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Nay_Nat2
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22 hours ago

Why Cheaper on the XBOX then PC

I have been playing Sims since they first came out, and I will always love the Sims. The Sims 4 is truly amazing, but I just realized that when I got on my sons Xbox and looked up the Sims 4 that all of their Stuff Packs and Expansion Packs are so much cheaper and have better deals and bundles. I am very confused on why that is. As an original sim player who started off buying disc to play on the computer and trust me, they had a lot to buy and have only made the game better through the years. I will always prefer to play on the computer then the console as i find it better and easier for me, I'm kind of upset about the price difference from Console to PC. I truly would have bought every pack and expansion if the deal they have on the Xbox was on the PC. So, I am wondering why the big difference in prices? Thanks so much from an original Sims player to now

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  • simsplayer818's avatar
    simsplayer818
    Hero
    6 hours ago

    Nay_Nat2​ we see a lot of questions about purchasing console content. It's purchased from Sony and Microsoft. Even when you go through the EA site it takes you to the console manufacturers sites. They often have their own sales events but they don't always coincide with PC offers. But at least we do get the chance to see sales events from the Sims dashboard when loading the game. So rather than having to check elsewhere for sales we can just have a quick browse before we open our game to see if any packs are reduced. 

    On Xbox there are some pre made bundles in the Microsoft Store currently on sale. To see those it's the Microsoft Store from the Xbox dashboard. It's a shame that over the years we've not been able to make our own bundles like PC players but that's down to the console manufacturers. 🎮

  • CrispySims619's avatar
    CrispySims619
    Seasoned Hotshot
    15 hours ago

    It actually just comes down to the fact that Sony and Microsoft run their own sales when they want and change up pricing whenever they want. It's not always some conspiricy 😉

  • Karfunkel2's avatar
    Karfunkel2
    Seasoned Hotshot
    15 hours ago

    that is a good question!

    I can only make guesses ... but i think , basically, :  because EA-management have no reason to do so.

    Perhaps PC-gamer should stop buying all the Sims4- stuff for such prices ...

             - playwell -               ✌️

  • Prov31Simmer's avatar
    Prov31Simmer
    Seasoned Ace
    16 hours ago

    Sales are different per platform, at least that is how I understand it. Xbox must be having a discount sale of certain games right now. The EA app has sales occasionally that are not available to console. We just had discounted packs ( a sale) on the EA app that ended on May 7th (I believe). I predict another sale will happen on the EA app either in mid-summer or during early autumn. Btw, the platforms are all different. if you buy on Xbox it can only be transferred to another Xbox, PlayStation can only be transferred to another PlayStation, and PC/Mac can only be transferred to another PC/Mac.   

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