About time too. EA should have upped the specifications for the game at the start. I thought they didn't expect it to last long. I kept upgrading my PCs to keep up with The Sims's games but even a gaming one needs mods for Sims 3 which is 32bit. I am sorry for those kids who aren't allowed to use their parent's machines but get given their old one to play on. It's not easy for some families to afford buying new ones all the time.
I wonder how many new machines will get sold or upgraded to cope? It's all a cunning plan for Apple and Microsoft to sell more laptops. (Joke). How about EA offering any new packs with a voucher discount for a new machine?