Overview jump to: Availability jump to: How to Bundle For those playing Sims 4 in Windows or macOS, EA allows players to customize and buy a bundle of DLC at a discount over the packs' individual prices. The bundle must consist of one expansion, one game pack, and one stuff pack, all currently eligible for bundling (see below) and unowned by the player. Kits are not included at this time. If you own all eligible packs in one category, you won't be able to create a bundle. Console players do not have the ability to bundle at this time. Availability All packs are currently eligible for bundling except for the following: Life & Death Lovestruck Crystal Creations For Rent Home Chef Hustle all kits There is no information on when bundling will be enabled for these packs. How to bundle EA App Open "My collection," click the Sims 4 icon, and under "The Sims 4," click "Bundle & save," which will be next to "Add-ons." If you cannot create a bundle because you already own all eligible packs in one category, you will not see this button. Otherwise, choose your preferred expansion, game pack, and stuff pack, and proceed to checkout. Origin Hover over Browse Games, then The Sims, and click The Sims 4 Build Your Bundle: If you cannot create a bundle because you already own all eligible packs in one category, you will see a "Bundling not available" message. Otherwise, choose your preferred expansion, game pack, and stuff pack, and proceed to checkout.

@EA_Lanna There has been minimal to no response in the chat by actual ea personnel. Am I correct in assuming this is an issue that ea has no intention to fix or even address as the only response we have gotten is that the packs are not available (even though some that are not available have been out for a year), yet we get no reassurance that the issue is actually being worked on. I asked you a direct question a couple of weeks ago and received no response I hope someone that actually works for ea will give us some clarification to this issue. And to be clear I am not referring to Growing Together when talking about not being able to bundle I am talking about My Wedding Stories, Highschool Years, and Werewolves. I know it takes a while for packs to be bundled after release, but it has never taken more than 4 months and my wedding stories has been out for a year. At this point I don't care if bundling is being retired, I just want a straightforward answer and to no longer feel completely ignored.

I have been trying to do the build your own bundle option for months. Frankly im fed up. of the expansions, i don't own 2. Of the game packs i don't own 2. and the stuff, well there's quite a bit of that i still don't own as well. Now i know Growing together was just released so that will take a bit, BUT Highschool Years has been out since the end of July 2022 (currently its march of 2023) and it still wont show up for me. Further more, Werewolves was released early June 2022, and Wedding Stories OVER A YEAR AGO NOW (Feb 2022) and neither of these are available for the bundle as well. Last time i reached out i was told it was a known issue with many individuals and they were working on a solution and i would be contacted with answers but that was almost 6 months ago. I just want some answers as to why these are not being made available for bundling after being available individually for so long when previously i've only had to wait a week or two to bundle the newest expansion/game packs in the Build Your Own Bundle option.

I know it takes a couple of weeks to be able to build a bundle with a new pack but I've been trying for days to bundle with Wedding Stories. It's the only game pack I don't have and Get Together is the only Expansion pack I don't have. I don't know if it's just because Wedding Stories isn't available to bundle right now or if it's because I only have one of each for game and expansion packs. I really just don't want to buy them all separately.

The Sims 4 High School Years was released on July 28th, 2022. Including today, that is 194 days / 6 months, 1 week, 3 days ago. The Sims 4 Werewolves was released on June 16th, 2022. Including today, that is 236 days / 7 months, 3 weeks, 1 day ago.According to the F.A.Q. for Build-a-Bundle written by someone else on this site, The Sims 4 My Wedding Stories is ALSO not available, which was released on February 23rd, 2022. Including today, that is 349 days / 11 months, 2 weeks, 1 day ago. I own this pack so it wouldn't show for me anyways. Historically speaking, it didn't take longer than 1-3 months for packs to be available in the store's Build-a-Bundle feature. The sheer laziness on EA's part is depressing for those of us who are smart enough to realize that the Build-a-Bundle feature is the most cost effective way to buy the Sims franchise, as buying each one of the three required types of packs without a sale is $70 before tax, and even during your best sales, the most recently released packs (even if there are newer ones or are about to be newer ones or its been nearly a year) never get the same awesome discount the other packs get, and usually costs $10-$15 more than just using the Build-a-Bundle feature.Not only that, but you refuse to give us updates. From all the research I've tried to do, you won't even seem to answer the question on whether or not we will ever get them in the Build-a-Bundle feature. You have given us a rather unfished game, and even if EA didn't make it themselves, they still allowed such an incomplete game to be sold, with expansion, game & stuck packs that are priced higher than they should. Plus kits. You can't even get kits in the bundles. So there's $95 for those, especially considering I've never seen the kits on sale. So my question which is more of a generalized statement is thusly; Either update the Build-a-Bundle feature that YOU gave to us to help grow our Sim collection, or remove it.There is no logical reason we'd had to wait this long. None. There are no discs being sold. Packaging does not have to be made to sell these. And if the My Wedding Stories pack has STILL not been added, then the only LOGICAL explanation is that you DON'T plan to add them, at any point ever, to the Build-a-Bundle feature. If that's the case, just remove it.And I also don't want to hear about "oh well not many use it" it that's the case you would have removed it from the EA/Origin store a long time ago, back when it wasn't earning you any money. But considering the threads I've seen, even about PAST bundles since added, they are OBVIOUSLY a popular feature. This is not said in malice, nor hatred, but rather just a simple: I'm tired of this. And by the look of some other threads, so are the rest of us.

