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Hero (Retired)

Re: If I buy a Sims 3 expansion from a UK store, will it work on an NZ computer?

if you where to buy it from Origin you would need to be logged in to her Origin account for the purchase as Origin purchase are digital downloads and automatically placed to the account that places the purchase

I'm sure for a hard copy (disk) the code could be redeemed in the Origin my games tab for the digital version then she'd have the best of both worlds her game + the box

just do not buy used/2nd hand as it will be no good because the code will be tied to the original owners account

I'll tag a CM for further clarification as to yay or nay

@EA_Nils please and thank you in advance

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EA_Nils
Community Admin
10 years ago
@Esaria21 Hi,

Rumbutter is indeed correct. Just make sure that you choose a legitimate retailer, we have a list available here: http://help.ea.com/en/article/where-to-buy-ea-games-v2/ (based upon your description, Amazon UK would likely be a good a option.)

Cheers,

Nils
Anonymous
10 years ago
@EA_Nils @rumbutter
Thank you for that 🙂 Will the code work to install it without needing to log in to Origin though? My little sister likes being able to play the game without having to be logged in xD;;
rumbutter
Hero (Retired)
10 years ago
welcomes 🙂

no she'll need to be logged into her account to redeem the code as this will activate the code to her account and she can then download and install the expansion after that she can play offline ( i play offline most of the time)

tip: also get her to back up her stuff as a precaution it's something a lot of sim players do just in case something happens like a save can't be found/goes "missing" or before installation of a pack update/patch

http://sims3.crinrict.com/en/2011/03/faq-what-files-should-i-backup.html