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goatly224's avatar
goatly224
Rising Novice
5 days ago

Re: PSA: Sims 4 "Failed to launch game - An error on our end" -> Check Your Mods!

Sims4 game won't start. EA app said, "this is an issue on our end". I didn't believe them. I removed all my mods and the game wouldn't start. I removed "The Sims" folder and allowed the game to make a new one and it still wouldn't start. I've "checked the integrity of the files" and relaunched all apps (EA & Steam) and restarted my computer and it still didn't start...

...starting to believe it is an issue on their end. 

7 Replies

  • ITZLEXIINE's avatar
    ITZLEXIINE
    Rising Novice
    5 days ago

    Same issue. Multiple people are reporting this, so yes- it most likely is an error on their end. 

  • cassiesarge12's avatar
    cassiesarge12
    New Novice
    5 days ago

    Yep! happening here too. So frustrating. I thought it was an issue with my PC also, did a few things for it to just say the same thing.

    Hopefully it can get fixed soon.

  • cassiesarge12's avatar
    cassiesarge12
    New Novice
    5 days ago

    Just seen this posted, i tried and it worked.

    Worth a shot. Goodluck.


     Please try playing in a clean user folder.  Move the entire Sims 4 folder out of Documents > Electronic Arts and onto your desktop.  When you launch the game, if it launches, a clean folder will spawn with no content.  (Your saves and other content will be intact in the folder you've moved but temporarily unread by the game.)  Don't add anything to the new folder yet; just start a new save and see how it runs.

    If you still can't play, please provide a dxdiag.  Click Windows key-R, enter dxdiag in the run box, wait for the scan to finish, click "Save all information," and save the file to your desktop.  From there, you can attach it to a reply using the paper clip (Attachment) icon included with the other formatting buttons.

  • goatly224's avatar
    goatly224
    Rising Novice
    5 days ago

    When you tried this did you end up sending a dxdiag box? And I presume your game opened without your saves, but were you able to play with your saves afterwards?

  • BoachaNC's avatar
    BoachaNC
    Seasoned Newcomer
    5 days ago

    Getting the same issues, cleared app cache, ran as admin, repaired files thru EA app

  • goatly224's avatar
    goatly224
    Rising Novice
    4 days ago

    EA changed the title of this? It wasn't "PSA: Check your mods!" before...

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