alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 17 hours agoEA will shut down the Origin app on April 2025 — company asks users to migrate to the new EA appwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up187arrow-down10cross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.zip
arrow-up187arrow-down1external-linkEA will shut down the Origin app on April 2025 — company asks users to migrate to the new EA appwww.tomshardware.comalessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 17 hours agomessage-square26fedilinkcross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.zip
minus-squaredan1101@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·14 hours agoI 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.
minus-square...m...@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-29 hours ago…that’s okay; in star citizen the vapid simulator download service is called electronic access…
minus-squaresunzu2@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·14 hours agodon’t buy games on clown launchers imho GTA6 will be the ultimate test
minus-squarepivot_root@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·10 hours ago>buys game on steam >game installs and executes Origin on launch >Origin launches actual game Ok, I didn’t buy the game on a clown launcher. Now what?
minus-squareMonkderVierte@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·45 minutes agoYou were already on one. buys game on steam Yes, Steam good (or rather, not bad, so far) but their launcher could… need some improvements. And the workshop a download button.
minus-squaresunzu2@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 hours agoPoint being is to not buy a game with launchers… It is called discipline, nobody gonna die by forgoing a game engaging in anti consumer behaviour
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…
don’t buy games on clown launchers imho
GTA6 will be the ultimate test
>buys game on steam
>game installs and executes Origin on launch
>Origin launches actual game
Ok, I didn’t buy the game on a clown launcher. Now what?
You were already on one.
Yes, Steam good (or rather, not bad, so far) but their launcher could… need some improvements. And the workshop a download button.
Point being is to not buy a game with launchers…
It is called discipline, nobody gonna die by forgoing a game engaging in anti consumer behaviour