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[jshackles]

https://help.ea.com/en/help/ea/ea-app/update-operating-system-for-ea-app/

On April 17, 2025, Origin will shut down, as Microsoft has stopped supporting 32-bit software.

If you use Origin, you need to upgrade to the EA app, which requires a 64-bit version of Windows.

Anyone here still rocking Windows 10 (32 bit) or older? If so, better play the games you bought before April.

 

[Hudo]

I so wish for every third-party publisher to just fuck off with their launchers.

 

[jshackles]

Preemptive

 

[Lokaum D+]

Preemptive

not really

 

[rodrigolfp]

I so wish for every third-party publisher to just fuck off with their launchers.

But that would include Steam and worse, GoG.

 

[StereoVsn]

But that would include Steam and worse, GoG.

GoG doesn’t really require a launcher. You can download installers directly.

 

[rodrigolfp]

GoG doesn’t really require a launcher. You can download installers directly.

I meant GoG Galaxy. Still useful for auto updates.

 

[StereoVsn]

I meant GoG Galaxy. Still useful for auto updates.

Well, yes, I use it as well. But in general, GoG is the only one which doesn’t actually need any launcher to function.


That said, Steam is pretty great considering the functionality it provides. The rest… not so much.

 

[Magic Carpet]

I can't remember my Origin password. I think whatever I had on there is gone forever.

 

[Bonfires Down]

EA app was the worst piece of trash imagineable last I used it. Hoping I won’t have to use it again.

 

[Ceadeus]

A transition.

Who use a 32-bit OS in here by curiosity ?

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Windows 7 is 16 years old now and even that I ran 64 bit; anyone running 32 bit w10 has to be an extreme minority.

 

[Complistic]

First half of this thread title is great, second half not so much.

 

[Three]

A transition.

Who use a 32-bit OS in here by curiosity ?

I do on some shitty Atom based mini PCs that don't support 64bit.

 

[YeulEmeralda]

 

[Goalus]

I so wish for every third-party publisher to just fuck off with their launchers.

Especially Valve with Steam.

 

[Garibaldi]

I do on some shitty Atom based mini PCs that don't support 64bit.

How well does Battlefield run on that beast?

 

[Three]

How well does Battlefield run on that beast?

I only play battlefield on Playstation 5/4
I do know it runs Medal of Honor well enough though.

 

[HogIsland]

Shut down EA App too.

 

[rm082e]

Thread title scared me for a second. I still go back and play Crysis 3 every few years.

 

[kruis]

I can't see why someone would ever want to run a 32-bit version of Windows. The first 64-bit processors were released in 2003, 64-bit support for Windows was introduced in 2003 (XP Pro) and became mainstream a few years later. This is a complete non issue for 99.9999% of the people. The sad sacks who don't want to upgrade their 20 year old gaming PC because 4 GB ought to be enough for everybody deserve a non functioning EA client.

 

[Garibaldi]

I only play battlefield on Playstation 5/4
I do know it runs Medal of Honor well enough though.

Unfortunately the little Atom that could won't have to break it's back anymore trying to accurately render warfare for much longer. Let the old boy rest. My Atom based NAS can barely add two and two together without killing itself.

Three cheers for EA.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

Damn. I exclusively game on Origin.

 

[Three]

I can't see why someone would ever want to run a 32-bit version of Windows.

There are low power devices (basically mini PCs and PC sticks) that can't install 64bit windows because the processor doesn't support it. It's not really a choice or a gaming PC replacement but it's definitely a shame that you can't play your games on those form factors anymore even if it's not some graphically demanding one. You could have still played games like C&C, Spore or whatever. I guess those people can just run a cracked version anyway so no big deal but no real reason why they should be jumping through hoops to begin with to access their library.

 

[Trogdor1123]

But that would include Steam and worse, GoG.

What’s wrong with gog? Galaxy is awesome and the games don’t need launchers

 

[Fake]

No more launchers. Thanks.

 

[T4keD0wN]

This thread title has started so well, got a bit disappointed once ive got to the bracket part.

 

[Puscifer]

I seriously can't imagine anyone with a gaming PC since 2010 would worry about a 32bit OS or am I missing something here?

 

[rodrigolfp]

What’s wrong with gog? Galaxy is awesome and the games don’t need launchers

?

Nothing is wrong with GoG.

No more launchers. Thanks.

Exactly what is happening. One less.

 

[deeptech]

No more Windows XP 32bit gaming for me then.

 

[xrnzaaas]

Obligatory launchers are just another reason why I try to stay away from PC gaming. You bought a game and can't run it on a new launcher? Well tough shit.

 

[Hudo]

Especially Valve with Steam.

Yes. No exceptions. Steam has just the "luxury" of being the least shitty out of all of them. But I still vividly remember how fucking annoyed I was that I had to make an account and deal with Steam to play Half-Life 2.

 

[rodrigolfp]

Obligatory launchers are just another reason why I try to stay away from PC gaming. You bought a game and can't run it on a new launcher? Well tough shit.

