“Digital is fast and convenient,” reads the post, noting that going all-digital will ensure best experiences for its users.ĮA has been one of the last remaining holdouts in terms of the digital-only distribution model that Apple helped mainstream with its App Store since its inception in 2008. The announcement marks a new chapter for EA, not only because the world’s top publisher is fully embracing the concept of digital downloads but taking into account the convenience of buying the latest games digitally and have them downloaded to a computer without having to fiddle with optical discs.ĮA acknowledges as much. It was about the time, I’d say. I bet most of you were unaware of the fact that Origin was also selling physical copies of games. We’ll still be here when you transition your gaming habits to the wonders of digital downloads. If you’re that 1 percent who still desires a physical collection, we want to let you know that Origin won’t be able to fulfill that need beginning April 4th. Origin for Mac has been available since February of last year and now the Origin game store will be entirely digital downloads for PC and Mac, the publisher announced…ĮA notes in a blog post that the vast majority of Origin customers consistently choose digital over physical delivery, adding: Super publisher Electronic Arts is finally bidding a fond farewell to optical media as its Origin platform is going all-digital this coming Friday, April 4.įor those unfamiliar with Origin (formerly EA Download Manager), it’s a digital distribution software that lets players purchase DRM-enabled games for desktop and mobile and download them to their system using the Origin client.
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