The Sims 4 will go free-to-play subsequent month, EA and Maxis have introduced.
Beginning October 18, the bottom recreation shall be obtainable to all new gamers to obtain at no cost on PC and Mac by way of Origin and Steam, in addition to PlayStation and Xbox techniques.
Maxis mentioned with the sport going free, it’s “extra devoted than ever” to creating new experiences for gamers, and it’ll proceed to develop and launch packs, kits and Sims Supply Categorical drops into the foreseeable future.
The studio will share extra on what’s within the works throughout a special-edition stream on October 18. Watch the Behind The Sims Summit at 10am PT, 1pm ET, 6pm UK by way of The Sims YouTube and Twitch channels.
As soon as the sport goes free-to-play, EA Play and EA Play Professional members will obtain an upgraded expertise when member-only bundles of The Sims 4 go into The Play Checklist on October 18. The Sims 4 EA Play Version contains The Sims 4 Get To Work Growth Pack, whereas the EA Play Professional Version contains each The Sims 4 Get To Work Growth Pack and The Sims 4 Toddler Stuff Pack.
As a manner of claiming thanks to the hundreds of thousands of gamers on the market, from September 14 by way of October 17, all gamers who’ve bought The Sims 4 base recreation shall be gifted with the Desert Luxe Equipment.
The Desert Luxe Equipment permits Sims to chill out in a contemporary oasis with luxurious indoor and outside furnishings impressed by the pure panorama of the Southwestern desert and supplies like stone and wooden. To redeem the Desert Luxe Equipment, log into the sport, and obtain it by way of the principle menu.