Electronic Arts To Close Down EA Origin App For Windows, macOS In April 2025

Publisher Electronic Arts issued a statement posted to their official Support hub late last week regarding the status of their digital storefront and game launcher, EA Origin. This dedicated application was first launched for Windows PCs and macOS in June 2011, during which EA continued to be supported until it was discontinued for Windows and began migrating players to the EA App when it launched in October 2022. 

Sadly, it will be the end of an era as EA Origin will be completely shut down for Windows PC and macOS due to an issue relating to unsupported software. They provided statements on separate support pages for these platforms so that players could check their devices and install the EA App before they risk losing their game catalog.

This update post was made on 17th January 2025 on the EA Support page, but the publisher explicitly stated that EA Origin will be shutting down in the coming months. According to this updated post, the EA Origin application "will shut down" on 17th April 2025, stating that its closure is a result of Microsoft and Apple stopping support for "32-bit software."

Players who are still running EA Origin on "32-bit software" are advised to "upgrade to the EA app,"  but this application will require them to run "a 64-bit version of Windows." Microsoft has detailed a support page that players can use to check what software is running on their Windows device by right-clicking the Start menu, navigating to their PC Settings menu, selecting the "System" option, and scrolling down to the "About" tab.

This will provide essential information about their Windows device, which, under "Device Specifications," they look for the "System type" specification, which is listed as the current Windows version. Some, if not most, Windows 10 devices do support 64-bit versions of the software, which they can upgrade to the EA App; however, those that don't have a device supporting 32-bit software need to update or upgrade their device.

Likewise, Mac users can check their device specs by left-clicking on the Apple logo in the top left corner of their screen and selecting "About This Mac," which brings up a pop-up screen. Next, they can click on the "System Report" option and scroll down to the "Hardware" tab beside the Processor Name; it will give them information if their device is running an Intel processor or Apple Silicon, which the latter uses 64-bit software.

If their Mac device still utilizes an Intel processor, they can consult this Apple Support page regarding Intel processors and compare it with their device specs to verify whether they're running 32-bit or 64-bit software. Furthermore, EA advised players that the EA App for macOS will require Catalina 10.15.5 or later to run the application for their device.