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EA re-release The Sims 1 and The Sims 2 on PC as DLC-stuffed Legacy editions

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Submitted ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨alyaza@beehaw.org⁩ to ⁨gaming@beehaw.org⁩

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ea-re-releases-the-sims-1-and-the-sims-2-on-pc-as-dlc-stuffed-legacy-editions

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  • clarinet_estimator@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Mmm, nah. I’m not giving money to EA for the sims. I will continue to get every new install of sims and sims 2 from the open seas and play them with WINE without issue like I have been.

    I see you EA, trying to get an emergency cash injection via nostalgia after flopping with the veilguard. This won’t keep you off the chopping block forever.

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    • Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yeah that’s exactly what this is. Panic buttons for instant cash

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      • Zoop@beehaw.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I’m genuinely surprised they hadn’t done it earlier.

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  • WamGams@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The Sims 2 was the best version of the game…

    However, last time I tried to play it with all DLC, on a computer made in 2018, it took over 2 hours to load.

    Will that still be an issue?

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    • Doom@ttrpg.network ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Nope! It’ll probably just crash or something instead

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    • DdCno1@beehaw.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Unlikely. I tried it with all expansions a few years ago (back when EA released it for free) and loading times were “only” a few minutes.

      Did you have a bazillion mods installed? What kind of hardware were you using?

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    • reseller_pledge609@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Did you have an SSD? Was the game and DLC installed on said SSD? Do you have one now if you didn’t before? This may be the difference between 2 hours and only 1.

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      • WamGams@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I dont think my wife was using mods. I don’t know what her hardware was either, but I believe the computer came from ibuypower.

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  • kipo@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    High seas is still the best way to experience these games!

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  • olebla@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    If anyone is interested. Just installed this yesterday and still haven’t found any problems. No EA bullshit and all the DLC. github.com/voicemxil/TS2-Starter-Pack

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    • DdCno1@beehaw.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I would strongly suggest downloading the standalone installer and the install files (on a different github, you can see the address when using the web installer), in case this gets taken down, which isn’t exactly unlikely, now that the game isn’t abandonware anymore.

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      • olebla@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Valid point, adding the link

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  • p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Why waste money on employees for a new Dragon Age game, when you can just repackage the old shit?

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    • DdCno1@beehaw.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      How are these things even related?

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      • p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        EA just laid off a bunch of BioWare employees.

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  • GammaGames@beehaw.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That’s tempting… put too many hours into sims 2

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