👏 PUT 👏 THE 👏 SIMS 👏 2 👏 ULTIMATE 👏 COLLECTION 👏 ON 👏 ORIGIN

"SimChic1;c-17875230" wrote:
I've managed to finesse TS2 UC for a few friends after it was "pulled." You just need to speak to the right rep.

I'm listening.... please go on

"kwanzaabot;c-17875559" wrote:

"SimChic1;c-17875230" wrote:
I've managed to finesse TS2 UC for a few friends after it was "pulled." You just need to speak to the right rep.

I'm listening.... please go on

EA has been very explicit that they will not give anyone else Sims 2 UC and to stop asking. They released a statement about it. You may still be able to find individual disks on Amazon or ebay though.

I got it for free back in 2014 when it was added automatically to my library because I owned the game on Origin. Even so, if they were to make some significant updates to the game I'd pay for a new copy.

I still buy/play Sims 4 too though, I go back and forth. Keeps me from getting bored.

"lisamwitt;c-17875641" wrote:

"kwanzaabot;c-17875559" wrote:

"SimChic1;c-17875230" wrote:
I've managed to finesse TS2 UC for a few friends after it was "pulled." You just need to speak to the right rep.

I'm listening.... please go on

EA has been very explicit that they will not give anyone else Sims 2 UC and to stop asking. They released a statement about it. You may still be able to find individual disks on Amazon or ebay though.

I got it for free back in 2014 when it was added automatically to my library because I owned the game on Origin. Even so, if they were to make some significant updates to the game I'd pay for a new copy.

I still buy/play Sims 4 too though, I go back and forth. Keeps me from getting bored.

I'll keep asking until they put it back up for sale.

In the meantime......

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Agree ! I will buy the entire Sims 2 collection -- again.

YES PLEASE!!

....And the Sims 1. They should remaster Sims 1 & 2 and sell them.

They'd make a lot of money from them, because a lot of people played them when they were younger, and would pay to play them again.

It doesn't really make sense why they're not available to buy...is EA afraid of the competition? :D

"bixters;c-17875918" wrote:
YES PLEASE!!

....And the Sims 1. They should remaster Sims 1 & 2 and sell them.

They'd make a lot of money from them, because a lot of people played them when they were younger, and would pay to play them again.

It doesn't really make sense why they're not available to buy...is EA afraid of the competition? :D

Honestly, yes I do think that. I think that EA doesn't want any of its current game user base to be able to play TS2, unless they already have an old CD-based copy and can get it working. Too many people would complain that TS4 is just a graphically upgraded and otherwise strictly inferior product to TS2. I don't think they mind the TS3 / TS4 comparison, because the open world of TS3 makes direct comparisons difficult. That wouldn't be the case with TS2.

That's not me hating on TS4 -- I have it and like it. It's just me being honest about assessing the quality of the closed world TS2 game against the quality of its decade later closed world TS4 cousin.

I'd be down for a remaster for sure... I can't even remember at this point how many files I've had to edit to get around graphics card issues.

I got all the DLC when they had the sale to get TS2 UC for free (though I got mine digitalized by showing a photo of the CD key to customer support...2 weeks before it was on sale), and that was really nice to have everything linked digitally. Plus there were some items that were from pre-order promotions, etc, that are unobtainable now. Also I see nothing wrong with having TS2 with TS4 from an economic point of view -- but the reason they had the promotion to get TS2 UC for free was due to the end of customer support. But, really, just release the game with no CS and there will be people who download or buy it with zero expectations of support.

"bixters;c-17875918" wrote:
YES PLEASE!!

....And the Sims 1. They should remaster Sims 1 & 2 and sell them.

They'd make a lot of money from them, because a lot of people played them when they were younger, and would pay to play them again.

It doesn't really make sense why they're not available to buy...is EA afraid of the competition? :D

OMG yes. I have all the CDs for TS1 and it is a royal pain any time I get a new computer or whatever. I literally got a CD drive just for this game... Although I have all the DLC, etc, for TS1, it would be the literal last game that I need a disk for. Everything else has been rereleased (enhanced, legacy, remaster, etc, whatever you want to call it) or given as an account-locked digital copy. I suppose I have some REALLY old CDs, but those games are old enough that I honestly can just copy the install files from PC to PC.

"SimSpock;c-17876238" wrote:

"bixters;c-17875918" wrote:
YES PLEASE!!

....And the Sims 1. They should remaster Sims 1 & 2 and sell them.

They'd make a lot of money from them, because a lot of people played them when they were younger, and would pay to play them again.

It doesn't really make sense why they're not available to buy...is EA afraid of the competition? :D

Honestly, yes I do think that. I think that EA doesn't want any of its current game user base to be able to play TS2, unless they already have an old CD-based copy and can get it working. Too many people would complain that TS4 is just a graphically upgraded and otherwise strictly inferior product to TS2. I don't think they mind the TS3 / TS4 comparison, because the open world of TS3 makes direct comparisons difficult. That wouldn't be the case with TS2.

That's not me hating on TS4 -- I have it and like it. It's just me being honest about assessing the quality of the closed world TS2 game against the quality of its decade later closed world TS4 cousin.

If that was true The Sims 3 would've been taken off Origin too. It doesn't hold water.

"kwanzaabot;c-17876391" wrote:

"SimSpock;c-17876238" wrote:

"bixters;c-17875918" wrote:
YES PLEASE!!

....And the Sims 1. They should remaster Sims 1 & 2 and sell them.

They'd make a lot of money from them, because a lot of people played them when they were younger, and would pay to play them again.

It doesn't really make sense why they're not available to buy...is EA afraid of the competition? :D

Honestly, yes I do think that. I think that EA doesn't want any of its current game user base to be able to play TS2, unless they already have an old CD-based copy and can get it working. Too many people would complain that TS4 is just a graphically upgraded and otherwise strictly inferior product to TS2. I don't think they mind the TS3 / TS4 comparison, because the open world of TS3 makes direct comparisons difficult. That wouldn't be the case with TS2.

That's not me hating on TS4 -- I have it and like it. It's just me being honest about assessing the quality of the closed world TS2 game against the quality of its decade later closed world TS4 cousin.

If that was true The Sims 3 would've been taken off Origin too. It doesn't hold water.

You didn't read my comment very carefully. I stated that I don't think that they mind the TS3 comparison, because it's open world. My conclusion may be wrong, but the logic itself isn't.