Does The Sims 3 store still work?

As stated in the July Community Blog, The Sims 3 Store has come to an end. If you have any Simpoints left in your account, you will need to use them up as The Sims 4 will not support Simpoints.

Can I still buy things on The Sims 3 store?

Either visit the website www.TheSims3.com/Store or launch Shop Mode while you're playing The Sims 3! Now, you can easily browse, purchase, and install items from the Store while you're playing The Sims 3. Get the new furniture, objects and clothing you want, when you want them.

How do you access The Sims 3 store?

Open the Sims 3 Launcher and log into your account. Select Go to Store (this should open The Sims 3 website). Select an item to download, and click Download.

Why is The Sims 3 store down?

Probably the server is overloaded, down or unreachable because of a network problem, outage or a website maintenance is in progress...

Where to download Sims 3 store content?

what items from the Sims 3 Store are worth it?

Why is my Sims 3 store content not downloading?

Re: Sims 3 store content will not install

Try the following: Close your game and launcher. Go to documents\electronicarts\thesims3 and move the folder DCCache to your desktop (this is ALL your custom content, so if you have 3rd party content as well, you might wanna just move the *. ebc files as well as the missingdeps ...

How much is buying the whole Sims 3 store?

A simpoint is worth 10 cents. So everything on the Sims 3 store costs approximately $74,486.50. As for DLC/the game itself, the total is $439.81. So grand total, you're looking at $74,926.31 to own everything the Sims 3 has to offer.

Why is The Sims Online discontinued?

The base game for The Sims Online did not sell as well as the main numbered entries in the series. Players opted to move to similar virtual world games where they had the freedom to create various custom content. After rebranding the MMOG as EA-Land, the reception was so poor that it closed within weeks.

Why Sims 3 is still better than Sims 4?

But the most significant difference between The Sims 3 and 4 is the open world of The Sims 3. There are more lots to visit and more locations for free-roaming on the game map. It also means new activities and fun for your Sims!

Does The Sims 3 store work with steam?

Game guide:Getting store content to work with the Steam version of The Sims 3. Store content can and will work with TS3 from Steam, as portrayed in the image of the store content being installed.

Can I buy Sims 3 online and download it?

Origin is the storefront and game launcher for all EA games, including The Sims 3. The Origin client is free and can be downloaded from the EA Origin website. Create an account. In order to use Origin and purchase the game, you will need to create an account.

How does The Sims 3 store work?

How can I buy something in the Store ? To buy something in the Sims 3 Store you need to buy Simpoints first. Simpoints can be bought by Credit Card, paypal or other means, depending on the country you are in. Some countries don't have an option to buy Simpoints at all but you can also acquire them through Origin.

Does Origin ever put The Sims 3 on sale?

The game would usually be on sale every few months or so on Steam but almost never on EA's own platform. Now, the time has finally come for you to update your The Sims 3 collection at a special price! The Sims 3 Expansion Packs are a part of Origin's special Player's Delight Sale promotion.

Is Sims 5 actually happening?

The Sims 5 is in the works at Maxis under the codename Project Rene. Although the game seems many years out, the developer has given us a few tidbits on what we should expect from what it's calling the "new future" for the series.

Is Sims not free anymore?

From October 18, 2022, The Sims 4 base game will be free to play.

Is Sims 4 no longer available?

From December 12, 2022, The Sims 4: Legacy Edition will no longer be available on PC and Mac. Your saved games are unaffected (see below).

Why is The Sims 3 still expensive?

Why is The Sims 3 still so expensive? Two reasons, neither being exclusive of the other. The primary reason is simply that this is EA's business model. Their back catalog is always priced significantly higher than other games released at about that time.

How much does Sims 3 cost with all packs?

For some time Steam had a special bundle for all The Sims 3 Packs called The Sims 3 Collection. Bundled together in this special offer you'd pay around $190 to get the entire collection of Packs. Buying the packs individually altogether costs around $380.

How many Sims 3 packs are there in total?

Eleven expansion packs were released for the 2009 life simulation video game The Sims 3, the third major title in The Sims series. Of the eleven expansion packs, seven were developed by Maxis Redwood Shores, while the other four were developed by EA Salt Lake. All expansion packs were published by Electronic Arts.

Is Sims 3 free too?

The Sims 3 is sold by retailers worldwide, but can be downloaded to your computer for free using Origin if you previously purchased the game.

Are Sims 3 expansions free?

Unfortunately the collection of The Sims 3 Expansion Pack over on EA's official platform Origin still has the same $39,99 price tag as before, with Stuff Packs still being $19,99 on both Steam and Origin platforms.

Is it safe to download Sims 3 custom content?

I personally use CC in the Sims 3 with no issues. The Sims Resource is quite a reputable CC downloading site, so most downloads are safe but I would still advise having antivirus on your PC. CC doesn't usually after the game, just adds new things, so even if an issue is created.

How do I manually install Sims 3 store content?

Open the Sims 3 Packs folder in your Applications folder, or wherever your Origin games are installed to: You will see a folder for each owned pack labelled EP and SP followed by a number. Open each pack folder and trash the GameData folder: Open Origin and re-download your packs.