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    The Sims 4 Mac Requirements thoughts?

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    mw1234mw1234 Posts: 5,400 Member
    edited January 2015 in Mac - Technical Discussions
    The Sims 4 Mac minimum requirements have been posted and they are for who haven't seen them. What are your thoughts on them?

    Macintosh System Requirements for The Sims 4
    MINIMUM OS: Mac OS® X 10.7.5 (Lion) CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz Processor or better
    RAM: At least 4 GB RAM
    HARD DRIVE: At least 10 GB of free space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content and saved games
    VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT, ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro or better. Video RAM of 256MB or better
    INPUT: Keyboard and Mouse
    ONLINE REQUIREMENTS: Internet connection required for product activation.

    To be honest they seem VERY low....

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    • sunman502sunman502 Posts: 18,325 Member
      That's basically the equivalent to the pc requirements. :)
    • mw1234mw1234 Posts: 5,400 Member
      sunman502 wrote: »
      That's basically the equivalent to the pc requirements. :)

      Hahaha, that was funny! Hopefully my iMac can run it with flying colors then! :)
    • stilljustme2stilljustme2 Posts: 25,082 Member
      My iMac is more than in the clear; if I play it and it really does run smoothly, I'm looking forward to getting rid of my Boot Camp partition and reclaiming my entire hard drive. B) And yes, that is pretty similar to the PC requirements, since the PC can run on WinXP and we're 3 OS past Lion (Mountain Lion, Mavericks, Yosemite).
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    • sunman502sunman502 Posts: 18,325 Member
      mw1234 wrote: »
      sunman502 wrote: »
      That's basically the equivalent to the pc requirements. :)

      Hahaha, that was funny! Hopefully my iMac can run it with flying colors then! :)
      Your mac should run the game just fine. There are only two types of computers out there, mac's and pc's. And both are equivalent to each other. :)

    • MALAiA46MALAiA46 Posts: 1,436 Member
      I have snow leopard.
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    • irv226irv226 Posts: 1 New Member
      I have intel 4000. So I'm pretty much screwed.
    • MALAiA46MALAiA46 Posts: 1,436 Member
      edited January 2015
      irv226 wrote: »
      I have intel 4000. So I'm pretty much screwed.

      I'm sure you could still play it but it's just not the requirements that EA recommends.
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    • MasonGamerMasonGamer Posts: 8,851 Member
      Looks good, I'm glad I already upgraded my iMac to 10.5 up to Yosemite

      looks like I meet the requirements on both my laptop and desktop...

      So I wonder how much longer we have to wait.
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    • colton147colton147 Posts: 9,663 Member
      MasonGamer wrote: »
      Looks good, I'm glad I already upgraded my iMac to 10.5 up to Yosemite

      looks like I meet the requirements on both my laptop and desktop...

      So I wonder how much longer we have to wait.

      February 29, 2015. >:)
    • mw1234mw1234 Posts: 5,400 Member
      MasonGamer wrote: »
      Looks good, I'm glad I already upgraded my iMac to 10.5 up to Yosemite

      looks like I meet the requirements on both my laptop and desktop...

      So I wonder how much longer we have to wait.

      If they know the minimum requirements, don't you think it'd be very close to being done? I'm feeling this Tuesday for a release.......
    • sunshineandsimoleonssunshineandsimoleons Posts: 8,413 Member
      irv226 wrote: »
      I have intel 4000. So I'm pretty much screwed.

      I have intel 3000 and the game plays fine on bootcamp. 4000 is a step up from mine so it should be fine.
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    • Squirrel KingSquirrel King Posts: 35 Member
      The specs are similar to the PC specs. That's good... I think.

      I am not so good with Macs though.
    • sunshineandsimoleonssunshineandsimoleons Posts: 8,413 Member
      Squirrel King wrote: »
      The specs are similar to the PC specs. That's good... I think.

      I am not so good with Macs though.

