Why Isn't The Sims 2 on Origin? EA Bring it Back!

[@edeedeeward]

People: You can’t put the sims 2 on origin, it has too many bugs The Sims 4 every month: 🐛🦟🦗🐜🕷🐞🐛🦟🦗🐜🕷🐞

[@arostea]

my sim applying to university while she is IN UNIVERSITY my sim t posing out while using computer the romance bar not going up no matter how many romance interactions sIgH this is sims 4, my sims 3 has been working fine.

[@user-qe6vi5cm6e]

@@arostea my sims do their homework with their hands tied behind their backs 🖐😭

[@edeedeeward]

@@arostea Lately if I have any decoration on a desk using bb.moveobjects on, the computer WILL not work unless I turn on the cheat, and then DELETE and REPLACE the desk and chair!!

[@arostea]

@@edeedeewardoh crap. yep there were some decorations and i had bb.moveobjects on. can’t delete desk or chair w/o cheats tho because ✨dorms✨

[@edeedeeward]

@@arostea I didn’t even think about the dorms!! 😭

[@georgeenglish6232]

They really should be celebrating the older games, not trying to forget they exist.

[@Arieashill]

Right it’s like they literally belled on us for money

[@ember9361]

Yeah Nintendo is the worst offender

[@felmargego2534]

I mean, they gotta keep Sims 4 from losing any more players...

[@Arieashill]

@@felmargego2534 oh yea cuz most systems don’t support older sims games and it’ll put EA at risk if sims 4 gets more hate and trashed

[@ntrg3248]

Atlus is another company that does the same thing

[@MissesSaschaMSP]

It's kinda insane that their own old game is competition

[@Giaduzza89]

Nowdays capitalism pranks itself LOL

[@bognakoataj4033]

@@Giaduzza89 i dont think that is is an issue with capitalism, rather than sims 2 being too much better than ts 4 for ea to want people to notice

[@Giaduzza89]

@@bognakoataj4033 yes it is so, but if you take a larger perspective basicly EA is one of the best reapresentation of capitalism that in order to keep selling have to stop selling one of his best products. And I don't know if is a winning choise for them at the end. People start realizing that, and infact many players has stopt playng ts4!

[@bognakoataj4033]

@@Giaduzza89 it is actually right looking from this perspective, but again primarily, IMHO, if ts4 had not been such a flop ts2 would not be that big financial threat to them and people would be more inclined to even buy and play those together🤔

[@Giaduzza89]

@@bognakoataj4033 That is exactly what capitalism tends to do: preferring quantity to quality. The "wheal" can't be stopped, they must keep selling and producing new things in order to keep selling again. And in order to keep selling they ironicly ended up not selling theyr own products because the previous one was better than the one they are selling now! Motherfore if you adds the necessity to have a higher profit with a lower investment (as is evident in ts4) that's the result!

[@lithiumkid]

i’m fucking heartbroken, i could’ve had all the packs for free but i didn’t know the promotion existed 😭

[@abbyguuuurl]

I’m SICK right now

[@tiannabobo1170]

Freaking UNWELL

[@charliedlota1692]

I didn't either 😭

[@evasmiljanic3529]

Same

[@jasmineleather6756]

literally same, i'm 16 now so i was 9-10 so i had no idea about it when it first came out

[@doinyourdad_6969]

This is why EA deserves to have their games pirated

[@LadyUsakoB]

yup!

[@romeekraats448]

indeed but is it really that risky? Like is there a great risk hanging on someone when you pirate a game?

[@thatonerampartmain8843]

@@romeekraats448 pirating isn't as risky as you'd think. I haven't came across alot of viruses nor issues just use a vpn

[@CHLOCHLOLP]

@@romeekraats448 it depends where you download from.

[@DarkSide3211]

@@thatonerampartmain8843 as long as you know your way around the internet you're good

[@juandelahoz4577]

Sims 2: *has drivable cars and completely functional garages* Sims 4: ok this is threatening

[@harwyn420]

Why this is so funny for me xDDD

[@augustinesim1672]

EA and Sims 4 : *chuckles* _aha I'm in danger_

[@nastjapank4564]

Sims can woohoo in cars in sims 2

[@minjung9390]

plus working elevators where you can build actual malls--

[@sleekoduck]

Sims 4 has a stupid Star Wars ship.

[@Satrina777]

EA if you're reading this... people will pirate the game, so you're missing out on money, and we all know how much you love maximum profit with minimum effort, so here's a golden opportunity. 🙄

[@EnigmaticLucas]

Exactly. The best way to stop piracy is to make the legal way more convenient - that’s why piracy was at record lows when Netflix had everything but jumped back up when the whole 10,000,000 different streaming services thing started.

[@krisb.1565]

But it’s NOT piracy... EA gave away the rights to Sims 2. So it’s no longer a creative property of Maxis. There’s a whole SUBREDDIT dedicated to this.....

[@Satrina777]

@@krisb.1565 Electronic Arts continues to own the intellectual property. While it is no longer available for purchase, it does not mean that the copyright ownership is nullified. Literally the first Reddit link when you type in "Sims 2 Rights" on google. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Satrina777]

Doesn't change what I said either way.

[@krisb.1565]

@@Satrina777 - from the Sims 2 Help Wiki on the Sims 2 Help Reddit “While downloading copyrighted content is never advised, in some cases it is the better option. *EA are not supporting the game any longer.* It is unavailable to purchase from them directly, leaving people to resort to buying on Amazon, eBay, or other third-party sites. People call this *abandonware*, which is not a legally accepted term, but is nonetheless true. EA will not come after people for downloading a 15-year-old game that they no longer sell or *support*.” Also: “Due to the end of Flash Player, *it is now impossible to install from the disks unless you still have Flash installed on your computer*. It is recommended to uninstall Flash as it is no longer supported and it is a security issue”

[@rb7619]

Have y’all noticed the sims 4 crowd has like weekly beefs with sims 2 community... meanwhile sims 3 stans are watching like 👁👄👁

[@erinistryingherbest]

Because the sims 4 generation don't get why most people think the sims 2 is so much better lmao Ts4 generation have other things that appeal to them that it doesn't have on the sims2

