If your computer couldn't handle 6GB Sims 3, have fun with this.
I've said this before, I'll say it again, EA is saying this was made for low-end computers to cover up the fact that this game is a mess because of previous online features. If there was no online in the beginining, the art style would've been a lot different, we'd have CASt, toddlers, a real open world.
Exactly this! :thumbup:
I've been saying that since the beginning! It's all just a bunch of crap. Just like when EA said you'd be able to run TS3 on "grandma's computer". LOL, yeah right!
Unless you have a really updated windows xp. I thought they were gonna have it low ends so older computers can run on it. I thought maybe the same as sims 2 tbh? Whatisgoingon!!!
It may not seem a lot now, but lets assume at least 2 GB per EP. Minimum 10 EPs would put us at 30 GB, not to mention the inevitable stuff packs and store content.
My terabyte drive is looking smaller all the time.
Phew! Thanks for posting this link. I was getting rather confused. So, I printed out the requirements and then took a look at my email confirmation from my new (1-year old) computer. I think I have more than enough. I've got Sims3 installed, three SPs, and all EPs, except Supernatural and some Store stuff, too. Plus the Sims2 UC. With all of my other stuff installed (grr, this was supposed to be for gaming only, but my old computer died) I still have 765 GB of space left on my HD. I worried about the speed mentioned until I was able to see that my 3.50 GHz is more than the 1.8GHz required. I've got 8G of RAM with room to make it a Terebyte's worth. The only thing that has me worried is the graphics card. I have an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1GB.
Does anyone think I'll need to replace it? I'm not terribly computer savvy, so I don't know if the NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or better, is more than what I have now. I will bookmark this thread in the hopes someone(s) will kindly respond. Thank you all, in advance.
Plenty of games are in the 20+ GB range now, so 9 GB isn't that much.
Also, a lot of that could be just audio files (music, Simlish, etc).
Heh...Titanfall was somewhere close to 40GB
Also, how much space a game takes up on a hard drive has very little to do with how it performs. You may see longer loading screens but even that is very much disconnected with how large the game is. Obviously a hard drive can only load data so quickly, but typically you are not sending out 6GB of data in a single load screen (though CoD: Ghost system requirements apparently say otherwise :roll: )
Unless you have a really updated windows xp. I thought they were gonna have it low ends so older computers can run on it. I thought maybe the same as sims 2 tbh? Whatisgoingon!!!
Essentially the same system requirements as TS3 five years later is pretty low end.
How much GB a game is doesn't really dictate how it runs....Just so you know. And this game has more base game content than any in the TS series so far so of course it's going to be a bigger game.
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It may not seem a lot now, but lets assume at least 2 GB per EP. Minimum 10 EPs would put us at 30 GB, not to mention the inevitable stuff packs and store content.
My terabyte drive is looking smaller all the time.
Phew! Thanks for posting this link. I was getting rather confused. So, I printed out the requirements and then took a look at my email confirmation from my new (1-year old) computer. I think I have more than enough. I've got Sims3 installed, three SPs, and all EPs, except Supernatural and some Store stuff, too. Plus the Sims2 UC. With all of my other stuff installed (grr, this was supposed to be for gaming only, but my old computer died) I still have 765 GB of space left on my HD. I worried about the speed mentioned until I was able to see that my 3.50 GHz is more than the 1.8GHz required. I've got 8G of RAM with room to make it a Terebyte's worth. The only thing that has me worried is the graphics card. I have an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1GB.
Does anyone think I'll need to replace it? I'm not terribly computer savvy, so I don't know if the NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or better, is more than what I have now. I will bookmark this thread in the hopes someone(s) will kindly respond. Thank you all, in advance.
No, you're more than good. The 6600 is around a decade old, iirc. The 650 only came out 2 years ago.
I, for one, am thankful they included XP support. It's what, 10 years old?
Not all of us have the benefit of being able to update our computers with the newest tech. Hell, in our household, we don't have enough money for the games themselves. Too bad you can't get operating systems for free...
