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Forthcoming BioWare MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic will not demand that you run EA’s new Origin application in order to play.
BioWare community manager Stephen Reid took to the game’s official forums today to clarify that although the game is a digital exclusive for the new online store, you won’t need to have the Origin app on your desktop to play or patch the game.
“While Origin will be the exclusive digital retailer for Star Wars: The Old Republic, that does not mean that Origin is required for you to access or play The Old Republic,” he explained.