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9 years ago
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Register sims 3 bought on Steam on the Sims Store

I have the Sims 3 from Steam, can I register the game on the Sims 3 store and keep it working on Steam? or my game will automatically awitch to my Origin account?

  • @Lady_Arween Thank you for the update about Steam. I figured there was a way I just didn't know what it was. Thesims3.com site which is where you find the Sims 3 store is a separate site but I'm guessing thesims3.com and Origin share login information. You now use the same login for Origin as you do for thesims3.com. This whole mess was created when Windows 10 and El Capitan no longer supported the DRM - SecuROM and SafeDisc. EA had no choice but to change the DRM.

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    puzzlezaddict
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    7 years ago

    @Panda14616  Yes, you need an Origin account to purchase points now, as the Sims 3 store no longer has the ability to handle cash transactions.  But it's easy enough to link your store account to Origin, in which case your registered content would be added to your Origin account.  (In fact, Origin may already recognize your account credentials without your having to re-register, but I'm not sure.)

    You can buy EA cash cards and add them to your Origin account without needing to provide any credit card information, and then you can use the money to buy points, or worlds that require cash instead of points.  I've seen the cards on sale at Best Buy; google says they're also offered by Walmart and Target, among other places.

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    puzzlezaddict
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    5 years ago

    @talksic3  If you already have an account on the site (www.thesims3.com ), sign in, scroll down to the bottom of the page, click "Register a game," and add the product key.  If you don't have an account, you'll be asked to input a key when you're creating one.

    Since this thread is a few years old now, I'll lock it here.  If you still need help, please create a new thread describing the issue, as well as where you bought the code.

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