

While you can install a 32-bit app on Windows 11, which is 64-bit only, you’ll have to run it through the operating system’s compatibility features. This means you’ll likely encounter issues, especially as games are more complicated than the average app.

This is not true, you will not have any issue at all for the vast majority of 32-bit software and games. Or at least, not because they're 32-bit.

 

[sillysaxon]

TPM 2.0 is 10 years old and is a motherboard component.

Any Mobo or laptop made in the last 10 years will have TPM 2.0

If you're really on that old of a PC then sorry, but that's ancient in computer time and your argument that it's somehow unfair is invalid.
This is like complaining that you can't still use PATA cables and CD drives