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Game publisher Electronic Arts is replacing its Origin launcher on Windows with the EA app, which is leaving beta. The app is very similar to Origin, but it should run smoother. Additionally, the EA app supports PSN, Xbox Live, and Steam links to find friends.
EA says it makes the transition “as easy as possible” makes for Origin users. “When you receive an invitation to switch, all of your games and content, including those you’ve already installed, will be waiting for you in the EA app.” However, that doesn’t mean that interested users have to wait for that invitation. The The EA app has been available for download for a while now.
It is striking that EA still invests in its own launcher, but at the same time also moves away from it. In 2019 For example, EA games are back on Steam. Many of these still require Origin, which also starts automatically when opening an EA game from Steam. However, this does not apply, for example, to F1 2021 and also to the next Dead Space remake is getting a “Steam Native Version”.
EA’s online store doesn’t just contain the games it develops and publishes on its own. Other publishers, such as Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, THQ and Capcom have their games for sale on the platform.
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