What the heck?

"Pamtastic72;c-17000376" wrote:

"Pamtastic72;c-16998973" wrote:
From what I can gather by researching for PCs is that you would have had to have purchased a computer in 2008/09 (Windows XP) or earlier to have an OS that would not support an upgrade to a 64 bit system. If your PC was purchased in 2010 or later it should from everything I've read be able to be switched to 64 bits and for not a lot of expense, depending as far as I can tell on available memory.

It would seem odds are if you were able to purchase and play C&D when those specs changed then you likely will survive this change too. I hope this is reassuring to many, and if I'm incorrect and someone knows better please correct me. :)

"ClarionOfJoy;c-17000351" wrote:

"drake_mccarty;c-16998981" wrote:

"ClarionOfJoy;c-16998867" wrote:
All the people saying this doesn't matter and that it's great are the same people who said before that it's great that this game can work on lower end computers. Smh....

What a sweeping generalization, and frankly I disagree. The decision to not only support, but actively tailor the game to low end machines has never made any sense. Seriously. It made even less sense when they upgraded the base game to 64bit and did virtually nothing with that for the longest time.

Just because they sold this game on the mindset that it could run on a modded toaster doesn’t mean they actually snatched up a bunch of players who fit into that market. Even if they did, there’s no guarantee that they’ve been buying content regularly. Let’s not forget the “excuse” that’s tossed around for having such old hardware is the “high” cost of buying a new one or upgrading; if they can’t find money to better their machine I don’t suppose the money for Sims packs comes along any easier.

This whole thing seems to be being blown out of proportion by people who frankly have hated on the game being 32bit for years and are now suddenly speaking up for the little guy when it’s being dropped. This is not a big deal, if the game had a huge pool of 32bit players then that would be different, but clearly if they can drop support for that in mid-2019 they clearly don’t stand to lose much. As someone who is NOT a huge fan of Sims 4, or virtually anything they have done with the game thus far, this is a good thing. Doesn’t mean they’re going to take the game in a better direction, but at least what they make now won’t be tailored to near-obsolete hardware.

I'm just pointing out what a bunch of unfeeling hypocrites EA apologizers are.

I just have to wonder how many people are even still playing on computers that old since in further research I found that Microsoft ended support for those computers in April 2014. Nobody is unfeeling, and I'm sure everyone here can empathize with having a game they love to play and not being able to afford new upgraded hardware to play it on demand. If you play video games for any length of time it's bound to happen eventually. But why should Sims continue to build for OSs that even the manufacturers are no longer updating? You can't even get virus protection for XP anymore.

Windows 7 and Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 all have 32 bit versions and those are on extended support by Microsoft, meaning that they still get bug fixes and security patches. So there are still people who are on Microsoft supported OS's who have a 32 bit system. Just putting that out there so that people don't assume affected players are all playing on a Windows XP machine.


I do however feel that number of affected players is relatively small compared to those not affected given how money hungry EA is. They wouldn't likely end the ability of too many Sims players to buy more Sims 4 packs. I do sympathize with the ones who have a 32 bit system who are unable at this time to get a 64 bit system and likely won't be able to before the switch happens. And I will not be happy if EA leaves those players with the game in its current state of bugs. I say that just like Microsoft, EA should let the 32 bit system enter "extended support" for at least 2-3 years to give those players time to get a 64 bit system without rushing into things. Only getting bug fixes. Yes, that means 2 patches, but that's what they should do.


But affected players should not go around and act like EA is taking away their ability to play the game. They aren't. The only exception would be players who primarily build or create Sims with the intent to share them on the gallery. But I imagine that those people would be a very small portion of the already small portion of affected players.