The Sims 4 DLC Pricing Is Unfair for Brazilian Players

Owning the full The Sims 4 experience in Brazil currently costs nearly 8,000 BRL. That is not “expensive” — it is completely unrealistic. For many Brazilians, this represents around 4 to 5 months of salary. No normal person should have to spend half a year’s income just to access the full content of a life simulation game.

What makes the situation even worse is the lack of cross-platform ownership. I already purchased DLCs on Steam, EA App, and Epic Games, yet none of them transfer to PS5. So if I want to play on another platform, I’m expected to rebuy the exact same expansions, game packs, and kits all over again for thousands more. That is beyond unreasonable.

At this point, The Sims 4 no longer feels like a game people are meant to fully enjoy unless they are extremely wealthy. EA keeps releasing endless DLC while the total price becomes more and more disconnected from reality, especially for countries with weaker currencies like Brazil. Regional pricing barely helps when the final cost becomes this absurd.

Many players have complained about this for years, yet nothing changes. Consumers should not feel punished for supporting a franchise across multiple platforms. There should be cross-platform ownership, loyalty discounts for existing players, or at the very least pricing that respects the economic reality of countries outside the US and Europe.

Honestly, I hope these pricing practices are eventually reported to PROCON, Brazil’s consumer protection agency, because many Brazilian consumers would absolutely consider this abusive and inaccessible.