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6 years ago

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SIMS wont start download on my Mac

Error: 327682:0 Hi, Last night I purchased Sims 3, Starter Pack. The download to Origin is okey, but when I´m about to download it to my MacBook, it just doesn´t work! I have tried everything, sta...

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puzzlezaddict
6 years ago
@00niklas2 Are you running Catalina on your Mac? If so, that's why Sims 3 won't work: it's a 32-bit app, and Catalina is 64-bit only. There's no way around this right now. But EA has announced a 64-bit-compatible version of Sims 3 for macOS, to be released sometime in early 2020. Here's the full announcement:

https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues-Mac/An-announcement-for-The-Sims-3-players-on-Mac/td-p/8271641

In the meantime, your only options to play are to use a different computer, or to install another operating system on your Mac. Since you just bought the game, you can get a refund, instead of waiting for the new version.

https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/account/returns-and-cancellations/

puzzlezaddict

6 years ago

@00niklas2 Are you running Catalina on your Mac? If so, that's why Sims 3 won't work: it's a 32-bit app, and Catalina is 64-bit only. There's no way around this right now. But EA has announced a 64-bit-compatible version of Sims 3 for macOS, to be released sometime in early 2020. Here's the full announcement:

https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues-Mac/An-announcement-for-The-Sims-3-players-on-Mac/td-p/8271641

In the meantime, your only options to play are to use a different computer, or to install another operating system on your Mac. Since you just bought the game, you can get a refund, instead of waiting for the new version.

https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/account/returns-and-cancellations/