[@filipeeeeeeeee5615]

I grew up with the sims 3 and it’s still my favourite sims game, but I really love the sims 2. The sims 4 was the biggest gaming disappointment in the last decade (at least for me) Edit: I also think that Simcity 2013 was horrible (I would say it’s my second biggest disappointment), simcity 4 and cities skylines are waaaaaay superior (and simcity 4 is from 2003)

[@deemah3602]

@@erinistryingherbest by the way, what are those things that appeal to ts4 simmers? I really can't think of anything except graphics and build mode

[@bbdndlsd5674]

@@deemah3602 ts4 simmers are usually late gen z and really early gen alpha valuing Aesthetics and better graphics over gameplay and lore

[@rb7619]

@@deemah3602 I feel like build mode is the only real asset that TS4 has. When people say that 4 has the best looking graphics they forget to add the caveat “with CC”. Yeah, sims 4 has by far the highest quality CC. Without alpha CC I find it way too cartoony. I remember when sims 4 CAS demo came out, the sims 3 forums were on fire talking about how bad the graphics are and how the sims look like clay. In terms of worlds, sims 4 closed worlds could never hold a candle to Sims 3 open worlds.

[@luce6648]

Us: we want Sims 2 back. EA: here’s a Star Wars EP for the Sims 4.

[@arostea]

wdym fully functional droids r easier then adding a game we had three years ago back 😐

[@aspen-]

@@arostea Then, we got a paranormal stuff pack with brand new ghost and a new career! A lot easier than fixing a game that was being sold not too long ago, right?

[@aspirationfailure6100]

@@arostea sims 2 isn’t the hardest thing to fix in the world it would be faster for the million dollar company to simply fix the game then make more cash grab packs for sims 4

[@gaboxgamer5313]

its a game pack.

[@caspian8650]

"Why the change?" "Because we can't." Ah. A satisfactory answer from a multimillion dollar company.

[@magesticalmysterium6856]

Yea, Satisfactory as a Serpent's Bite to the Buttocks. lol, that is to say. NOT at all and they Cant even Get rid of the SIMULATION Lag

[@augustinesim1672]

they can't make a decent colour wheel work/not lag in 2021, imagine that lolololol

[@Domon0310]

It's like arguing with your mum and her making the infamous argument "Because I say so"

[@magesticalmysterium6856]

@@Domon0310 yea, which Works Less when the Person is a Adult as well. lol

[@tianaken7517]

MultiBILLION.

[@ShibzLM]

EA's greatest fear: Sims 2 ultimate collection

[@Supergirl9909]

all ive ever wanted was sims 2 remade w/ better graphics

[@PleasantSims]

Me too!

[@evilbluekitty]

Sameeeee

[@RougeMaire]

Same and atleast add some of sims 3 objects like the farm stuff and Bonehilda.

[@Dynamaik0220]

My biggest problem is not being able to resize the UI :( I have a 4k screen which doesn't really handle downscaling well so the UI is sooo incredibly tiny. Same with Sims 3 though

[@Elina--]

Sameee

[@annacrisman4256]

I asked EA customer service why Sims 2 UC wasn't available. And even the customer service was wishing the game was making a comeback

[@janetsdrawstation]

Lol

[@Tpot-wp2gd]

They should’ve done this for the 20th anniversary instead of a hot tub

[@Galaxia_Moon]

yes.

[@Grizzisnothome]

@@Galaxia_Moon it's fine.. I mean I have this DELUSION that the sims 2 will be back for purchase on September 14 2024... The 20th anniversary for the sims 2 (OH WOW IT RHYMED oh nvm)

[@poweredbytofu713]

The fact they didn’t give us Sims 1 on Origin for the 20th anniversary really grinds my gears

[@MissAlyification]

Highly Agree

[@mynamemightbekelli9123]

I have been hoping that they would at least release a free "retro" or "vintage" stuff pack with some of the items from the sims 1 remastered for the sims 4.

[@arostea]

@@mynamemightbekelli9123 uhm...that would require research and work..this is sims 4 were talking about here 🙄

[@Monta-M]

But we got a HOt tUb! With a roof!

[@sleekoduck]

Did you see Plumbella's rant on the hot tub?

[@ilovechad363]

The fact that Sims 2 isn’t on Origin is honestly so upsetting to me! At one point, they were giving out the Sims 2 for free, and now they don’t even give people the chance to buy it!

[@MaggieMedia2]

nor will they give it to you even if you have a geniune code

[@sleepythemis]

She mentioned Old Games Download in the video, even. I downloaded mine from there months ago and haven't had a single issue-they have both the standard and ultimate collection and instructions for installing both.

[@AGlassOfWhine]

what? i literally have the sims 2 on my origin.. what you guys talking bout?

[@ilovechad363]

@@AGlassOfWhine Sims 2 was available for free in 2014 on Origin. If you had a valid code for The Sims 2, you could contact support and be given the Ultimate Collection on Origin until 2018. Now, even if you have a valid code for The Sims 2, you cannot get The Sims 2 on Origin. You can’t buy it from Origin, either.

[@Hell.0itsMe]

I’d literally pay good money to have it

[@aspirationfailure6100]

I swear EA would make a ton of people happy if they just simply brought it back or maybe even a remake fixing bugs and corruption

[@PleasantSims]

Agree! And I don't think it would take very much work at all to do that!

[@leontineketting97]

i so agree most older window are so outdated now so an update would be nice

[@aromanticfranziskavonkarma]

Yeah uh I'm terrified of tombstones now because of TS2 and I've never even played it-

[@krisb.1565]

@@PleasantSims - If members of TS2 community can create patches to make the game run better (on Games4TheWorld) then EA definitely should be able to... But, like TS4, the core dilemmas involve changing some base game mechanics that all the expansions are built upon

[@lightinczproductions2195]

@@leontineketting97 I see your own point totally on that one.

