Andy - yo man I am having a VERY similar problem - I recently installed the Paranormal Pack and now the game is stuck in an "update required" state and won't launch. Clicking Play will result in the game saying an update is required. Origin, the giant pos that it is, will then verify it is up to date - and then when you try to subsequently launch the game it will say "Update Required" again. So aggravating as my girlfriend was pumped to play this - plus it always pisses me off when I pay for something and it doesn't work. Like what kind of industries does that happen in? EA should be required to have an easy and quick "Refund Now" button for each game in the first week if the crap does not work.
The following troubleshooting actions were followed but have not resolved the issue:
1. Repair using Origin Client
2. Remove all CC (Mods)
3. Delete The Sims 4 in the Documents folder to force clean refresh
4. Uninstalling then Reinstalling
5. Restarting computer after every step
I am not running AV and I am running Windows 10.
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