@EA_Lanna can you at least tell us WHY they aren't available? The usual excuse is that the packs are too new, but that obviously isn't the case this time, so why can't we bundle the packs. Is it a coding error? Because at this point I have to speculate that since we haven't gotten any new stuff packs that they are basically trying too discourage us from bundling so bundling can slowly be a thing of the past just like stuff packs.

puzzlezaddict

Hero+

3 years ago

[FAQ] Sims 4 Buy a Bundle: Windows and macOS

Overview

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jump to: How to Bundle

For those playing Sims 4 in Windows or macOS, EA allows players to customize and buy a bundle of DLC at a discount over the packs' individual prices. The bundle must consist of one expansion, one game pack, and one stuff pack, all currently eligible for bundling (see below) and unowned by the player. Kits are not included at this time.

If you own all eligible packs in one category, you won't be able to create a bundle.

Console players do not have the ability to bundle at this time.

Availability

All packs are currently eligible for bundling except for the following:

Life & Death
Lovestruck
Crystal Creations
For Rent
Home Chef Hustle
all kits

There is no information on when bundling will be enabled for these packs.

How to bundle

EA App

Open "My collection," click the Sims 4 icon, and under "The Sims 4," click "Bundle & save," which will be next to "Add-ons." If you cannot create a bundle because you already own all eligible packs in one category, you will not see this button.

Otherwise, choose your preferred expansion, game pack, and stuff pack, and proceed to checkout.

Origin

Hover over Browse Games, then The Sims, and click The Sims 4 Build Your Bundle:

If you cannot create a bundle because you already own all eligible packs in one category, you will see a "Bundling not available" message.

Otherwise, choose your preferred expansion, game pack, and stuff pack, and proceed to checkout.

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222 Replies

IARE_A_PANDA
3 years ago
I know it takes a couple of weeks to be able to build a bundle with a new pack but I've been trying for days to bundle with Wedding Stories. It's the only game pack I don't have and Get Together is the only Expansion pack I don't have. I don't know if it's just because Wedding Stories isn't available to bundle right now or if it's because I only have one of each for game and expansion packs. I really just don't want to buy them all separately.
jpkarlsen
Hero (Retired)
3 years ago
@IARE_A_PANDA
EA ha not announced when Wedding Stories will be available for bundling.
Miluielenath
Rising Scout
3 years ago
And here we are with the next game pack out - three and a bit months later and the pack is still not available for bundle with Origin.
jillianbillings
3 years ago
I wanted to build a bundle for The Sims 4 as there are several packs I don't currently own, but when I go to the bundles page, it only lists four pre-made bundles and there's no option to build your own. has this option been removed permanently?
Sid1701d9
3 years ago
@jillianbillingsYes, I think the build the bundle option was only available when you bought sims with your packs but now that the base game is free to play though are now expired. They are using the DLC for the end of life funding for the next few DLC and The Sims 5.

Edit though it may take while to build a new game, at least we know it is coming at some point.
jillianbillings
3 years ago
I’m not sure that’s true, I’ve owned the base game for years and have used the build a bundle in the past. usually you pick 1 expansion pack, 1 game pack and 1 stuff pack. I don’t believe the base game was ever part of the bundles.
Sid1701d9
3 years ago
@jillianbillings I was looking right now they have the supernatural bundle, maybe after Halloween the create a bundle will return.
puzzlezaddict
Hero+
3 years ago
@jillianbillings You can still bundle through Origin, although I don't think the EA App has that function at the moment. If you need to reinstall Origin, you can find a download link here:

https://answers.ea.com/t5/Origin-Client-Web-Technical/Downloading-and-installing-Origin-Windows-and-Mac/m-p/11915666

Sign into Origin, find Sims 4 in the store (not in your game library), and scroll down to just below the info in "Overview," like so:

Click the Build Your Bundle button and you should be good to go.

Please keep in mind that High School Years, Werewolves, and Wedding Stories are currently not available for bundling.

@Sid1701d9 It has been possible for a number of years to bundle the expansion, game pack, and stuff pack of your choice, aside from the occasional lockout of the newest releases. Buying the base game at the same time has never been a requirement.
jillianbillings
3 years ago
I found it, thank you!! I had been using the EA app so had to reinstall Origin. High School Years is the only EP I don't own so unfortunately it won't let me build a bundle. I read in other threads that EPs are usually available to bundle a few weeks after release but it's been out since the end of July. any idea when/if it'll be an option for bundling?
puzzlezaddict
Hero+
3 years ago
@jillianbillings There hasn't been any update on enabling bundling for any new packs, unfortunately. You can keep an eye on this thread for new information:

https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Discussion-Feedback/High-School-Years-build-a-bundle-availability/m-p/11637968#M64180