One of the most popular games in the history of video games will soon become totally free. A passage in free-to-play which is likely to relaunch an already prolific success story.
[Mis à jour le 10 octobre 2022 à 16h01] Over 36 million players, a billion in profits, The Sims 4 is more than a game, it’s an institution. The world of our charming avatars will soon open its doors to all players after its transition to free-to-play. A great upheaval which is also reflected in the arrival of free content for players who already have the game. This discreet release in mid-October throws a small stone in the pond, all the more reason to take a little update on all the new features, free and paying, which accompany this passage of The Sims 4 in free-to-play.
It’s a little bomb that EA Games dropped in mid-September by telling us that The Sims 4 would become totally free next October 18. An announcement ahead of the Behind the Sims Summit, the conference entirely dedicated to games and extensions of our gibberish avatars. Concretely, the basic game, The Sims 4, will be available for free download on PC et Mac via Origin ou EA App, et sur Playstation 5, Playstation 4, Xbox Series X|S et Xbox One. This announcement obviously does not concern the game’s dozen expansion packs, which of course remain optional and paid for.
But that’s not all in The Sims 4 news. EA says it wants “continue to create new and meaningful The Sims 4 experiences for our players” and will therefore continue to develop expansion packs, kits and deliveries. Of course, the whole future of the game will be revealed during the Behind The Sims Summit which will take place on October 18 at 7 p.m. French time. This event will take the form of a live stream on EA’s YouTube page
For subscribers to EA Play and EA Play Pro, Electronic Arts’ two video game subscription services, the experience won’t be quite the same. Various Sims 4 expansion packs will be available in a Play List starting October 18. For EA Play players, this means access to The Sims 4 Get to Work Expansion Pack, and for EA Play Pro subscribers access to the same expansion pack plus a Toddler Stuff Pack.
If you want to join the free adventure of The Sims 4, know that you can find the game on the EA platforms, namely Origin and the EA App. You can download both clients from EA’s official website, and we recommend that you opt for the EA App instead, which is destined to become the main application for Electronic Arts.
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The transition to free-to-play of The Sims 4 will take place on next october 18. The game will therefore be available for free download on PC and Mac via the Origin and EA App applications, and on the official Playstation and Xbox stores. For all players who already own The Sims 4, EA has provided a small gift during this transition to free-to-play, namely a “Desert Luxe” or Desert Luxe expansion kit. This kit is already available for download and will be completely free of charge until October 17th.