The EA App Nightmare: Origin’s Failed “Replacement”

Hello everybody and welcome to Bull Technology. On October 7, 2022, EA launched their new digital distribution platform—known as the EA App—as a replacement for their much hated Origin Launcher. Upon its release, many were excited that EA was finally discontinuing the aging and incredibly unreliable Origin Launcher and replacing it with something new. But after over a year in the sunlight, it’s clear that the EA App is an utter disaster—with many users begging EA to bring back Origin. From a lack of features, to a poor design, to an unbelievable level of brokenness, the EA App—the supposed next generation of PC gaming—is a complete failure. So today we explore unbelievable nightmare that is the EA App, and what EA must do to fix their broken app.
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[keekers.]

i love how everyone thought it couldn’t get worse than origin…and then it got worse 😅

[Pressbutan]

EA: we hear what you’re saying but we don’t care

[crugg]

Back when the app was relatively new, it also just didn't have Sims 3 on it. Contacted support, and they just told me to use Origin for launching Sims 3 until it's moved over. 😂

[iPhenomenal]

Please stop hating on a small indie company like Ea.

[thatriverguy]

The EA app actually deleted my whole games folder that was over 1TBs when I tried to uninstall a game, all files completely unrecoverable btw.

Found out far to late that it was because some games on the app don't create their own folders and will just dump their loose game files in whatever the default download folder is, and unlike Steam the EA app's uninstaller just deletes EVERYTHING in the folder the game was downloaded to, regardless of if the files in that folder are for that game or were downloaded from the app.

So there's a chance that the EA app could brick your whole computer if you only have one drive and aren't careful of where the games it installs are. Thanks EA!

[doublecrossedswine]

If a game requires a special launcher I just pirate the game instead. I wish Steam would not allow games using external launchers period.

[cryptotic]

The EA app will randomly open itself when I am in the middle of anything including an intense gaming sessions while I am playing even when my computer has been on for over 3 days. Additionally the EA app will always ask me to enter my login info again even when I select "Remember me" every time. On top of that every time I have to login to the EA app due to it not remembering my PC it asks me to reset my password due to security reasons, this happens multiple times a week if I have an EA game I am actively playing. And no I do not use a VPN or anything similar.

All of these issues have been consistent problems in the EA app ever since its inception years ago and nothing has ever been done to fix any of this. At this point I now have uninstalled the app and pirate any EA game I have the displeasure of playing.

[boston_octopus]

I haven't played the game for months because the app is broken. I finally got the game to launch after repeated cycles of repair, uninstall, and reinstall. So I can launch the game, but it's missing three DLC packs that I already paid for. The app just tells me that I own this content already and don't need to download it. Yet the other DLC is available to me; just not these three specific purchases. After 20 years of fighting with technical difficulties, and buying game content that costs up to $1, 000 USD, I give up. I spend more time trying to maintain the game than playing it.

[BLKBRDSR]

If EA wanted to "fix" their app,
they should just get rid of it.

[patrickbernardidefreitas]

One thing that EA App removed compared to Origin was the ability to change the game’s language

[shrzskle]

Over the one year period that the EA app has been released, the Origin app has been updated to *REMOVE* functionality to practically force you to move to the EA App anyways. For example, most of my Sims 4 packs weren't downloading today, even clicking the Download button did jack squat!!

[gucciguy]

Apps/Launchers like this is why I primarily use Steam.
All the other launchers other than steam don't or barely try to be a decent store front.

Like from the look of things the closest to steam it is GOG and Epic that are the closest and those are planets away from Steam.
Which is surprising because you'd think GOG would care a lot more for having good interfaces.
But, I guess they want an archaic storepage like some of their games.

I don't think I have ever fully opened the EA App yet since the change from Origin as well.

[valerielee]

I have the EA app on my pc and had it for awhile now. I have some issues with it myself as other people have. Twice I hsvr hsd to RE-sign my self back in because og this EA app. If EA is going to make things like this, they really should make sure they work properly first before they put it out. I wil say from my expierence of useing the EA app it IS VERY buggy.
As for Origin, It MAY had some problems here and there, but it generally WORKED
At leaste. I have been tying and still am
With the EA app, but I really MISS origin and WANT it BACK. I had LESS problems with origin then I did with the EA app too.
I would NOT think to bad of the EA app IF it actually WORKED RITE. And thsts how I feel about the EA app, so ty for asking us as the users of it and ty for this video and have a nice holiday and happy New Years too. 👍✌🎄🎉

[utrippin]

the ea app always goes through phases where it tells me that my password is allegedly wrong... when i reset it, it works again but the next day its allegedly wrong again...

[devids]

Playing BF1 through the old Origin launcher was so smooth and seemless.

[rjt]

9:16. EA already is paying Valve royalties just like everyone else. 30% of every purchase.

Steam launches EA/Epic because the files to download the games are not on Valve's servers. All the EA-only games recently added to Steam are simply portal-pages that allow the reach of Steam market but Valve and EA split the profits while each party use their own server infrastructures. This is much easier than forcing developers of old legacy titles to completely rewrite parts of their games to work with Steam network. It's a quick and easy win-win for both sides.

[pixieloco]

I cant play BF2042 for the past 6 months as the EA app closes itself when trying to launch.
yes, Origin was very mediocre, but EA app is absolutely useless.

[madlxu]

if the game ain’t on steam am not playing it

[iseeu-fppo]

I can't even log into the app now. It used to at least allow me to log in (although I had to do it EVERY time). Now it won't even connect to the servers. It's unbelievable.

[coke]

man i really wanna get the need for speed collection but the fact its ea and forced ea account makes me reconsider