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Hooking people on a game before persuading them to buy extra content is likely easier than getting them to just drop cash on a base game they're not even sure they'll like. At the time of the announcement in September, buying all 59 of The Sims 4's downloadable content packs on Steam (Opens in a new tab) would set you back $984.43. Of course, this decision - as well as the choice to go free-to-play - was likely informed by the proven revenue possibilities of extra The Sims 4 content. '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. On the contrary, the publisher stated it will continue to release new content for The Sims 4 indefinitely. This change doesn't mean EA is ending its support for the game.

(opens in a new tab) (Opens in a new tab) That's on PC via the EA App (Opens in a new tab), Steam (Opens in a new tab), and Origin Mac via Origin (Opens in a new tab) PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 (Opens in a new tab) Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S (Opens in a new tab). Now that player base is set to receive a significant population boost, with The Sims 4 being released for free across all platforms. Released in 2014, The Sims 4 has maintained a dedicated fanbase in the years since by feeding them constant updates and expansion packs. This will probably straight up murder thousands of people's social lives, but what a heavenly way to die (Opens in a new tab). The Sims 4 publisher Electronic Arts has announced the highly addictive life simulator is now free for absolutely everyone to play from Oct.

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