Like the title says, playing the Sims 4 only ends up opening Origin instead of actually launching the game. I've seen other posts like this but not since the last November update, and none of the solutions I found solved my issue.
What happens: When trying to launch the sims 4 by .exe file, by shortcut, or through Origin, Origin itself simply closes if it was already opened then opens back up again. In task manager, I do not see TS4 in processes, but it does pop up for a split second in the details tab.
Solving attempts: I tried
Notes:
See if disabling audio as described here https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/983645/crashing-with-the-november-10-update%C2%A0 fix your issue. If it does then you will need to wait for a fix.
Adding -nosound didn't work. I also forgot to mention that my drivers are up to date and that I tried reinstalling Origin as well.
@Winner3579 and @RobynLaveau Please try the steps listed here:
There are several different reasons the game might not start, all with different fixes or workarounds, so it's important to try everything listed.
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