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muffinsnbuttons
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4 years ago

EA Play - Sims 3 - Starter Packs Not Showing

I downloaded Sims 3 through Xbox Game Pass/EA Play since it says that with my subscription, I am able to get the starter pack with Late Night Expansion, and High-End Lot Stuff Pack. It shows that I have downloaded the starter pack within the Xbox app, and within the EA play app it shows at the top that the starter pack comes with it and just the sims 3. Whether I open it through the starter pack sims 3 on xbox or ea play, the sims 3 will open yet it does not show the packs. It says that if packs are missing to download through origin-- but I don't have the game through origin. If I click the install packs button, EA play opens but just shows the page for sims 3. I'm not sure what to do to get access to these packs since I got the EA Play subscription for this. Thank you.

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  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    4 years ago

    @muffinsnbuttons  The EA App doesn't have all basic functions yet, nor does it have all of the content that's available through Origin.  I own all Sims 3 packs but one, and yet last I checked, the App still prompted me to buy them.  So I'm not sure this is fixable, at least not at this point in the App's development.

    However, it may be possible to sign into Origin and download Late Night and High-End Loft Stuff even though Origin won't recognize your EA Play subscription.  At least, it's been reported that this worked for a different but similarly affected game:

    https://answers.ea.com/t5/Other-Mass-Effect-Games/PC-Mass-Effect-3-Multiplayer-DLC-on-EA-App-EA-Play-through-Xbox/m-p/11446302

    If that doesn't help you, then I'm sorry, I don't think there's anything you can do other than wait, unless of course you want to buy a standalone copy of Sims 3.  During a couple of recent sales, the starter pack has been priced at $10 U.S. rather than its normal $20.

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