[@petercheckley9366]

I've got to tell you, I was one of those that called EA games AFTER they had stopped giving it away free, to see if I could get the Ultimate collection, I had a great conversation with a guy in the USA to see if there was any way of me getting it free, Bottom line, he said "I'm not supposed to do this, but I'm going to give you the UC, we then spoke about why they had stopped giving it away or even selling it, and I've got to tell you, YOU ARE CORRECT in your assumption, they've stopped people getting it as they are afraid that if it were still available, even to buy, it would kill the sales of the Sims 4. We must have talked for an hour or more, and there was mention of The Sims 3, I ended up being given that too. Lol, but yes you are spot on in your reasoning as to why the Sims 2 is no longer available

[@CrazyClara101]

I had a kinda similar experience around 2015/16 or so. I missed out the promotion and wanted to see what I could do, I told a helper that I had the base game and pets from 2005/6 but lost the discs and codes (true statement) and they said since I already owned the games I could have UC

[@RT-wx7rm]

That is super interesting. I called one to try to get TS2UC about a year ago and I openly spoke about my speculations, which were the same as mentioned in the video. The guy hesitated then told me that the real reason was they ran out of codes. My thoughts are... how do you run out of codes for a digital product? It costs nothing to create new ones. I even told him how people on Ebay are making thousands off of selling pirated copies. He said he would send in a report but we both know he isn't going to. So I'm just playing the pirated Sims 2 and boycotting the Sims 4... as if I'm helping!🤣

[@honeysimmers]

the same thing happened to me! they really went out on a limb to give me the download, I was so thankful. this was years ago

[@constantnipples2428]

Loooool damm...

[@MariusBoss11458]

You lucky bas-

[@pariahmutt3589]

As much as I loathe EA, them giving out TS2 ultimate was one of the best things they’ve done and I love them for doing that. It’s a shame they’re feeling threatened by a game that’s around a decade old lol.

[@adrianblake8876]

@@lordarcalinox8582 You'd think, and yet they've been milking TS4 almost as much as TS2 and TS3 combined...

[@Laura-dj1ml]

Their own game, no less

[@Elysion404]

I feel like that should be plenty of indication what the players actually want and that they need to go back to the roots instead of whatever bullshit they're doing now.

[@audriella2408]

@@lordarcalinox8582 U told the future

[@CountThotula]

​@@audriella2408 they really did 💀

[@TheGabbernaut]

This is one of the many reasons why piracy will never die. "We have reached a point where we no longer can [support]" what a bunch of bullshit. EA never fails to disappoint

[@GABE_is_here]

tbh EA games deserve to be pirated because of their money hungry practices.

[@nightc0red]

@@GABE_is_here Ya I refuse to give them almost 1000$ for TS4. I'd love to pay developers and artists but that's way too much and I think they've jumped the shark on that. I don't understand why they can't do Season Passes like ARK has.

[@Raphael3032]

do what you want 'cause a pirate is free....

[@Unni_Havas]

Blizzard did finally change their mind and made wow classic again(14 year od game) They said they never would. They you think you do, but you don't. I think its more popular than their retail game atm.

[@kurka2741]

players: makes tons of cc that looks realistic for free ea that has milions: um here, take your 8 hairs and 10 clothes but give us 10$

[@zannis5441]

Ea the guy who call his mama a bitch when she doesn’t deserve it

[@jessiandrews4402]

LMAOOO FR

[@alliep_078]

OMG YESS

[@AliceShinya]

Plus their hair looks like barbie shit so

[@Roxie1255]

But then it’s people out there who will pay that 10 dollars and then turn around and shame a CC creator for asking for 2$ for an entire collection..... ☕️

[@NeelSimsplay]

They just don’t want people to play it because obviously once they give the codes or make it available on origin then Sims4 will be in the shade that’s why they don’t wanna do it.😣

[@elizabethtiger1996]

It's really stupid of them - almost ¾ simomaniacs already hate sims 4, because it "killed" the sims 2 (I'm one of them)

[@litchtheshinigami8936]

Sims 4 already is in the shade imo.. like i'm playing a ton of sims 3 again because the sims 4 just isn't doing it for me..

[@SeEun333]

Litch The Shinigami omg same I started doing sims 2 let's płay

[@myeeeeeh]

Litch The Shinigami Yeah me too. The last ep I bought for Sims 4 was cats and dogs and haven't touched it in a long time. I only play Sims 3 and occasionally the Sims 2.

[@litchtheshinigami8936]

@@myeeeeeh i do have most of the expansions because i'm an impulsive idiot. and i sometimes play it during the more boring lessons.. since the sims 4 is so not in depth it's easy for me to play it while focussing on my lesson

[@freakingodzilla9586]

Yeah, I wrote them sometime last year and asked them for the Ultimate Collection. They replied that they no longer could do it and suggested that I play Sims 4 instead because it has 'superior gameplay and graphics'. I laughed at that one.

[@galaxyFoxx6180]

I would’ve done the same and laughed, I realized as I play the sims 4 that it gets boring quick (for me at least) w/ the sims 2 there’s so much gameplay.

[@brooklynnthompson9384]

You still want it

[@Cin7695]

@@brooklynnthompson9384 I want it! :)

[@NeonGreenCow]

As someone who has a mac, they updated the entire sims 3 game to 64-bit so we could play it again. Couldn’t they do something like that for the sims 2??

[@TheSoundOfGeorgia]

Is that still available? I just got a Mac a month or so ago, but I can’t seem to see anything about Sims 3 64-bit when I look on Origin. I know Macs are far inferior where games are concerned, and I’m 100% willing to keep my old computer just for Sims; but I’d love to be able to have it all on my new computer.

[@asa.p]

If you have a Mac you can get the sims 2! It’s in the App Store and it’s optimized to run on modern Macs. It is about 30 bucks and comes with 9 packs :)

[@TheSoundOfGeorgia]

@@asa.p That’s so awesome; I’m definitely getting that, but Sims 3 64 bit is the one I really want, and it seemed to be a thing very recently and I want to know if it still is. I haven’t played Sims 2 in years so I’d be starting over from scratch, but I have a lovely little Sims 3 family that I don’t want to lose.

