EA's Origin App For PC Gaming Will Shut Down In April 17
EA's Origin PC client will be shut down 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," adds Engadget. From the report: For those PC players who have not migrated over to the EA app, the company has an FAQ explaining the latest system requirements. The EA app runs on 64-bit architecture, and requires a machine using Windows 10 or Windows 11. [...] If you're simply downloading the EA app on a current machine, players won't need to re-download their games. And if you have cloud saves enabled, all of your data should transfer without any additional steps.
However, it's always a good idea to have physical backups with this type of transition, especially since not all games support cloud saves, and those titles will need to have saved game data manually transferred. Mods also may not automatically make the switch, and EA recommends players check with mod creators about transferring to the EA app.
However, it's always a good idea to have physical backups with this type of transition, especially since not all games support cloud saves, and those titles will need to have saved game data manually transferred. Mods also may not automatically make the switch, and EA recommends players check with mod creators about transferring to the EA app.
The end of 32bit windows editions (Score:5, Informative)
Not the end of Win32.
Talk about fake news!
EA app needs more then 4GB of ram to spy on you! (Score:4, Insightful)
EA app needs more then 4GB of ram to spy on you!
Re: The end of 32bit windows editions (Score:3)
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Microsoft won't kill 32bit support. But Intel might: https://www.tomshardware.com/p... [tomshardware.com]
Like it or not eventually you're going to have hardware that doesn't play those old games without some heavy emulation.
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The actual concrete proposal they came up with after that announcement isn't anywhere near as dramatic. You wouldn't be able to run a 32-bit host OS, but you'd still be able to run 32-bit applications or guest VMs.
Maintaining backward compatibility... (Score:3)
...is REALLY important, and a big reason for the success of Windows and x86 over the years
There are a LOT of old computer controlled machines out there, some very expensive, that run old windows software. The software will never be updated. Sometimes the company that made it is long gone, or they simply decided to abandon support. This is also true for a lot of old software, some of it very expensive. It will never be updated.
Microsoft, or maybe the open source world, needs to always provide a way to run this old, but very valuable software
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Microsoft has kept excellent backwards compatibility over the decades. There was a demo where a program written for Windows 1 would still run on a 32-bit Windows 10 today (it was 16-bit). Though 32-bit Windows 3.1 programs worked on Windows 10 and 11 today as well.
Microsoft even retains bug compatibility in Windows - if people relied on an API bug, Microsoft would make sure that API had the bu
Win11 64 still runs 32 bit apps, buuuuuut... (Score:2)
32 bit Apps run fine on 64bit systems. But kernel stuff.... not so much. On 64 bit systems, kernel stuff has to be 64 bit too...
You get what I mean? do you? no?
EA Anticheat: EA anti-cheat is a kernel-mode anti-cheat and anti-tamper solution developed in-house at Electronic Arts. {emphasis mine}
https://www.ea.com/security/ne... [ea.com]
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In 2023 I saw Origin making the rounds as a fix for the abysmally supported EA Desktop app, and I was surprised that it still functioned. The video game Jedi: Survivor encountered technica
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You mean, the 32-bit Origin PC client is unusable on a 64-bit Windows right now?
Imagine (Score:2)
Think about that when you are buying from a store that offers you no guarantees or even offers of assurance that you'll still be able to play your games when they get sick of paying the bill for the servers.
This is why I won't use Epic. When Fortnite stops printing money, what's stopping them from just turning it off? Wait... I'll answer that, Nothing, it'll join the ever growing graveyard of other ill thought out game
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Aside from that, the games available on Electronic Arts' Origin client should be available on the Electronic Arts "EA App" client, using the same account information. It is the same account, with the same publisher/platform, to access the same games. A massive multi-year overha
I haven't used mine for years! (Score:2)
Mine said "Please use EA App to continue". Heh. It didn't even give me an option or a link to download EA app! Sheesh. I uninstalled it. I hope I never have to install EA app!