Controls for The Sims 4 on consoles (Outdated as of February 2023)
Edited (June 2020) - With the latest patch, we have added a new Controls Overlay Reminder that shows up throughout CAS, Gallery, Live Mode and Build Mode which should make it easier for new Simmers to jump in and not need to remember all the controls. If you don’t want to be reminded and you know all the controls by heart, you can turn off the Controls Overlay Reminder in the Game Options > Other menu Hi Simmers, We have seen quite a few questions and discussions surrounding the controls so I thought this is the perfect opportunity to put our heads together and share some tips & tricks regarding controls. I'll start with the basics and a few not so basic, if you have tips of your own to share drop a post below. I will keep updating this post with all the new tips that come in 🙂 BASIC CONTROLS FOR XBOX BASIC CONTROLS FOR PLAYSTATION ADVANCED TRICKS Live Mode: Open cheats bar: Xbox: Press both the left and right triggers and bumpers (LT + RT + LB + RB) PlayStation: Press L1 + L2 + R1 + R2 all at the same time Heads up: You will need to introduce testingcheats on to use cheats. If you use testingcheats, achievements will be disabled for the current save game. Show cheat options when clicking on Sims/objects (equivalent to Shift + click on PC): Xbox: press B + A. Make sure to press B first, and then A while holding B. PlayStation: press O + X. Make sure to press O first, and then X while holding O. Lock panels like the needs panel: press the right stick to pin an open panel. Clear notifications window: select the notification window, then press Right Trigger (Xbox)/R2 (PS4) to clear all the messages out. (Thanks to @PoptartJuniper here) Sell items in Sims inventory: (Thanks to @PoptartJuniper) Individual items in stacks: open the stack using the Right Trigger (Xbox)/R2 (PS4) while having the stack selected in the inventory, then press Y (Xbox)/Triangle (PS4) in an individual item to sell it. Stacks: while having the stack selected in the inventory, press Y (Xbox)/Triangle (PS4). Check goals for social events: (Thanks to @SimGuruKuxiku) Xbox: Press the X button to toggle goals on/off PlayStation: Press the [SQUARE] button to toggle goals on/off When goals are toggled on, you should also see them popping up at the top of your screen once the event started. Also, the description of each event type will get a line added to the top informing you about the challenge reward that you could get when closing off the event and its goals successfully. Buy/Build Mode: Toggle between grid / half grid / free object placing: This will allow you to place objects outside the grid. Xbox: Press the left trigger (LT) PlayStation: Press L2 Rotate objects: while having an object selected: Xbox: press LB or RB. PlayStation: press L1 or R1. Rotate objects to any angle: while having an object selected: Xbox: press LB/RB at the same time, then right stick to rotate. PlayStation: press L1/R1 at the same time, then right stick to rotate. Rotate floor tile: triangle (PS4) or Y (Xbox) while using the single floor tile tool. Toggle between full floor tile/quarter of a floor tile: square (PS4) or X (Xbox) while using the single floor tile tool. Toggle full room and 1 wall when painting: R1 or L1 (PS4) - either one of the Bumpers (Xbox) when using painting tool. Also applies when placing floor tiles or windows. Move one side of the eaves on the roof: Xbox: select the eaves with A and while it is selected, hold X and drag. A and X need to be pressed at the same time. PlayStation: select the eaves with X and while it is selected, hold square and drag. X and square need to be pressed at the same time. (Thanks to @electricfizz here) Change object size: while having an object selected: Xbox: press both triggers + left (smaller)/right (bigger) PlayStation: press L2 and R2 + left (smaller)/right (bigger) Change object elevation: introduce the cheat 'bb.moveobjects on' to activate moveobjects. Once active, while having an object selected: Xbox: press both triggers + up/down PlayStation: press L2 and R2 + up/down CAS: Clear filters: Xbox: Press X to open the filter and then Y to clear the filters with a category selected. PlayStation: Press square to open the filter and then triangle to clear the filters with a category selected. (Thanks to @PoptartJuniper here) Are you missing something in the list? Let us know! 🙂
[CLOSED] BF6 - Purchase To Unlock/Not Installed Error & Compensation Update
UPDATE NOV. 21, 2025 Hi everyone, We wanted to stop by with a brief update regarding the EA app issue that’s been discussed in this thread. Any players who were unable to access any modes have already received the content as per the original post. We’ve now followed up by granting XP Tokens to players who were identified to be impacted in some modes. If you’re included, you’ll find an in-game message in your Battlefield 6 Inbox (accessible from the main menu) with the tokens available to claim. Thanks to everyone who stuck with us and offered thoughtful, constructive feedback throughout the process. We truly appreciate your patience and passion for Battlefield, and with that, we’ll consider this thread closed. UPDATE 4, Oct. 17 - EA app Outage In-game Rewards Update We're aware that some players impacted by the EA app outage during the Battlefield 6 launch did not initially receive their in-game rewards. This issue was caused by an error in the rollout process. We've completed a review of the timing and activity in this window and distributed items to players who were initially missed. No further action is needed to receive these rewards. We appreciate everyone's patience and understanding as we resolved this issue and thank you for playing Battlefield 6. UPDATE 3, Oct. 12 - EA app – Compensation Update Players impacted by yesterday’s EA app outage will now find their XP Boosters delivered to their in-game mailbox and XP Boost inventory. To see your XP Boost inventory, on the main menu, select "Training Grounds" and select "XP Boost" in the top-right menu. Thank you for your patience and understanding! https://x.com/BattlefieldComm/status/1977242087172268060 https://x.com/Battlefield/status/1976804746674815031 From the Battlefield X account: https://x.com/Battlefield/status/1976728927348703540 Update 2 The team is in the process of deploying a resolution for the issue that causes players on the EA App to be unable to start game modes due to missing DLC/content. Players will need to restart the game for this to take effect. We expect this to be completed within the next hour or so and will update when it's done. Installation of Content We're aware of an issue preventing players from accessing the game with some receiving an error stating they need to purchase DLC or similar. Stay tuned for further updates as the team investigates this issue. Thank you for your patience! Originally posted by Battlefield Comms on X. Update: Installation of Content We believe we have found a possible cause for this issue. We are in the process of validating a potential fix and will provide an update when we have it. Originally posted by Battlefield Comms on X
bb.showhiddenobjects Not working
Product: The Sims 4 Platform:Microsoft XBOX One Which language are you playing the game in? English How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%) What is your current game version number? 1.23.61.2300 What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? None Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Try using bb.showhiddenobjects and nothing happens. No console confirming it is activated What happens when the bug occurs? Nothing. Box allows me to type bb.showhiddenobjects then it closes but stays on a blank cheat box. What do you expect to see? Extra items when I go to the magnifying glass but nothing appears. I also do not have any DEBUG items, which is what I also tried. I also expected to see a “Debug” option if I filter an item, this does not show. I get 3 options, none of which are Debug Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Never used. Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? No Hi all, I hope you’re well. Sorry, this is my first time posting and first time in roughly 10 years of playing The Sims - the country being on lockdown has it’s benefits! Anyway, any help gratefully received with the bb.showhiddenobjects I’ve seen a few threads with it on, but nothing that helped resolve the issue. I was expecting to be able to see lots more items than I have by default when using this cheat, but nothing seems to work! Look forward to hearing from you. Many thanks Holly