[@gav668]

the mac version doesn't have apartments or free time :/

[@TheSoundOfGeorgia]

@@gav668 I know :( Which is sad because they were two of the expansions I played the most.

[@daniel-4908]

They probably know that if the sims 2 will be back on origin nobody will play sims 4 because sims 2 (and personally for me the sims 3) are superiors 🤷🏻‍♀️ even though sims 2 is an older game it’s still a fan favorite, EA are probably scared of the pressure to actually put some passion into the game and it will ruin EA hobby of disappointing us!

[@loyael]

Oh yeah I've been playing the sims 3 again and it's so nice to have all this gameplay

[@daniel-4908]

@@loyael exactly! Sims 3 and sims 2 are full of gameplay and depth, the sims 4 is so lacking :(

[@renatopereira810]

Im actually scared about The Sims 3 being pulled out of Origin when The Sims 5 arrives 😫

[@jstal3670]

ikr, i've been waiting for it to go on sale on steam so i can complete my collection but i'm scared they're gonna take it off

[@renatopereira810]

@@jstal3670 I don't know if it's true or not but since TS4 arrived on steam I've never seen TS3 on sale anymore

[@krisb.1565]

@@renatopereira810 - I think Origin May have limited the amount of times TS3 goes on sale on Steam, with their new co-opt deal

[@erinx8502]

My heart would actually break

[@erinx8502]

Looooove the profile pic by the way

[@jaeminlover3000]

EA would push journey to batuu down people's throats rather than bring their best game back

[@dominikadomjan2780]

When she said "the Sims 4 is legit not playable" You dropped this Queen, 👑 let me give it to you

[@moe6589]

agreed (also nice pfp 😰😰

[@Sylrien]

As a 24-year-old that's been playing the Sims franchise from the very beginning with the Sims 1, I call bullshit on the games not being easily made compatible with newer systems and versions of Windows because I have no experience in game development or tech support and yet I've managed to get both the Sims 1 and the Sims 2 to work perfectly on my new gaming computer and have yet to experience any problems. All I had to do was tweak one or two things for compatibility and both games have run without issue

[@channaryslittledevil8849]

What did you do to help run the sims 1 and 2 better

[@Kyvach]

@@channaryslittledevil8849 there's actually an article that goes step by step on how to get the sims 2 running on windows 10. Most importantly you want to download the 4gb for the sims 2. I think pleasant sims also has a video on it too. 🤔

[@mariamart_0]

Exactly when I played the Sims 2 Ultimate Collection I had no problems with my except I had to tweak and modernize the graphics and UI.. My grade was working so smoothly on my Windows 10 HP Laptop 64-bit and x64 processor 😭😭😭💀 But playing the Sims 3 Supernatural was so disastrous and the game was a living hell on a Dell Laptop 64-bit was a living hell and nightmare…

[@jenns-journey]

They hate that those of us who played sims 2 have long known that at its core, it is a better game. They cannot and will not admit that. If they gave me sims 2 with sims 4 graphics...I would be in heaven.

[@RayBMore.]

Tbh, that would be the smartest move they could ever make. I can dream I guess

[@julianna9895]

because they know it’s the best game that’s why and the sims 4 would be left in the dust , GET OUT , LEAVE RIGHT NOW. I still have all the physical games and they will be taken with me to the next life 😂😂😂

[@PleasantSims]

Same! You will pry this game from my cold, dead hands!

[@julianna9895]

also when i had to re purchase some games due to having them for years , I found them in disc form on amazon and cex ( i’m from the UK and these were the best places i could find them ) for reasonable prices and you can buy a dvd/cd drive you can plug in with a hdmi cable , that’s what I have done in the past if anyone is struggling to play the sims 2 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@krisb.1565]

@@julianna9895 - The problem with buying the discs post-December 2020, is that they no longer work. If you don’t have a Flash program on your computer, it’ll be impossible to download the games. :/

[@julianna9895]

@@krisb.1565 really! i didn’t know that! thanks for correcting me ❤️ it’s such a shame because i’ve played it since I was young teenager and it bought me so much fun over the years, it was probably flash number 1 when I first started to play 😂 x

[@bethwaechter8927]

Same here. I still have all my disks.

[@Nicholas_Journey]

EA didn't realize the sims 2 is the best game that they ever make

[@Ankol24]

and even that the original maxis team did

[@noiz1762]

maxis made it, ea bought it then killed maxis

[@dids3384]

bring will wright back

[@Fawthr]

Because of Will Wright most importantly.

[@crab2195]

they probably do, which is exactly why they won’t make it available on origin, because they’d probably make more sales off that game than their newer games.

[@puncakemix8726]

Imagine if EA put up Sims 2 but you have to buy it with Journey to Batuu on Origin. LMAO

[@theconservativeparty69]

How to boost sales 101

[@rainbow_slayz]

I honestly would pay $20 for the worst pack just to get Sims 2

[@alexf225]

Honestly it wouldn't be surprise.

[@NJPSims]

@@rainbow_slayz Same here! Even if I never use that pack, just having Sims 2 for Win10 would be worth it. Luckily, I have Sims 2 and ALL packs for it on discs...and a Win7 machine that plays it very well.

[@ascendeads]

Worth it

[@rosaritamariah5032]

I've pirated it . Honesty EA is stupid they're missing out on money

[@paulanderson771]

You'd seriously pay for Sims 2?? LOL!

[@rosaritamariah5032]

@@paulanderson771 obviously not now. But I have no problem paying for things I enjoy . Plus I bought sims4 but you know what it's just terrible. I was running it on a 32 bit windows 7 and It crashed then tried console version on my Xbox but the expansions were different and no upgrades from EA. So yeah ,I'm having way more fun with TS2 ultimate collection. Thanks for asking☺😉

[@mxxnsmelxdy]

@@c.rvmanceyeah, I don't buy that, I'm going to pirate it anyway lol

[@c.rvmance]

@@mxxnsmelxdy Ha, okay! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Have fun and please update me on how it goes! I tend to be very paranoid.

[@faylienfromspace]

@@c.rvmance Huh? Clearly you're not being secure enough with it then. That doesn't sound real at all either. Your internet provider doesn't care what you do, and they're the only one who'd know what you're downloading.

