The Sims 4 EA Play Edition includes The Sims 4 Get To Work Expansion Pack, while the EA Play Pro Edition includes both The Sims 4 Get To Work Expansion Pack and The Sims 4 Toddler Stuff Pack. EA Play and EA Play Pro members will receive an upgraded experience when member-only bundles of The Sims 4 go into The Play List on October 18. The post says the team will share more about this transition during its Behind The Sims Summit on October 18, so be sure to tune in to that if you're interested. 'With The Sims 4 going free to play, our team is more dedicated than ever to developing new and meaningful The Sims 4 experiences for our players and we will continue to develop and release packs, kits, and Sims Delivery Express drops into the foreseeable future,' the blog post reads. As for why, it seems the team simply wants the game to be available to anyone interested in it.

That's also the same day The Sims 4 officially becomes a free-to-play game, meaning you can download the base game for free on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC then.

This news comes from a new blog post released today that also reveals EA will hold a Behind The Sims Summit on October 18 at 10 a.m. It takes place on October 18 via The Sims YouTube and Twitch channels.Publisher EA and developer Maxis are making The Sims 4 free-to-play starting next month. You'll be able to find out more about the future of The Sims 4 during the Behind The Sims Summit live stream. In a blog post, EA stated 'our team is more dedicated than ever to developing new and meaningful The Sims 4 experiences for our players and we will continue to develop and release packs, kits and Sims Delivery Express drops into the foreseeable future.' Some have suspected that this move might mean the end of the road for The Sims 4, but that doesn't appear to be the case. Given that the Sims franchise has always relied heavily on expansion packs, even in the days before DLC became commonplace, the move to a free-to-play model makes a lot of sense. If you've already bought the game, you'll be able to claim the newly released Desert Luxe Kit as a free gift, which includes themed furniture inspired by the Southwestern desert landscape.ĮA Play and EA Play Pro members also get some bonus content and will be able to play with the Get To Work Expansion Pack and Toddler Stuff Expansion Pack. Pocket-Lint Recommendation: Nintendo Switch.Pocket-Lint Recommendations: Xbox Console.Pocket-Lint Recommendation: Google Nest.Pocket-Lint Recommendation: Amazon Echo Devices.

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