Dear Simming community,
For over the past decade, I have had so many wonderful times and memories with my The Sims 2 game. I don't ever intend to quit the game, but I did notice that we have not received any packs for the game since 2008.
I spoke with my grandsons, who are much more informed about videogames than I am, and I asked them if they could find out for me when the next Sims 2 pack will be released. That is when I found out that because they are currently creating The Sims 3, we have not gotten any The Sims 2 packs. I wanted to ask all of you very intelligent and informed people if there is any way to know when The Sims 3 will be released.
Thank you so much to everyone in this beautiful online community for taking the time out of your day to read and answer my question. I hope you all have a lovely week.
Grandma Janey
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The Sims 3 came out June 2, 2009. The last expansion pack for The Sims 3 was released in October 22, 2013. EA is no longer working on either The Sims 3 or The Sims 2. They are now on the 4th series, The Sims 4.
Some stores have stopped carrying The Sims 3 but you can purchase digital copies from the official EA store: Origin or authorized sellers. This means no CD, it just downloads and installs onto your computer. Here is a helpful link on how to buy games with Origin:
https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/account/ordering-payment-information/
... or this is a joke
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I also create music and art (search up Sona13Singer on google... but I haven't been uploading a lot recently)
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You are welcome to come over to The Sims 3 Creative Corner and check out some of the stories and other players builds and Sims...
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/categories/ts3-creative-corner
http://store.thesims3.com/myWishlist.html?persona=lisasc360
My stories on this site:
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/991317/my-sims-stories/p1?new=1
As others have said, The Sims 3 is an older title and finished releasing all it's packs a few years back! You can ususally get the old disc versions second hand from your local game shop, or just buy from the Origin online store (whatever is more convenient, though I recommend the original discs that didn't involve Origin at all).
Enjoy yourself! The Sims 3 is fantastic, and has been my favourite installment since it was released!
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There is a LOT of content in the Sims 3 expansions, and also a lot of additional things you can get via stuff packs and the Sims 3 online Store. You should be able to have fun with the game for years to come. Personally, I've been playing Sims 3 since 2009, and there are still things in the game I really haven't explored much. It might be less overwhelming to just get one or two things at a time and see what you can do with them before adding more expansions. Keep in mind, though, if you have all or most of the Sims 2 packs, just the Sims 3 base game might seem a little "sparse" to you at first in comparison. That feeling won't last long if you keep adding content, as I suppose you did with Sims 2.
In addition to buying the games on disc or download via Origin, Sims 3 is also available on Steam. They just had a nice sale, which is over, but they usually have it a few times a year. I don't know if you're familiar with Steam, but I'm guessing your grandsons probably are and could help you. Here's their site: https://store.steampowered.com/ and also the listing of what's available for Sims 3: https://store.steampowered.com/search/?term=sims+3 .
One thing you might want to do before you buy anything is check to see if your computer can handle the game. The technical forum here would be a good place to ask: https://forums.thesims.com/en_us/categories/technical-discussions-en .
Anytime you have any questions about what to buy or how to do something in the game or a problem you encounter, we'd be happy to help you out here on the forum. Also, we'd love to hear what your simmies are up to in your game.
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I recommend if you want to get into TS3, which is quite a bit different than TS2, you should consider getting it through Steam (talk to your grandkids about that).
Welcome to the forums!
Sincerely,
Rhiannon (aka Gramma Kitty - that's what my grandkids call me)
I wish that I could say I was joking about this question. I feel so foolish after learning that The Sims 3 has been out now for almost 10 years! I truly can't believe that I had not heard about it for so long. For a short while I was a little disappointed in myself for having missed the opportunity to experience it alongside the rest of the community. But thanks to you wonderful simmers I was able to look on the bright side, everything is there for me to enjoy and I wont need to wait for anything. And it looks to me like there is going to be so much for me to do!
I am so excited to begin my The Sims 3 journey. My grandons told me that my current laptop will not be able to run it, but the eldest has a spare that he will give over to me so that I can play it. I'm absolutely thrilled. The excitement is overwhelming!!
Once again, thank you so much to this community for being there for me, even as a silly old lady. I really appreciate it.
With love, Grandma Janey
Have fun!
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here is the trailer to just base game Even the sim cant control his awe of open world,the beginning will fool you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6gXiw5URNM
Pets trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj1sxvBYw2Y
Also, if you get a bundle deal with a bunch of expansion packs (EPs), don't install everything at once. Just install the base game and one or two expansions and play with those for a while. Wait until you've explored most of the options before adding another expansion pack, otherwise it's easy to get lost amongst all the choices.
Carl's Sims 3 guide is a good place for finding out about the various EPs and what you can do with them.
https://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/
How lovely to meet a simmer who has so enjoyed TS2 for so long. As the others have mentioned TS3 is nearly ten years old and there are plenty of expansions for you to explore. Before you invest though it would be worth checking your computer specifications. TS3 is very demanding on graphics and you don't want to be worried by the game taking a long time to render.
Once you get the computer sorted you are in for a real treat. There is so much to do and explore that some of us who have been playing for a long time still haven't covered it all. Please come and tell us how you get on.
Happy Simming.
Betty
Wherever I am friends call me Betty
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