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Huiiie_17's avatar
Huiiie_17
5 years ago

Installing Sims 2 digitally?

Since so many people on here are praising TS2, I got curious and want to give it a try as well. However, I have a question regarding installation. Does TS2 come with a disk and a code like TS3 and its packs did? I just recently got a new pc which doesn't have a disk drive, thus I have to install the game digitally some way. If it comes with a code as well, can I just register it over Origin and download and install the game like any other game? Sorry if this seems like a stupid question, but this is the first time I try to install an older game without the possibility of using a disk :D
  • Seera1024's avatar
    Seera1024
    New Spectator
    5 years ago
    Unfortunately there were not digital versions of the earlier Sims 2 games so I don't think just putting in the codes would work.

    You have 2 options:

    1. Buy an external CD/DVD drive to install the games. There are work arounds for playing without a disc that I can't talk about so that you don't have to use the external drive to play
    2. Reach out to EA support to see if there is anything they can do. This is probably a long shot since they stopped giving out codes for the Ultimate Collection, but they may be able to help if you've got proof of ownership.
  • Huiiie_17's avatar
    Huiiie_17
    5 years ago
    "Seera1024;c-17451326" wrote:
    Unfortunately there were not digital versions of the earlier Sims 2 games so I don't think just putting in the codes would work.

    You have 2 options:

    1. Buy an external CD/DVD drive to install the games. There are work arounds for playing without a disc that I can't talk about so that you don't have to use the external drive to play
    2. Reach out to EA support to see if there is anything they can do. This is probably a long shot since they stopped giving out codes for the Ultimate Collection, but they may be able to help if you've got proof of ownership.


    Thanks for your comment :) I guess I am just gonna look into some external disk drives then
  • Bmm209's avatar
    Bmm209
    5 years ago
    Once you get a chance to play update on what its like for you as a new player!
  • Huiiie_17's avatar
    Huiiie_17
    5 years ago
    I decided to buy an external disk drive and install it with a disk. We can't even know for sure if the Ultimate Collection ever comes back. I am just gonna buy the base game at the start though and see how it goes from there.
  • LadyGray01's avatar
    LadyGray01
    Seasoned Hotshot
    5 years ago
    The only supported digital versions of Sims 2 available right now are Sims 2 Ultimate Collection from Origin (which is no longer being given out, and you can only hope they will again in the future) and Sims 2 Super Collection from the Apple Store (which does not have all the EP's and SP's).

    So, to get the whole game currently, you'd need to find and buy disks. The codes on the disks are no longer valid for digital downloads, so you'd have to play from disk. Since you don't have a disk drive, you'd need to have an external one.
  • Magnezones's avatar
    Magnezones
    5 years ago
    Yeah, as others have said, there's only Ultimate Collection, on PC, which they stopped supporting, unless you want to go down a rabbit hole of illegal things. There's Super Collection for Mac but it's missing some packs.

    Just pray they bring it back - it's been heavily requested that EA put legacy titles on the store. If you urgently want to play, you'll just have to do what I did with TS1 - buy all the disks.
  • LadyGray01's avatar
    LadyGray01
    Seasoned Hotshot
    5 years ago
    "Huiiie_07;c-17454081" wrote:
    I decided to buy an external disk drive and install it with a disk. We can't even know for sure if the Ultimate Collection ever comes back. I am just gonna buy the base game at the start though and see how it goes from there.


    Good luck! Just a heads up, because it's so old it doesn't recognize newer graphics cards and you may need to tweak the graphics rules file. If that's the case, don't worry, there's plenty out there on how to do it because it's been an issue for several years.

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