Comments on: Electronic Arts to Rebrand Origin Desktop Client to “EA Desktop App”

By: Katie Thomas

Katie Thomas — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 14:55:00 +0000

Reminds me when they changed TSO to EA LAND….I swear it’s like they are compensating for something xD They wanna have EA in front of EVERYTHING!

By: Forest Ninja

Forest Ninja — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 12:03:00 +0000

I said “strategies.” EA are focused on mobile trends because “PC Master Race” is now perceived as exclusive and supremacist. This is why they sell “EA Desktop” as an “app,” which refers to mobile platforms for transaction and distribution, rather than traditional “desktop.” Boredom is irrelevant, the problem is that the new consumers only understand mobile environments, and “desktop” is no longer profitable.

By: Ivan Rybkin

Ivan Rybkin — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 07:48:00 +0000

you are wrong. Mobile apps platforms are AppStore and Play Store. EA Desktop/Origin doesn’t affect mobile platforms at all, it’s not created for them.
However, it was created for DESKTOP, for PC players. This name is very acceptable for PC platform, but the question is why is this so boring. ‘Origin’ have already become recognizable, there was no reason to change it, except, well, it’s my opinion, make it more insignificant.
EA is doing a big job to come back to Steam, to make EA Play subscription part of Xbox Ultimate, to become more widely around all gaming platform. So, I hope, this all is going to untying EA games is Steam from Origin completely.

By: Darren C.

Darren C. — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 07:56:00 +0000

Can they go ahead and rename TS4 to “stupid sims game”?

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 05:58:00 +0000

It sounds like placeholder name.

By: Forest Ninja

Forest Ninja — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 21:12:00 +0000

EA Desktop makes perfect sense, but they need to refer to it as “app” because the “desktop experience” contradicts their business model.

By: Forest Ninja

Forest Ninja — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 21:11:00 +0000

This is the problem with mobile-centric strategies. It’s “EA Desktop” which makes perfect sense, but the mobile generation don’t know what ‘desktop’ refers to, since they can only download “apps” and have never experienced anything which associates with “desktop environment.”

By: bublehed

bublehed — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 20:12:00 +0000

I just want a cart system like the other normal retailers.

By: ke_Wiired

ke_Wiired — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 20:12:00 +0000

I get that it’s just a name and affects nothing, but like… that’s a stupid name.

By: RestingPotatoFace

RestingPotatoFace — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 18:18:00 +0000

At least it’s not Magic HQ.
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