There are a lot more of us out there than you might think. I am one of the more unwilling participants of XP, but there's nothing I can do about that until I'm able to get a job.
Besides, why update your computer for new games when you can play KOTOR and Dragon Age??
How much GB a game is doesn't really dictate how it runs....Just so you know. And this game has more base game content than any in the TS series so far so of course it's going to be a bigger game.
BS. This has less content than sims 3 and arguably 2. the only reason the file size is large is because of items and probably more polygons on sims and objects.
And this game has more base game content than any in the TS series so far so of course it's going to be a bigger game.
You sure have an official statement from EA or another reasonable proof, don't you?
You wouldn't pull such information out of your nose just because you wish it is that way, would you?
I'm usually pretty well informed but I haven't found such info yet and what we saw in the video was very poor.
Not only the lack of objects were pretty obvious but also the downgraded poly count. Just look at that benches at the chess table and compare these with the ones we have in TS3.
And this game has more base game content than any in the TS series so far so of course it's going to be a bigger game.
You sure have an official statement from EA or another reasonable proof, don't you?
You wouldn't pull such information out of your nose just because you wish it is that way, would you?
I'm usually pretty well informed but I haven't found such info yet and what we saw in the video was very poor.
Not only the lack of objects were pretty obvious but also the downgraded poly count. Just look at that benches at the chess table and compare these with the ones we have in TS3.
They have stated that this game will ship with more base game content, yeah. And from all the interactions I've seen per Sim and object and the official announcements of various things in the game I can pretty much conclude that it's true.
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Here have my luchADORE to cheer you up.
Not all of us have the benefit of being able to update our computers with the newest tech.
This argument is kind of like complaining that it's not fair that Microsoft is releasing games for the Xbox one, and not everyone can afford to upgrade from their Xbox 360.
Catering to yesterday's technology is kind of sad really. If everyone did that, we'd never have anything new and better.
Not all of us have the benefit of being able to update our computers with the newest tech.
This argument is kind of like complaining that it's not fair that Microsoft is releasing games for the Xbox one, and not everyone can afford to upgrade from their Xbox 360.
Catering to yesterday's technology is kind of sad really. If everyone did that, we'd never have anything new and better.
Says you, I get along fine...
Oh, excuse me. My mobile phone is ringing.
Of course, I don't actually keep track of or read all of the Guru tweets so it's possible I missed one that said that. I'd be surprised if they did, though.
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Of course, I don't actually keep track of or read all of the Guru tweets so it's possible I missed one that said that. I'd be surprised if they did, though.
It was in one of the gaming magazines. Ryan Vaughn stated that The Sims 4 had more content than any other Sims game in terms of clothing and objects.
Of course, I don't actually keep track of or read all of the Guru tweets so it's possible I missed one that said that. I'd be surprised if they did, though.
It was in one of the gaming magazines. Ryan Vaughn stated that The Sims 4 had more content than any other Sims game in terms of clothing and objects.
Ah, that would explain why I don't remember seeing it. I don't read any gaming mags currently.
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Are the updated spec requirements on "Can You Run It?" I'd love to see how my rig does. I know there was something on "Can You Run It" earlier but it was the "minimum" system requirements. I wasn't sure if can you run it has the "preferred" or whatever requirements.
First everyone complains because "nothing is in Sims 4" and now you're complaining because "too much is in Sims 4 and the file is too big." Are you serious right now? OR just crazy? My laptop has 700 gbs of space, so I gladly welcome larger game sizes because it means there is more to it.
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Exactly this! :thumbup:
I've been saying that since the beginning! It's all just a bunch of crap. Just like when EA said you'd be able to run TS3 on "grandma's computer". LOL, yeah right!