[@Osnapitzjaej]

EA is threatened by the power of Sims 2.

[@felmargego2534]

When an abandonware threatens you, you know you've fucked up.

[@claireparker3815]

i definitely think that they want to corner us into buying sims 4, they want us to forget how GOOD sims 2 was

[@freyalesca]

they want you to forget how good the sims were period. the sims 4 is just a shell of what the sims franchise was tbh

[@nonenone2641]

Exactly and SO many younger players have no idea what they are missing, it's in their best interest to keep it that way

[@user-re9qb7en7y]

if you want u can get sims 2 for free on oldgamesdownload its safe and has all the extension packs it do take like 9 hours to download

[@felmargego2534]

@@nonenone2641 what's even funnier is when they tried 2 and 3, they went and jumped ship 😂

[@randomdwellings6898]

EA = Entirely Ass 😇🦕 They just really be out here being the worst aren't they!? 😍🥰

[@BullyGirlUzi]

FACTSSS

[@galaxygamer8694]

That’s a fact

[@somenitrogenconsumer8859]

I would say don’t forget Bethesda (because subscription and over prized expansion packs of eso) but at least their game is solid. People who are playing the game are incredibly fond of it. So EA wins being an ass

[@mysteryjones6209]

LMAOOOOO THIS MAKES COMPLETE SENSE 😂😂😂😂

[@catharsismemory]

Why the random dinosaur emoji? lol

[@Nike8437]

I've been one of the 'lucky ones' to get the Ultimate Collection with the I-LOVE-THE-SIMS code. I had all the discs available already, but I didn't want to search for them every time I wanted to install the game. So I thought it was a great idea to have it on Origin, available to download it anytime I get the urge to play it. I am so sorry that they've canceled the game from Origin, it sucks. So, I signed the petition to help everyone have a chance to get it again!

[@Nike8437]

@Sonya T No, I have no issues with my game...I am sorry for those who don't have it, and now they won't be able to play The Sims 2.

[@Nike8437]

@Sonya T I hope everthing's ok!!!

[@kwangyagal]

@Sonya T mine got removed from my library which sucks, cause i’ve been wanting to play it since forever but now i have to pirate it

[@100MagicChickens]

i was late to use the code but i had copies of the sims 2 i hadn’t used and i contacted customer service to get it. it’s so frustrating that they take away such amazing games with SO MUCH more life and personality and replace it with dry and underwhelming marketing scams *cough* sims 4 :,)

[@sanabakkoush]

juno birch and cindy carrying sims 2 community on their backs

[@darlingfern]

EA could literally remake the sims 2 and call it sims 5 and people would buy it.

[@TiaReshade]

Know I would lol. Loveee Open For Business

[@razu_gif]

just put open world , create a style and Create a world into sims 2 then sell it, it would be successful!

[@TiaReshade]

@@razu_gif Sims 2 had the body shop..

[@razu_gif]

@@TiaReshade yeah but closing and re-opening game everytime is pretty boring

[@TiaReshade]

@@razu_gif No different than that lag in CAS from Sims 3

[@SimmingJustin]

When you said “f*ck EA,” I felt that in my soul. You got REAL with this video. Hopefully they bring back Sims 2.

[@tjg813]

Because if Sims 2 was easily accessible people would stop paying attention to sims 4 all together. EA knows how disappointing sims 4 is when compared to sims 2. There are still people who love playing Spore, and Spore has some of the worst graphics glitches I’ve ever seen. I don’t buy the graphics problems as why they won’t support it.

[@meeloo.]

Spore is superior ok 😭😭😭

[@abandonedchanneld8031]

I have over 1k hours on spore and I have a world that I have almost all stars taken over with the grox destroyed. Facts.

[@meeloo.]

@@abandonedchanneld8031 LMAO

[@Petals215]

To be honest, I think that EA is aware people are dissappointed with sims 4 and will lose sales on the sims 4 expansions if they start selling sims 2. With people making CC for sims 2 all these years later, it certainly says a lot about Sims 2. I would buy Sims 2 IF they had it but since they don't want my money I still got all my disks.

[@petrelsquirrel6091]

Origin/EA removes sims 2 ultimate collection Simmers: peace was never a option

[@Zurin_Arctus_]

If sims 2 is not on origin, sims 2 will be on pirate bay

[@Zurin_Arctus_]

@@Dave_Albright wait. Since when? :o

[@tobigrim]

it’s weird that this video is how I, a British person, found out that the royal family are having another baby 😂

[@PleasantSims]

😆 😆 😆

[@kadmiss1750]

"Sometimes when I say it, it sounds ridiculous." Pleasant Sims...this is EA you're talking about. Ridiculous is their business model.

[@rachelmartin7061]

"EA games, challenge everything!" Sounds like they don't

[@JayTohab]

Except our patience.

[@TheCrazyBrittish]

I remember when The Sims 2 originally got taken off of Origin during Sims 3's hayday, and a lot of people attributed it to the fact EA wanted people to focus on Sims 3 and buy stuff in the ridiculously priced Sims 3 store for sims 2 gameplay stuff. It just feels like they're doing the same for the sims 4.

[@hooshoof714]

Maybe there’s a possibility the sims 2 uc could be put back on origin when the hype for sims 4 dies down? I dunno. I just wish I could buy uc

[@xoxoshea]

maybe they should do a sims 2 remaster for the 21st birthday instead so it continues to work on new/newer computers for years :/ sims 2 was my favorite and after my computer updated awhile back i couldn’t even download it to the computer

[@MPPlays]

I can't believe that you can still buy sims 2 for mac on the app store but they won't put it on origin for windows users.

[@PleasantSims]

I know! And even the Mac version doesn't have all expansions - and probably never will.

[@pupyfanatic44]

I didn’t even know this, that’s really weird

[@jstal3670]

i own all of the sims 2 packs on disc but i would literally pay for it again to get it on origin, thank you for talking about this!

[@maidofthemisty]

yah me too, just to have it digitally would be nice haha.

[@LilyShimizu]

Holy crap now I’m really pissed I never knew about this before 2018, I need Sims 2 back in my life.

