Don’t worry everyone, the EA app is just as horrible as the Origin app always was!
This article sounds like AI slop. Aren’t the vast majority of games 32 bit applications and run just fine on 64 bit OSes? What on earth are they yappin’ about? I’ve had a 64 bit OS since at least 2009. I’ve never had to use any sort of compatibility mode to launch a 32 bit program.
Further, are there genuinely a significant number of people running 32 bit Windows? I’m sure there are some, but I really wouldn’t chalk it up to more than 5%. Certainly not more than 10%.
I’ve never had to use any sort of compatibility mode to launch a 32 bit program.
Sure did. Windows does that automatically while "compatibility mode is rather an “extra compatibility mode”. And on wine, 32 bit is default, 64 bit still considered beta.
It’s impressive to make your new app so obviously worse than the last. It’s even more so when your last app was Origin.
I own some older EA games on Steam that still launch through Origin to this date (and fail most of the time). They’re gonna update those to remove the launcher, right? …right?
You have no consumer rights if you don’t enforce them either directly or via a representative.
I’d guess your issue is likely to be dealt with? But if it’s not, I’m gonna guess they’ve figured out that they can just ignore it and risk almost nothing.
A smarter company will do the migration for their users, especially if the new service is their own software.
It’s likely a TOS thing
LMFAO, who makes the ToS do you suppose?
Wdym? You can just show a new tos update popup which most already do.
Maybe you don’t need to accept new terms to access your library, only new purchases
Likely not smart enough to retain users
They had me in the first half…
i bet migrating to the new app is a microtransaction
While you can install a 32-bit app on Windows 11, which is 64-bit only, you’ll have to run it through the operating system’s compatibility features. This means you’ll likely encounter issues, especially as games are more complicated than the average app.
This makes zero sense.
So they think that… All game code runs through the EA app? That these proprietary launchers are not just a glorified .bat file that runs another file?
No I don’t think I will
I didn’t know Origin was still a thing. I’m still sore they bought Origin (Ultima, Wing Commander) and turned it into… a download service.
…that’s okay; in star citizen the vapid simulator download service is called electronic access…
big nope
Why? Is there a difference? (I haven’t tried the new one and haven’t used Origin in years)
Too bad, Origin was actually pretty solid, the new app is complete trash (at least the last time I tried it)
I still recall all the complaints when Origin was first released. People simply don’t like change
