We require 64-bit binaries
The stream of expansions hasn't ended and at least three more are planned. People that have all expansions installed are increasingly having the game crashed due to running out of virtual memory, des...
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TanyaRubirose wrote:
Most of the versions of Windows 8 currently being sold, or even preloaded, are 32-bit. Windows 8 was released in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832416551
So, it's good to know one of the newest OS's on the market is hopelessly out of date :P
The x32 versions of Windows are primarily aimed at legacy hardware, for people who haven't upgraded for some reason.
It is extremely foolish to install x32 software on any modern PC as it dramatically limits performance.
There will always be people who resist changing for whatever reason, but they are by and large in the minority these days. Windows 7 x64 is the most popular installed OS in the real world. The x64 version over took the x32 version way back in 2010 with over 77% of all PCs coming with the x64 version pre-installed.
A good reason to offer the upgrade is x32 OSs can only access 4Gb of RAM. Many gamers have more than this now-a-days (I have 6Gb and plan to upgrade to 12Gb soon) and The Sims 3 would run a lot better if it could access all that memory. Please bear in mind that that 4Gb limit includes the RAM on your graphics card etc. So if you have a 1Gb Graphics card then that leaves only 3Gb left available to the OS for everything else! After all is said and done The Sims 3 may be left with little more than 1Gb to run in!
The point is x64 is very popular and most games are taking advantage of it's features. EAxis should release am optional patch that you can download that will install an x64 version of all the games executables and dlls. This has been done for many games in the past including Far Cry and Half-Life 2), while many others now come by standard in both x32 and x64 versions and the install programs jus picks which to install for you!
So come on EAxis, drag The Sims 3 kicking and screaming into the 21st century!
