EA is gearing up to re-release The Sims and The Sims 2 in honor of the series’ 25th anniversary
By ForGeeks Electronic Arts may be getting ready to please fans of The Sims series: according to Kotaku’s sources, the company plans to re-release the first two installments of the iconic franchise as soon as this week.
Electronic Arts may be getting ready to please fans of The Sims series: according to Kotaku’s sources, the company plans to re-release the first two installments of the iconic franchise as soon as this week.
Anniversary plans and hints from EA
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The official The Sims account previously published a roadmap of events to mark the series’ 25th anniversary. Among them is an item called “Nostalgia Now” with dates of January 27-31. This coincides with Kotaku’s announcement of the upcoming re-releases of the games.
The Sims account has also announced that it will be releasing a series of events for the series’ 25th anniversary.
In addition, The Sims account recently posted an animation showing an action menu from The Sims 2 against a background of colored squares typical of the game’s cover art.
An animation showing the action menu from The Sims 2 against a background of colored squares typical of the game’s cover art was also recently posted.
Returning the classics for modern PCs
If the information is confirmed, the re-releases will be great news for longtime fans of the franchise who have trouble running older games on modern computers.
The original The Sims was particularly difficult to play, as it was never released digitally. Users have had to find disks of the game, as well as third-party patches, to run it on Windows 10 or 11.
The Sims is particularly difficult to play since it was never released digitally.
What will the re-releases include?
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According to the report, each re-release will contain all of the original additions to the games. However, the question remains whether license packs like H&M Fashion Stuff and IKEA Home Stuff for The Sims 2 will be included.
According to the report, each re-release will include all of the original add-ons.
