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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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Scaz_May
9 years ago

You should be able to download via origin and play Sims through the launcher without needing a disc.

However, before I bought Origin Vault access I had to have my Sims 3 disc in my computer to enable it to work, so keep it handy! 

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