      It is good. It means a wider variety of people can play without having issues to worry about. I just hope they turn it up to 64bit instead of 32bit. Don't see that happening though :\
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    • sunman502sunman502 Posts: 18,325 Member
      brookesaywhatx wrote: »
      irv226 wrote: »
      I have intel 4000. So I'm pretty much screwed.

      I have intel 3000 and the game plays fine on bootcamp. 4000 is a step up from mine so it should be fine.
      My laptop has a Intel 585 in it. It's laggy, but Sims 4 will run on it. Now my desk top has a Intel Core in it, and the game runs just fine on that. With a Intel 3000 or 4000, the game should be okay with those. :)

    • SenbreSenbre Posts: 997 Member
      edited January 2015
      maybe they fine-tuned and retextured the objects in next patch?
    • aaronrulzaaronrulz Posts: 4,096 Member
      how will my Macbook pro fare for Sims 4? Sorry i'm not very knowledgeable about computer specifics

      2.2 GHz intel Core i7
      4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
      Intel HD Graphics 2000 384 MB
    • sunshineandsimoleonssunshineandsimoleons Posts: 8,413 Member
      aaronrulz wrote: »
      how will my Macbook pro fare for Sims 4? Sorry i'm not very knowledgeable about computer specifics

      2.2 GHz intel Core i7
      4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
      Intel HD Graphics 2000 384 MB

      Should be fine, if you have problems with it though when it comes out try turning the graphics down to medium.
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    • HaskorentaroHaskorentaro Posts: 250 Member
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      But seriously can't wait till tablet version comes out
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    • sunshineandsimoleonssunshineandsimoleons Posts: 8,413 Member
      Haskorentaro wrote: »
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      But seriously can't wait till tablet version comes out

      There is already a tablet version out, its called the sims freeplay. ;)
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    • sunman502sunman502 Posts: 18,325 Member
      aaronrulz wrote: »
      how will my Macbook pro fare for Sims 4? Sorry i'm not very knowledgeable about computer specifics

      2.2 GHz intel Core i7
      4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
      Intel HD Graphics 2000 384 MB
      You should be okay, it maybe a little laggy. But it should run with what you got. The game only takes up 4 G's. :)

    • colton147colton147 Posts: 9,663 Member
      I may or may not be getting a Mac, but would this Mac be good enough for the Sims 4? :)
      http://www.bestbuy.com/site/apple-27-imac-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-1-tb-hard-drive/5852008.p?id=1218695416606&skuId=5852008

      Also, would I be allowed to install the Sims 3 on a Mac even though I purchased a Windows-version of them? :)
    • sunman502sunman502 Posts: 18,325 Member
      Senbre wrote: »
      maybe they fine-tuned and retextured the objects in next patch?
      They could if they had a little more people, and a little more time. There's not a lot of people putting this game together, and they are on a very tight time schedule. :)

    • sunshineandsimoleonssunshineandsimoleons Posts: 8,413 Member
      colton147 wrote: »
      I may or may not be getting a Mac, but would this Mac be good enough for the Sims 4? :)
      http://www.bestbuy.com/site/apple-27-imac-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-1-tb-hard-drive/5852008.p?id=1218695416606&skuId=5852008

      Also, would I be allowed to install the Sims 3 on a Mac even though I purchased a Windows-version of them? :)

      Would probably run the sims 4 great. And yes, you can download the mac version from origin onto the mac. :)

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    • colton147colton147 Posts: 9,663 Member
      brookesaywhatx wrote: »
      Would probably run the sims 4 great. And yes, you can download the mac version from origin onto the mac. :)

      Is upgrading to the versions of the operating systems free on the Mac app store? Like Mountain Lion to Yosemite or Mavericks to Yosemite. And so on?
    • MasonGamerMasonGamer Posts: 8,851 Member
      edited January 2015
      colton147 wrote: »
      MasonGamer wrote: »
      Looks good, I'm glad I already upgraded my iMac to 10.5 up to Yosemite

      looks like I meet the requirements on both my laptop and desktop...

      So I wonder how much longer we have to wait.

      February 29, 2015. >:)

      I'd be so mad.
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