When a thing like that ever happened??

 

[Redneckerz]

I can't remember my Origin password.

I think whatever I had on there is gone forever.

Try ''gone forever'' without brackets and italic.

 

[diffusionx]

32-bit OS?

 

[Brakum]

i will use it as much as i used origin. zero

 

[JimboJones]

GoG doesn’t really require a launcher. You can download installers directly.

Some games actually do need it for their multiplayer component, found that out when I tried playing Quake 2.

 

[CliffBronger]

One of the biggest disasters was EA buying and then destroying Origin, one of my favorite devs of the past and then they go and turn Origin into a fucking launcher of all things.

 

[Sojiro]

I can't shit on them for not supporting a 32 bit OS anymore, but it's not going to change how often I currently use Origin, which is maybe a few times a year? Just close that shit up EA and sell all your games on Steam. Changing the name of your launcher isn't going to make people magically want to use it.

 

[jshackles]

To be fair, most 32-bit OS systems will forever have the wrong date in 13 more years. I expect a lot of other "legacy" software stuff like this (that's still working) will stop working in the next few years as well.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

OP really wasted a golden troll opportunity with the thread title.

 

[Trogdor1123]

?

Nothing is wrong with GoG.


Exactly what is happening. One less.

I misread your comment. I thought you were calling for the end of gog. My bad 100%

 

[username12]

Never bought anything there, but I do have a couple dozen freebies.

 

[simpatico]

It hasn't been the same since EA Download Manager tbqh

 

[nkarafo]

I so wish for every third-party publisher to just fuck off with their launchers.

But that would include Steam and worse, GoG.

Well, they should fuck off too. Launchers may be a lot of things, but for me they are bloatware first and foremost, consuming resources (and my patience) for no reason. Always were, since the very beginning.

They should be optional.

You want auto updates? I mean launchers don't have to be the only way, every other program in the world can have it's own auto updater if they really wanted, so why not games as well? It's a rhetorical question btw, everyone knows publishers will never give you the freedom to control your own files.

Except for GoG. Of all those shitty launchers i only use STEAM because i have to. But thankfully GoG galaxy is optional so i never have to use it and never will. I assume the only reason they bothered to make one is because younger gamers have only ever known launchers as the status quo for games so GoG needed one to fit in with the rest of the garbage?

I don't even recognize the existence of the rest though and don't care if there are a couple of games that i'm missing.

Anyone here still rocking Windows 10 (32 bit) or older? If so, better play the games you bought before April.

Who use a 32-bit OS in here by curiosity ?

Windows 7 is 16 years old now and even that I ran 64 bit; anyone running 32 bit w10 has to be an extreme minority.

There are still some cheap mini PCs and laptops/netbooks that use 32bit only CPUs.

 

[Drew1440]

I miss the days when games came on optical media and weren’t reliant on a buggy launcher (Steam included)

I can't see why someone would ever want to run a 32-bit version of Windows. The first 64-bit processors were released in 2003, 64-bit support for Windows was introduced in 2003 (XP Pro) and became mainstream a few years later. This is a complete non issue for 99.9999% of the people. The sad sacks who don't want to upgrade their 20 year old gaming PC because 4 GB ought to be enough for everybody deserve a non functioning EA client.

Some might have been using 32bit WINE to run their Windows games on Linux, though I'm sure WINE also supports 64bit Windows programs. I've also experienced many OEM machines shipping with 32bit Windows as far back as 2008, despite it being a Core 2 Quad which were all 64bit capable. Reason was mostly likely software and driver compatibility. Unfortunately Windows does not allow for a direct upgrade from 32bit to 64bit, so upgrading to Windows 10 would have installed the 32bit version.

To be fair, most 32-bit OS systems will forever have the wrong date in 13 more years. I expect a lot of other "legacy" software stuff like this (that's still working) will stop working in the next few years as well.

Year 2038 problem, if anyone is curious on this. A lot of 32bit software could malfunction which will most likely be banking and transport systems. Some date issues have already manifested earlier like the PowerKey 2024 clock rollover bug which affected a lot of older legacy cable boxes that had to be replaced. Software updates aren’t always feasible in this scenario as the code is either too old to update without breaking something critical, or the original developers have long retired or moved onto other projects.

 

[EverydayBeast]

EA Origin had its issues, “battle log” from Dice and Battlefield 3 had swagger, I thought it was cool ea taking on steam with its launcher

 

[YeulEmeralda]

Yes. No exceptions. Steam has just the "luxury" of being the least shitty out of all of them. But I still vividly remember how fucking annoyed I was that I had to make an account and deal with Steam to play Half-Life 2.

At least Steam has the decency to open on my library unlike every other launcher that is pushing ads and notifications.

 

[digital_ghost]

Almost thought it said EA shutting down.

Party plans cancelled. No more celebration.

 

[YeulEmeralda]

When a thing like that ever happened??

Companies like EA have been around a long time. They have extensive back catalogs. But making sure a 15 year old game is updated for the new launcher is... not exactly a priority.