The Sims 4 Going Free-to-Play on October 18 - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 14 September 2022 / 2,383 Views
Electronic Arts announced The Sims 4 will be going free-to-play on October 18. The base game will be available for free on the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam and Origin.
"With The Sims 4 going free to play, our team is more dedicated than ever to developing new and meaningful The Sims 4 experiences for our players and we will continue to develop and release packs, kits and Sims Delivery Express drops into the foreseeable future," said EA.
EA Play and EA Play Pro members on October 18 will receive an upgraded experience when the member-only bundles go into The Play List. The Sims 4 EA Play Edition includes The Sims 4 Get To Work Expansion Pack, and the EA Play Pro Edition includes The Sims 4 Get To Work Expansion Pack and The Sims 4 Toddler Stuff Pack.
Those who already own a copy of The Sims 4 will get the new Desert Luxe Kit for free from September 14 through October 17.
"With the Desert Luxe Kit, Sims can relax in their modern oasis with luxurious indoor and outdoor furniture, inspired by the natural landscape of the Southwestern desert and materials like stone and wood," said EA. "To redeem the Desert Luxe Kit, simply log into the game and it will be available in the main menu for you to claim."
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Given how barebones the base game is and how heavily it's monetized, it should've been free to play from the start.
shame is to many expensive add ons, this stuff & that stuff but EA is greedy so no chance of just buying a complete edition
Sims 4 price is like $5 almost 90% of the time. The DLC is still a slap in the face to it's consumers, especially how broken they are and how they almost never fix bugs.
Why did this never come to the Switch?
Now they can justify even more expansions and microtransactions
For how many DLC's and expansions Sims 4 has, it better lol
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