Funding Details
- Awarder
- RSS - feeds.arstechnica.com
- Date Award
- January 22, 2025
- Vertical
- Gaming
- Funding URL
- View Funding Page
Company Info
- Founding Year
- 2011
- Traction
- Origin had a controversial history and was unable to establish a strong user base compared to Steam. EA has since shifted its focus to the EA app.
- Company Description
- EA's Origin launcher was a game distribution app for Windows that faced significant challenges and controversy since its launch in 2011. It aimed to compete with platforms like Steam by offering EA titles exclusively, but struggled to gain consumer trust and lacked features that players valued in competing services. The app will be retired on April 17, 2025, as EA transitions to its newer EA app.
- Market
- Digital Distribution
- Location
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Redwood City,
California,
US
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