

We hope that the game and the service we've provided since then meets the fans' high standards. Click on the free Sims 4 promotion (remember: the offer only lasts until May 28th). Sign into your Origin account (or create a new one). However, underestimating demand in the first month was a major miss. How can I play Sims 4 without buying it Download and open the EA Origin PC app. "Since then, we've sold more than 2 million units, and the number of people logging in and playing is holding steady. "That first week after launch was really rough-an experience nobody wants to live through again," he said. It also implies that, had SimCity gone off without a hitch, The Sims 4 might have had an always-on requirement as well.Īs for the SimCity launch itself, he regards it as a disaster. That was a reasonable conclusion given the timing, but it's surprising that an EA executive stated it so bluntly. As one example, he cited, "We listened to the feedback on SimCity and decided that The Sims 4 would be built as a single-player, offline experience." "In the last few months, we have started making changes to the business practices that gamers clearly don't like," Gibeau told GamesBeat.

EA's head of labels, Frank Gibeau, says that's no coincidence, and the decision was made due to the SimCity problems.

Shortly after SimCity's online requirement backfired on Electronic Arts, the company announced The Sims 4-notably without any similar online requirement.