[@galaxyFoxx6180]

Same- 🙄 that’s why I’m downloading it from oldgames downloads

[@cherrynoodles5516]

I remember in 2017 going on a live chat to ea customer service with no copy of sims 2 or a code or anything and just asking them if I could have the ultimate collection, saying that I knew they did a promo in the past where they gave it away for free but I only found out about it then and missed out. I didn’t think they’d give me it but I’d heard of other people getting it like this and I was desperate to try the game so I just thought I’d chance it. To my surprise they were completely fine with giving me a code for the game and were really nice to me in chat even though I was clearly pushing my luck 💀 so glad I got the game though and I prefer it to sims 4!

[@cedarspirit]

:((( I could have got it like this in 2017! :(((

[@viktoralgotsson]

Is this what they meant when they said "You make The Sims"? 😂 Seriously, this game would have died a long time ago if it wasn't for its passionate community. Thank you for speaking up about this emergency!

[@Arieashill]

It’s disrespectful how they don’t wanna help people when their tryna buy and play something that was from their childhood

[@ember9361]

They don’t care about the public

[@Pharozos]

Its intentional. They dont want you buying discount products. EA for you.

[@PotatoAsh]

I do support the theory that EA doesn't want to put Sims 2 up again cause it would take away from Sims 4's sales. It's a very EA way of thinking, which they'd never admit to.

[@MayLina]

My pirated version of Sims 2 had no issues and no lags, it was already fixed and I had to do nothing to make it work properly on my Windows 10

[@oscarriver1730]

I think it depends on the processor and the graphics card, I had to install a program that prevented Windows 10 from stealing almost 8gb of ram (or more!) :S After fixing that and adding the 4gb patch plus change some lines of the graphic rules thanks to an elaborate tutorial, my game looks better and more realistic than Sims 4, and with the sliders and other mods it looks like a very modern game and the sims look gorgeous with almost no cc, I love my current sims 2 * _ *

[@Bean-wr7ko]

Is it safe to pirate though? I really want to play it but I'm a bit unsure if it's safe

[@MayLina]

@@Bean-wr7ko piracy is an extremely common practice where i live so it is very safe on my local websites but i don’t know anything about it on worldwide web so you better ask some more people 😅

[@sophierutigliano7595]

The 'E' in EA definitely does not stand for 'effort'.

[@Vulplithe]

We spammed different EA Help servers with my friend in 2019 to get her the free code 🙄😂 So it might still be possible if you get lucky with the EA support.

[@horse14t]

That's what I did when I wanted the Spore: Bot Parts Badge on my Spore account just a few months ago XD Only took 4 tries!

[@jordannimz5180]

@@horse14t Omg I forgot about Spore!!!! I just checked and it and its 2 packs are still available so lemme go buy them! ALSO IF YOU READ THIS BEFORE FEB 25 2021, ITS 2 PACKS ARE BOTH HALF OFF SO NOW'S A GREAT TIME TO BUY THEM!! edit: also the base game is on for $6.74 whatever percentage off that is from $26.99

[@horse14t]

@@jordannimz5180 Nice! I still play it from time to time 😀 Mostly achievement hunting and stuff 😋

[@MoonlightFlash]

*To anyone with a Mac: You can still buy The Sims 2 super collection on the Apple store for 30 dollars if you wanna play it.*

[@Human-hs8sp]

and its updated to x64 since apple stopped support to x32 programs.

[@annacrisman4256]

Keep in mind that it doesn't have Sims 2 Apartment Life or Free Time and a couple of the later stuff packs, though.

[@MoonlightFlash]

@@annacrisman4256 That’s what sucks about it, but it’s still really good

[@kaydwessie296]

The one time a mac is better

[@MoonlightFlash]

@@kaydwessie296 RIGHT?!

[@deemah3602]

I'm sure the reason is that they are afraid of people giving up on TS4 for TS2

[@heidizi7259]

Well then they should take a hint😂 do something about ts4 like yeah graphic is okay buut the gameplay... daaamn it’s boring ts2 was one of the most sucsessful game for EA and the stories and gameplay all in all i think they could make some great money on selling ts2 again😂

[@ajhare2]

People are starting to go back to Sims 2, even to the point where modders are legit improving the core of the game (The new story progression mod for Sims 2 for example)

[@Aliceintherosegarden]

EA: There is no Sims 2. There is no war in Ba Sing Se.

[@oscarriver1730]

If only The Sims 2 lasted as long as The Sims 4 ... I don't want to imagine the wonderful expansions they would have given us. People do not understand that The Sims 2 has errors because they are very deep and each sim has a lot of information that sometimes gets corrupted without the right mods (memories, tastes, personality ...), instead the Sims 4 have errors because they were programmed lazily, that's why they are so easy to erase, they are all different looking clones, they are empty and no matter what you do as there is nothing encoded in them, there are no consequences, just objects with animations. They do not feel "alive". You can tell that the people of the current team are much less intelligent than when Will Wright was, they are mediocre people without imagination or sight for small details, basically they are low-ci psycho-zombies like the players who spend money on this scam.

[@yonna9560]

This would have been a PERFECT thing to do for the anniversary

[@wren9841]

Considering how good EA is at taking money from people you'd think that they'd be all over an opportunity to sell something even if was someone casually buying for a 5 minute nostalgia trip 😒

[@aaaaaaaaaana]

I'm pretty sure they're just scared it's gonna outsell the sims 4 lmao imagine how embarrassing the headlines would be they want to convince everyone ts4 is the best in the series and they're prepared to die on that hill for anyone scared of pirating it, honestly the ultimate collection was the easiest to pirate of all the games I've pirated before. just a few clicks and it was done. no need to be tech savvy and for anyone hung up on morals... they're not selling it. how wrong is it to pirate the game if it's not available in any other way? either way ea doesn't get your money, who cares.

[@felmargego2534]

Right. I doubt EA even cares about morality anyways with the way they're treating their audiences, so why should we care for their sake?

