Re: Origin won't launch games, Mac

@puzzlezaddictIt was Sim CIty - Complete Edition but i've had this problem with other apps on origin before. I did think that it may have been only 32 bit but couldn't figure out if it was or not but from what i could find out, i don't think this was the problem. Was hoping it was just a simple fix with origin

Thanks

I've got that problem too! Just how many of us are in this position? Will they aver release a 64 bit version? All OS are 64 bit now! Come on EA!!!

@SVillaeys  SimCity has been out of development for a long time now, and there's no one available to do the work to make it and other older games 64-bit-compatible.  Updating these games takes time and money that, quite frankly, EA probably doesn't want to spend on games with a smaller audience.

The version of SimCity available in the App Store does work in Catalina though.  It's handled by Aspyr, not EA, and Aspyr updated many (although not all) of its formerly 32-bit macOS games to run in 64-bit systems.

@puzzlezaddict  So even though I bought the game, I need to buy another one to play it? That seems like a rip off... Is it the exact same game though? Some people say it's the same as SimCity Build It from iOS.

@SVillaeys  The version of SimCity in the App Store is the same as the one in Origin, except it's single player only.

I understand it's not ideal to have to buy the game a second time, but the only other ways around it would be to install or reinstall Mojave or earlier on your Mac, or to partition your hard drive and install Windows on your Mac through Bootcamp.  Or I guess you could play on a different computer.

@puzzlezaddict Ok, thank you. Do you know if there is a way to play on the game I saved on Origin? Or will I have to start afresh?

@SVillaeys  I have no idea, to be honest.  You can ask in the SimCity 2013 forum:

https://answers.ea.com/t5/SimCity-2013/bd-p/sim-city-misc-issues

This thread was in Origin because it was originally about an install/launch issue, but gameplay or game data issues are better answered in a game-specific forum by someone who knows about that particular game.  That would not be me.

I have an M1 so no EA games work except SIMMs 4

You have to check each games requirements individually because some 32-bit only games aren't flagged

so I'm removing origin