Origin Points were first introduced in late May of 2013. The Origin Points are basically designed to help players track achievements in some EA game titles on PC.

Origin has long been slammed for having no extra features compared to it's competitor, Steam, and how it forces people to install the service to play certain games. They are at least working on ...

EA’s new PC app designed to replace its Origin platform is now available to download. This new app is designed to be faster and more reliable, though macOS players will still need to use Origin.

Their EA app has left open beta and is going to be replacing Origin as their primary PC platform very soon. EA calls it their fastest and lightest PC client to date, with a new streamlined design.

However, Origin will be completely shuttered on April 17, 2025, as Microsoft ends support for 32-bit software. Anyone still using Origin will need to swap over to the EA app before that date.