In America. No sims 3 sold online

what!? all expansions and stuff packs are listed in the origin store for me, even when ive signed out so it doesnt show my library

What about Steam?

https://store.steampowered.com/search/?term=the+sims+3

Hmm I didn't know they released Sims 4 on Steam! Awesome!

Hmm I didn't know they released Sims 4 on Steam! Awesome!

Hi @CaveSim

I am in the UK.

Do you mean sims 3 game packs and the like are not for sale anymore in origin or that purchased games in your game library are disappearing?

If you mean purchased games disappearing from the game Library I have checked mine and non of mine are missing.

I am struggling to find out if the S3 games and packs are still available for purchase as I own them all and even when i sign out of origin and go check an a separate origin website to try and purchase a pack I still get a notification that I already own these packs.

The best I could do was find was the gift this item in origin which I could still click on but when my friends in origin showed up for me to gift to I got another message stating they were not eligible to receive this gift so I am not sure what is going on.

Hopefully someone else knows more about this. I would have doubted they would remove the S3 series without notice as I believe the series and the store are still good money makers for EA.

The only way I can personally play S3 with good graphics now is on disc on a windows 7 hard drive with no internet connection.

I went to check out Amazon uk and while they still have some new/used discs they are expensive. They have a few digital codes for sale but when I checked them for Origin it stated currently unavailable.

I tried Ebay UK and there was only one new stuff pack disc for sale plus a few used sims 3 game discs and some collections but again quite expensive now. There were also a few origin codes for sale but I am not sure if they are legit or not.

I then checked CD Keys as I know a lot of players have bought codes from this provider before and used them successfully and was pleasantly surprised to find there appears to be a sale on for a lot of origin key codes for sims 3 so maybe it might be a good time to jump in and purchase a few if they are not going to be available directly through Origin anymore. Plus these key codes are a 3rd of the price steam is currently charging.

Also I think if you have S3 steam games you can register them with origin and then play the series through Origin instead however I am not too sure of all the details as I have never gone that route but a player could then buy from steam and register them on origin enabling them to play via Origin if they wanted to.

If you want to play on disc you will require a base game disc pre 2012 as the base games after that all require an online connection to play.

@Deshong04

OMG the prices for S3 series in steam are full prices. I bought the whole series on steam as a backup in the sale a little while ago which cost me around £70 Uk sterling however in hindsight I wished I had not purchased on steam as for me even with a good PC set up it still suffers from terrible sim graphics when I play either origin or when I tested the steam version out.

The only way I can personally play S3 with good graphics now is on disc on a windows 7 hard drive with no internet connection.

I'm still seeing The Sims 3 EP/SPs on Origin. There is no longer a subcategory for The Sims 3, but they appear when I just click on "The Sims."

https://i.imgur.com/jPRN560.jpg

Hi @Archivist

Could you try clicking on a pack as if you are buying it or gifting it to another player to see what messages you are getting please..I cannot find a way to purchase or gift anything?

I have noticed the games coming up in play and play pro which i believe is the monthly fee access?

@SPARKY1922 Sure, just tried it. I see the Buy Now button on each product and can reach the payment info screen when I click it:

https://i.imgur.com/OlPZaHr.jpg

(I did notice that the Katy Perry stuff pack is missing, but that is probably to all our benefit)

Hi @Archivist

Thanks for doing that maybe I cannot buy another pack or gift one because i own them all or something.. Katy Perry no but katy perry yes in all me ice cream parlours :)