"MadameLee;c-17107347" wrote:
"Jordan061102;c-17107340" wrote:
"MadameLee;c-17106917" wrote:
because not everyone's computer not even GAMING computers can handle an open world? Not everyone wants to follow our sim to movie theatres-I mean when you can get off your bottom and GO to a real movie theatre? Why would I want to follow my sim into a dinner-it would just be the same as what we got w/ Dine Out sure its nice. Do you want to follow your children and teens to school I mean what could they do AT school ? Would you want to follow teens to their part-time jobs when you can go and get one of those part-time jobs for yourself in real life?
There's a time when technology is improving you have to follow it. It's life. You can stick up with previous games if you can't accept that.
and not everyone can buy a gaming computer? I don't even have a JOB because of disability income
That's why they are coming out with Legacy Edition soon. 32-bit is now basically obsolete: few computers use it anymore. No gaming computers use 32 bit, and even mid-range to low-end computers are 64-bit now. The problem is that it becomes more and more challenging to make everything backwards compatible, which is why Microsoft gave it up in their operating system around the time Windows ME came out (the first not fully backwards compatible operating system they had). You will still be able to play Legacy Edition Sims if you have a super-old or super-low-end computer, but you just won't be able to take advantage of new expansion packs.
It is possible to save by not buying everything you want, even on disability income. If you skip buying packs until you can afford a new computer, eventually in a few years, or 10-20 packs, you can afford a low-end new computer...which will likely be faster than a high end computer that was made about 5-10 years before that low-end computer. Alternatively, you can read guides and forums and wikis online to find out how to build your own computer, or for about $50 buy a book with instructions (or find one used/on sale maybe for less). You can build a decent computer yourself and save some money that way, plus maybe make money on the side building computers, depending on your disability limitations. If you have trouble maneuvering your body to install hardware, you can still buy a complete system without operating system preinstalled and install your own operating system to save money (don't forget the anti-virus software). Just be sure to have a different computer hooked up to the internet while you are doing this in case you need to refer to information online. If you have only one monitor, be sure to have printed instructions available when connecting the new computer to the internet. Fortunately, plug & play and USB devices make it easier than it used to be to connect devices like mouse, keyboard, and printer. Pro tip - you will likely need a flashlight to make sure you are lining connections up properly.
System requirements will eventually require a new computer for new and updated games, it is just a matter of when. I am starting to need a new graphics card myself, even though I bought a new gaming computer on a Black Friday special 3 or 4 years ago. I also could use a bigger hard drive since I collect massive amounts of custom content.