[@AGlassOfWhine]

outsell? they're giving it out for free. so it doesn't relate to getting any sales

[@aaaaaaaaaana]

@@AGlassOfWhine they're not giving it out for free anymore. what I mean is that there are enough people out there willing to actually pay money for it if they started selling it again, but in my opinion they won't do it, even though it would be profitable for them, because there would be a chance it would outsell ts4.

[@marcellamaragno]

I remember that I found out about getting Sims 2 for free LITERALLY on November of 2018. I was so sad that I wasn't able to get it anymore 😭 But thankfully my husband had it on his account

[@NicolaTheOfficial]

It would be pretty awesome if they'd make a remastered version! That would definitely make $$$

[@Kittysuit]

cindy, to make you feel better: a report by the European Commission has found that illegal downloads of video games do not affect sales. so if you ever push pirating again, just keep this in mind : )

[@ainetero4452]

Cindy was actually against encouraging illegal downloading of TS2 until a couple of months ago when it was confirmed that EA actually has completely untangled itself from everything TS2 related (which is probably the reason why they can't put it back in Origin). The game has basically become abandonware so it's not illegal at all to pirate it since it basically has no owner anymore.

[@Kittysuit]

@@ainetero4452 have you even read my comment tho. besides, pirating from shitty big companies like EA and ubisoft is never bad in my book. thats why i usually spend my money on indie games and just pirate the big titles : ) i recommend everyone else to do the same thing...

[@ainetero4452]

@@Kittysuit Yes, I've read your comment. It's very simple to understand. I'm ADDING to it by saying that the game has become abandonware, which superseeds whatever the European Commission said which in any case only applies to Europe. What I'm saying is valid worldwide.

[@GustavoFernandesKing]

@@ainetero4452 your tone seems very pointed right now.

[@calystaacollida8387]

You can still get The Real (not ripped from the disks containing SecuROM from oldgamesdownload) version from Games4theworld.... I literally have all the disks and chose to torrent it because its easier....... dont know who needs to hear this but.....😉

[@calystaacollida8387]

It's a shame too.. If Origin still sold it I would've spent like $100 on this game but their loss

[@PleasantSims]

Yep! I cover this in the video! :)

[@krisb.1565]

Same Calystaa! Plus the Games4TheWorld version has huge fixes that make it more playable!

[@lisehoover]

I play the Sims 2 again, and it's crazy how realistic Sims behave compared to Sims 4. Just the fact that Sims lay on the couch, or just sit, basically resting like every human do is something I forgot possible. In Sims 4, when Sims are doing nothing, it's just because it's buggy and they're standing looking at the wall. OR They are constantly moving, doing whatever actions that don't make sense together.

[@lordjreen]

Just signed the petition. I'm lucky I still have my discs, but I still don't have all the expansions and it would be cheaper to buy the collection than to try and find all the expansions on ebay and whatnot. It's a great game, people deserve the chance to play it.

[@hina6639]

I recently bought the Sims 2 and the Sims 2 Nightlife in a thrift store for like 4 euros but I would love to have more packs. I'm so sad that I didn't know I could get it for free a few years ago :(

[@Kyvach]

@@Dave_Albright you're a life saver

[@cesca3968]

Oh I absolutely believe that they know if they give us the Sims 2 on origin, no one will buy the sims 4 anymore and probably won't even be hyped for the sims 5 and future games because the Sims 2 is far superior! so many have given up on the future of the sims, so with the option to go to the past? I feel like everyone will just run there! 😄

[@nannybells]

the sims 3 isn't super easy for new computers either, it also requires fixes.. so it doesn't make sense to me

[@PleasantSims]

You're right! It requires just as many - if not more fixes and it's still available!

[@kristinap2768]

yeah i had no idea! bought a new laptop last month and both sims 3 and sims medieval didn‘t recognize my graphic card

[@Kiki_the_kooky]

I said it before and ill say it again: ts2 is such a funny and well thought out game, even after all these years it still holds up. With a little remastering itd be good to go. Ts4 in comparison is bland, lackluster and basically unplayable without extra packs. And that alone proofes the superiority of ts2. EA probably really is scared of more people finding out how much of a cash grab ts4 is.

[@BARALover96]

I dont think pirating old games is a bad thing. Specially when there is no alternative.

[@Iron_Stigmata]

I don't think pirating from EA in general is a bad thing tbh. Legal disclaimer: this comment is in reference purely to philosophical morality. We are still legally obliged to do our civil duties by trying to find a way to legally obtain our games from our tripe A gaming overlords.

[@margotalmanzar5210]

I agree, it really shouldn't be illegal if there is no legal way to get the game.

[@theconservativeparty69]

ea did sell the sims 2 for free at one point so I wouldn't consider it true piracy

[@sillygoosegoose]

yeah i don't think it does any harm, particularly if they're not interested in making money from it anymore. i'm particularly chill about it when i've owned the game previously but lost or donated my disc copy somewhere along the line. they've had my money at some point 🤷‍♀️

[@Iron_Stigmata]

@@sillygoosegoose Same, I still have the discs for the base-game and 7 expansions, but I've lost the codes and scratched the discs in the 13 years I've owned them lol. Owning them as a 10 year old and moving houses several times will do that 😭

[@charmful]

As someone who is in a large sims 2 group/community, I can attest to how incredibly exhausting it can be to support help/fix/solutions for people who are not tech savvy and especially with all the different combinations of mods that can break the game it would just be an absolute headache for EA support to try to do this for tens of thousands of people who would download and look for support for sims 2. Also yes, Sims 2 is a great game made with tons of love and attention in comparison to newer versions so I would agree a motive of lazy and fear.

[@erica.explores]

FYI, the Sims 2 is available legally for Mac users, and it's even updated to be 64-bit. The collection is called "The Sims 2 Super Collection" and it's available on the Mac App store for $30. Obviously this still leaves Windows users hanging, but it is a legal way to acquire a download of TS2. Sadly it's missing the expansions that were never released for Mac, but that's understandable.

