
By 2013, Origin had over 50 million registered users. In 2011, Electronic Arts stated that it wanted Origin to match Valve's Steam service, Origin's primary competitor, by adding cloud game saves, auto-patching, achievements, and cross-platform releases. Origin contains social features such as profile management, networking with friends with chat and direct game joining along with an in-game overlay, streaming via Twitch and sharing of game library and community integration with networking sites like Facebook, Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, and Nintendo Network.

The platform's software client is available for personal computer and mobile platforms.


Origin is a digital distribution platform developed by Electronic Arts for purchasing and playing video games.
