Origin.... EA APP

Neil79 · 9 Oct 2022 at 17:57

Origin is going away later this year! Replaced with EA APP

The all new EA app for Windows - EA’s new optimized PC platform has officially arrived!

The all new EA app for Windows - EA’s new optimized PC platform has officially arrived!

Today, we’re thrilled to announce that the EA app has officially left its open beta phase and will soon replace Origin as our primary PC platform.

www.ea.com

MissChief · 9 Oct 2022 at 18:00

I’ve never bothered with the EA App, always used Origin. Hopefully it will be a bit more reliable.

Grumps82 · 9 Oct 2022 at 22:45

Made the switch yesterday. Seems alright tbh, although I'm probably in the minority of people who isn't fussed about multiple launchers.

Tired9 · 9 Oct 2022 at 22:46

The XBOX Gamepass app already directs you to the EA APP.

Joeyuk · 9 Oct 2022 at 22:50

I stared using it when I got game pass.

Gerard · 10 Oct 2022 at 02:00

How many apps do ea need? They have origin, then they brought out ea desktop, now ea app...

loftie · 10 Oct 2022 at 02:24

Wonder if they've finally put in the ability to cap download speeds like origin has.

Matty8787 · 10 Oct 2022 at 07:13

Then they better fix game ownership... BF2042 and Sims 4 show as owned in Origin, EA app says I need to buy them.

ic1male · 10 Oct 2022 at 09:47

What about EA games that launch from Steam? Are they still trying to install Origin, I wonder.

Yaayuh! · 10 Oct 2022 at 09:50

EA can suck this out the tip of my wang.

I haven't bought an EA game for some time now (BF5) and don't plan to ever buy one again.

loftie · 10 Oct 2022 at 11:29

Matty8787 said:
Then they better fix game ownership... BF2042 and Sims 4 show as owned in Origin, EA app says I need to buy them.

Wow, I thought they'd fixed that when my DA:I started working. SMH

Edit: Nabbed some screenshots of my library just in case some other games got 'forgot' when they transfer over.

NZXT30 · 10 Oct 2022 at 12:02

Yaayuh! said:
EA can suck this out the tip of my wang.

I haven't bought an EA game for some time now (BF5) and don't plan to ever buy one again.

I'm sure EA execs are losing sleep over that :rolleyes:

Malevolence · 10 Oct 2022 at 15:50

I don't like how it automatically installs to your your C: drive rather than giving you the option to install it elsewhere, in my case I want it on F:\Games.

stument · 10 Oct 2022 at 16:33

I'm assuming this is the same app that has been in "beta" for a few years?

Matty8787 · 10 Oct 2022 at 17:43

Malevolence said:
I don't like how it automatically installs to your your C: drive rather than giving you the option to install it elsewhere, in my case I want it on F:\Games.

Change it in the settings.

stument said:
I'm assuming this is the same app that has been in "beta" for a few years?

Yep.

varkanoid · 10 Oct 2022 at 17:55

EA App is a buggy awful messy pile of poo.

Malevolence · 10 Oct 2022 at 18:07

Matty8787 said:
Change it in the settings.

What settings? I've gone into the app and changed where the games install but the app just installs itself to the C: drive with no option to change it.

Matty8787 · 10 Oct 2022 at 18:11

Malevolence said:
What settings? I've gone into the app and changed where the games install but the app just installs itself to the C: drive with no option to change it.

Oh I thought you meant the games! I have all my launchers on C but my games are on D.

topgun06 · 10 Jan 2024 at 14:09

Anyone had any experience with recovering their EA account?

I've not logged into Origin since it went away, so I downloaded the new app the other month and tried to log in. Log in failed. Password was correct as it was added via a password manager several years ago, so it worked at one point.

I tried the reset password option where it requires you to click a link in an email. But the email never arrives. I gave up.

A few weeks later I tried again and got the same result. At this point I reached out to EA for some help and the online chat guy was absolutely useless. Constantly reading off a script and not actually listening to the problem.

Eventually it transcribes that my account has been disabled to prevent "hackers", and there is no email address associated with the account anymore. After asking for the account to be re-enabled and email updated I got nowhere. More script reading and eventually the chat guy gave up and left.

Anyone got any experience with this? Essentially any games I have acquired on my EA account are inaccessible because too long has passed since I last logged in. EA chat is useless, other help articles don't help. I'm stuck.

Mesai · 10 Jan 2024 at 14:20

topgun06 said:
Anyone had any experience with recovering their EA account?

I've not logged into Origin since it went away, so I downloaded the new app the other month and tried to log in. Log in failed. Password was correct as it was added via a password manager several years ago, so it worked at one point.

I tried the reset password option where it requires you to click a link in an email. But the email never arrives. I gave up.

A few weeks later I tried again and got the same result. At this point I reached out to EA for some help and the online chat guy was absolutely useless. Constantly reading off a script and not actually listening to the problem.

Eventually it transcribes that my account has been disabled to prevent "hackers", and there is no email address associated with the account anymore. After asking for the account to be re-enabled and email updated I got nowhere. More script reading and eventually the chat guy gave up and left.

Anyone got any experience with this? Essentially any games I have acquired on my EA account are inaccessible because too long has passed since I last logged in. EA chat is useless, other help articles don't help. I'm stuck.

They added cross progression to Apex a couple months back, which involved merging accounts across various platform.

A friend, who was actively playing the game, had her account deleted during the process i.e. one day she logged on and it said that her email didn't relate to an account. I checked my EA friends list and her profile just had a pic with no name - had to register a new account and lost everything. Unfortunately, I wouldn't be surprised if something similar happened to your account.

EA are an absolute joke.