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Kehribar2
3 years ago
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Do Sims 3 packs bought on Steam work on Origin?

My apologies if there's a clear answer to this out there somewhere, I couldn't find it. I have the Sims 3 base game and several expansion packs on Origin. I want to buy some other packs on Steam as t...
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    puzzlezaddict
    3 years ago

    @Kehribar2  What I mean is, if you install the game through Origin, you can't then login to Steam and download your expansion and stuff packs directly through Steam.  You need to register them in Origin and download them through Origin, as in, the app you use to download packs (Origin or Steam) needs to be the same as the app you use for the base game.  You can absolutely download the packs you bought through Steam; you just need to use Origin to do so.

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Kehribar2
3 years ago

@puzzlezaddict Wonderful, thanks very much for your answer. My apologies though as I'm a non-native speaker - what do you mean by downloading Steam packs into an Origin install? As in trying to make them work without registering the CD key via Origin first?

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puzzlezaddict
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3 years ago

@Kehribar2  What I mean is, if you install the game through Origin, you can't then login to Steam and download your expansion and stuff packs directly through Steam.  You need to register them in Origin and download them through Origin, as in, the app you use to download packs (Origin or Steam) needs to be the same as the app you use for the base game.  You can absolutely download the packs you bought through Steam; you just need to use Origin to do so.

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    Kehribar2
    3 years ago
    @puzzlezaddict Oh I see, that makes sense 🙂 Thanks so much for all your help!

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