New Apple M1 Chip - is Sims 3 compatible?
Hi guys, there has been an ongoing discussion on the Sims 4 forum about Apple’s new M1 Chip. Now I’m wondering, will Sims 3 work on the new MacBook Versions of Late 2020? Has anyone tried i...
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EA_Illium
EA Staff (Retired)
EA Staff (Retired)@BaranaS4 If you search the Origin Store ('search games and more' option on the left side in the Origin client) can you search for the Sims 3 and see if you have an option for the 64-bit version of Sims 3 to install? Since you are on BigSur you are on a 64-bit operating system, and the older version of Sims 3 was meant for the 32-bit operating systems.
@EA_IlliumHi, I am using both Macbook Air m1 Monterey and Macbook Pro Intel Big Sur. On both of these laptops, in the origin library, the 64-bit version of The Sims 3 has some kind of white overlay like in the screenshot you posted. When opening the game details, I can't see any download/install button. I haven't downloaded the game before. Any idea how to solve this?
@YkmLo The issue is that you have an EA Play subscription: EA Play is only supported in Windows. Even when there's a Mac version of a given game, you still won't be able to use your subscription to play it in macOS. The solution is to cancel EA Play and buy a standalone copy of Sims 3.
Ah, got it! Thanks :D
