EA Desktop PC App Now Available to , Replaces Origin 243kh

EA's desktop PC app is out of beta and is now available to . The gaming client will fully replace Origin for PC, launched in 2011, and promises a “faster, more reliable, and more streamlined” Windows gaming experience. Mac s, however, won't be receiving this update and can continue using the Origin app. Shifting to the appropriately titled “EA app” carries over your save files, purchased games, and achievements seamlessly. The update will be available as an invite, or you can visit the official website. With this, the Origin name is gone for good — on PC anyway.

Installing the EA Play subscription service. Speaking of which, your existing plans will carry over to the new software, be it EA Play or the EA Play Pro hip. If you were subscribed at one point, it will even prompt you, asking for renewal, before you navigate the actual application.

“For over 10 years, we've welcomed millions of players into our Origin platform, we've listened to your and acknowledge the limitations of this platform in a quickly evolving entertainment landscape. So we set out to build EA's next-generation PC game platform,” reads the blog post.

Don't mind the ‘BETA' in the title bar, which should be removed with the update, which ensures all s on Origin have transitioned to the EA app. Players can easily import their friend list by connecting the to other platforms like YouTube embed, which opens in a separate window.

Publisher clients such as Battle.net, Dead Space remake will be natively available on Steam, outside of the EA app. The company also reaffirmed that the transition to EA app will have no effect on this.

EA app is now available to on Windows PC. Meanwhile, Mac s can continue using Origin with no interruptions.

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