Any news on Sims 3 eventually getting the 64bit update?

"kevdayray;c-17432823" wrote:
@igazor Is there anyway to 'un'update my mac so that I can play? And is it true that we can play TS3 from Origin?

TS3 for Mac on recent operating systems (but not updated to Catalina) almost has to be an Origin install. The systems starting with El Capitan and those that came after will not recognize the retail store discs for authentication and there is no Steam option. The game doesn't need to be started by way of Origin like it now does on Windows, it's just needed to manage the installation and the authentication that used to be done by way of having the disc of the base game or most recently released expansion/stuff pack in the drive.

In theory you should be able to downgrade your Mac to Mojave or High Sierra by formatting the boot drive and installing that instead. But that will wipe everything you have off your drive, all applications and all data. Another way would be to have a second boot drive or a bootable removable device with Mojave or High Sierra on it and boot up from that instead. I'm not sure I've seen anyone report back after trying those options though, perhaps others here might.

This is going to depend on the Mac in question, but I wouldn't bother with any of those strategies given how crippled TS3 for Mac is. An arguably better way to enjoy the game would be to Bootcamp Windows onto it and then install TS3 for Windows through Origin, retail store disc, or repurchase the game on Steam. Then the Catalina issue goes away because you aren't running the macOS anymore whenever you wish to play. But your Mac does need to have enough drive space for the Bootcamp partition, a retail standalone purchase of Win 10 would be required, and you would need enough patience to manage two independent operating systems. How well the game performs on Windows would then be a matter of the hardware specs on the Mac you are working with.