[@erica.explores]

@Emma Samuel yes really, I just double-checked and it is still there for $29.99

[@TheDawnofVanlife]

It's also sad the only legal version is missing apartment life and freetime. It really does play like butter (I have the Mac super collection on my Mac mini and a high seas version of the Ultimate Collection on my Windows 11 PC). Both play super smooth on modern Mac and Windows without issues. Sims 3 has ISSUES. Sims 3 is treated like a golden child these days and really mods and fans have optimized it for better gameplay. EA is really good at producing messed up games that the fans fixed. The Origin version of Sims 2 worked fine before they pulled it off Origin. Any excuse about it being too hard to fix is full of it. I have Sims 1 running on Windows 11....a much older game. And it took about 15 minutes and a little help from a videogame archive site to get it running. I am sure all of Maxis/EA could get Sims 2 running just fine if they wanted.

[@nemanjakuc9513]

they will never bring back, because it Sims 4 is in bad place and they think that it people will go to Sims 2. but they just can get money with it and maybe pay other people to fix Sims 4. I would love to see Sims 3 64bit for Windows then maybe it will work better..

[@klaud7846]

EA 100% fears the sims 2 being more popular than sims 4, jokes on them, it already is more popular lmao

[@kortvuxen]

last time i was this early cindy still made sims 2 lp's

[@PleasantSims]

😆 😆 😆

[@Sapphire-dw7sd]

When Cindy said F**k EA I felt that 👁👄👁

[@Baider808]

My only thing is whenever I have had to reinstall my ultimate collection it has been hell. I love the Sims 2, but she's broken as hell and it takes alot of effort to get the game to work correctly. I would love a remaster honestly

[@mckennacousineau8781]

This makes me feel so bad, cause years ago before the sims 4 came out, I wanted to play it on my own computer and got the sims 2 double deluxe. I didn't even realize till recently that I have been playing the past few years with the full collection since that update thing. And now people have to try so hard to get the game... Just aint fair if you ask me.

[@nannybells]

i'm so mad i never got the promotion, i remember people explaining how to get it and i always thought it was too much work lol :(

[@thecheck968]

I feel you fam.

[@karisima6060]

I hope you get to get your hands on it one day! I was lucky enough to get it during that free time period. I just got a picture of the disc version of The Sims 2 off of google and sent it to EA customer service and they gave me a free copy. I hope they bring it back soon though so people can play this gem. 😞

[@Pavlinka__]

@@karisima6060 that's a douche move lol No wonder they don't wanna deal with customer support asking for the game with fake proof. Yeah you can make the argument that it's a big company, they don't have the heart to care for their customers blah blah but you should have a soul. I would say that giving you an another version of a game you owned for free (even if it was already given away for free) is a very nice move, not many companies do that. And yeah there will always be jerks that lie. And you might feel like if you did own the game in past and you didn't anymore at that point, you should have been still able to receive it and sure that's a valid feeling but look, if you don't have a photo to copy, the copy machine won't be able to copy it. I probably should be that mad about something I feel is dishonest if it didn't hurt anybody. But it's not nice.

[@yz4043]

Same someone told me but I just forgot to do it

[@karisima6060]

@@Pavlinka__ Please, calm down. It’s not that deep. My sister and i had an actual copy of the game and the expansion packs in disc form. EA has plenty of money... I can’t believe you actually sat here and responded to me with an entire essay about a free copy of the sims 2, which they were giving out either way??

[@LaynaRobin]

My speculation is the same as yours. TS4 is new money. TS2 is free. People wouldn't buy TS4 anymore and I am sure of it, especially after that much backlash. You're not alone in this... it's pure marketing strategy.

[@louise1564]

I downloaded the Sims 2 this past summer through the app store onto my mac. It's called "sims 2 super collection." It doesn't have *every* expansion but it has a fair number and runs really smoothly. I'm not sure if it's been discontinued but thought I'd share for fellow mac users! I also haven't had to do any of the fixes you mentioned - in fact it runs better than sims 3 and 4, both of which I have also played on my mac.

[@Bunniieee]

Ea only let Aspyr convert those packs so we’re just stuck with those packs

[@annahubar1258]

I missed this offer and did not get Sims 2 on Origin. And my whole collection was never returned to me by one person who asked to set it up on his computer. So downloading it from pirate websites, no problems for me. Plus, even if they put it on Origin for even $10, I would buy it straight away

[@thorbio]

The fact that she mentioned the petition I was checking in so often is really great. It’ll get more attention and I’m just all for it. Hopefully Juno Birch will see it and get more people signing it woop woop

[@adelsontrezena3143]

My God, you read my mind, I was thinking about it right now. The Sims 2 should return to Origin.

[@ylvasjorgen]

"I don't support pirating games... even Sims 4" 😂

[@Eltyanistah]

This video DEFINITLY needs more views and likes! You're so right about EA being afraid... That's very very frustrating

[@wanderingegg_]

The sims 2 was the first sims game I ever played and I LOVED it. I stopped playing as a teen and then when the pandemic started last year I decided to start playing again with the sims 4. It's just not the same, and maybe it's because I'm not a kid anymore but I would give anything to have the sims 2 back! I loved that game so much, the gameplay &lore was great

[@DandiLion22]

Nothing brightens my day more than getting a new video notification from PleasantSims! :D

[@PleasantSims]

Aww, thanks so much for watching Brandi!

[@AntiChristCrispees]

Deep down, I wish the reason they keep holding off on it,is that they're re-mastering it and then will release it on Origin. *wistful sigh*

[@marcosmencaramartin4061]

i think they will sell a lot more if it was on origin ngl

[@APEABOUTSIMS]

What’s funny is if Cindy was to actually go on Origin, SimCity 2000 and Siberia are actually outselling The Sims 3 and it’s packs 😂 There’s no way that The Sims 2 would outsell The Sims 3, so that person was correct. BUT Origin didn’t filter by sales back in 2014, so we have no idea how The Sims 2 was selling or not, so the reason they took it off is still a mystery. According to SimsWiki, the PSP version of the Sims 2 was taken down the same day, which is super weird. Maybe there’s a song in them they couldn’t be bothered removing so they just pulled it?

[@DianaXFreire]

I would gladly buy the UC on origin, to be honest. They’re making this unnecessarily difficult.