Phew! Thanks for posting this link. I was getting rather confused. So, I printed out the requirements and then took a look at my email confirmation from my new (1-year old) computer. I think I have more than enough. I've got Sims3 installed, three SPs, and all EPs, except Supernatural and some Store stuff, too. Plus the Sims2 UC. With all of my other stuff installed (grr, this was supposed to be for gaming only, but my old computer died) I still have 765 GB of space left on my HD. I worried about the speed mentioned until I was able to see that my 3.50 GHz is more than the 1.8GHz required. I've got 8G of RAM with room to make it a Terebyte's worth. The only thing that has me worried is the graphics card. I have an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1GB.
Does anyone think I'll need to replace it? I'm not terribly computer savvy, so I don't know if the NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or better, is more than what I have now. I will bookmark this thread in the hopes someone(s) will kindly respond. Thank you all, in advance.
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Heh...Titanfall was somewhere close to 40GB
Also, how much space a game takes up on a hard drive has very little to do with how it performs. You may see longer loading screens but even that is very much disconnected with how large the game is. Obviously a hard drive can only load data so quickly, but typically you are not sending out 6GB of data in a single load screen (though CoD: Ghost system requirements apparently say otherwise :roll: )
Essentially the same system requirements as TS3 five years later is pretty low end.
I gave up singing. Sorry.
Here have my luchADORE to cheer you up.
No, you're more than good. The 6600 is around a decade old, iirc. The 650 only came out 2 years ago.
Not all of us have the benefit of being able to update our computers with the newest tech. Hell, in our household, we don't have enough money for the games themselves. Too bad you can't get operating systems for free...
There are a lot more of us out there than you might think. I am one of the more unwilling participants of XP, but there's nothing I can do about that until I'm able to get a job.
Besides, why update your computer for new games when you can play KOTOR and Dragon Age??
BS. This has less content than sims 3 and arguably 2. the only reason the file size is large is because of items and probably more polygons on sims and objects.
You wouldn't pull such information out of your nose just because you wish it is that way, would you?
I'm usually pretty well informed but I haven't found such info yet and what we saw in the video was very poor.
Not only the lack of objects were pretty obvious but also the downgraded poly count. Just look at that benches at the chess table and compare these with the ones we have in TS3.
They have stated that this game will ship with more base game content, yeah. And from all the interactions I've seen per Sim and object and the official announcements of various things in the game I can pretty much conclude that it's true.
I gave up singing. Sorry.
Here have my luchADORE to cheer you up.
EDIT: Still nothing? So I close this case and label it "Just another false assumption".
This argument is kind of like complaining that it's not fair that Microsoft is releasing games for the Xbox one, and not everyone can afford to upgrade from their Xbox 360.
Catering to yesterday's technology is kind of sad really. If everyone did that, we'd never have anything new and better.
Says you, I get along fine...
Oh, excuse me. My mobile phone is ringing.
I overheard a woman explaining to her daughter how blu-ray was inferior to DVDs one time at a store. I could not help but shake my head and walk away.
They said in one of the CAS video demos.
The only thing I've seen is a verification that there is more base game content than what's in the CAS demo: https://twitter.com/SimGuruGrant/statuses/490161463097442304 Perhaps that's what UtaDagda remembered.
Sarah also tweeted something similar.^
Of course, I don't actually keep track of or read all of the Guru tweets so it's possible I missed one that said that. I'd be surprised if they did, though.
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It was in one of the gaming magazines. Ryan Vaughn stated that The Sims 4 had more content than any other Sims game in terms of clothing and objects.
Ah, that would explain why I don't remember seeing it. I don't read any gaming mags currently.
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If only it was 2009, Sims 4 is DirectX 9 compatible. So 2004 at the earliest, 2008 at the latest.
Todays computers can handle it (says he with the 1Tb Samsung EVO SSD data drive), pity EA didn't look at any of todays computers.
On the upside lag shouldn't be a problem for some considerable time...
All joking aside (well I hope it turns out I'm joking) I imagine the engine will scale up to DirectX 11.
You can still fit a serious amount of stuff into a game that size.