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Proteus-846
13 years ago
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If I buy a Sims 3 Expansion Pack in Origin as a Download, can I play with out a disc even though the base game uses a disc?

I own the Sims 3 in disc form from when it first came out, but I don't have any Expansion Packs. If I purchase one digitally in Origin, can I play the game without a disc? Right now, I can only play ...
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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    since it installs locally to your hard drive, you shouldn't need the CD unless you want to make a clean re-install or something. Keep it handy (and the serial code) but your downloads should run normally inside the original Sims game. 

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Anonymous
13 years ago

since it installs locally to your hard drive, you shouldn't need the CD unless you want to make a clean re-install or something. Keep it handy (and the serial code) but your downloads should run normally inside the original Sims game. 

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Smeagol2008
13 years ago

excuse me... i dont think u understand unless i dont understand haha

so your saying the sims 3 even without expansion packs you can play the game without the disk?   thats not so true at all... if u only have the sims 3 without expansion packs.. You Still Need The Disk to load the game out but u can take the disk oout after its loaded...

hes wondering if he buys an expansion pack from origin will he therefore still need the original sims 3 cd to still be able to run the game???

  • EA_Spectre's avatar
    EA_Spectre
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    13 years ago

    If you download the base game and your expansions from Origin (which you should be able to do once you registered your games) you won't need the disc anymore to play.

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
      12 years ago

      I have the base game, Night Life and Loft Stuff through Origin (thanks Humble Bundle!). Can I still install other EPs from disc and play through Origin?

      • rumbutter's avatar
        rumbutter
        Hero (Retired)
        12 years ago

        you can do both i have disks and digital downloads of the games  so if for example your next gameyou buy is seasons disk you install it and play from the disk OR if you want you redeem the code on origin and download the digital version of your game instead

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
      10 years ago

      I have to re-install all my sims i got the disk of TS3 and 2 expansions with it but what stops me from re-installing it all is that i have many, many expansions i bought as a download from origin. and i dont want to loose them. can you help?

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