Beginning on October 18, 2022, The Sims 4 base game will be available to all new players to download for free on PC via EA app or Origin, Mac via Origin, Steam, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One systems. The Sims has always been about celebrating new ways to play and offers so many possibilities to discover. We're excited to continue to welcome in more players than ever to create new stories, and explore without boundaries. Our community has continued to inspire us with the billions of unique Sims they’ve created, the countless stories they’ve told, and the remarkable builds they've designed. We’ve welcomed millions of players to The Sims and watched in awe as they unleashed their imaginations, discovered and connected with ideas, experiences and versions of themselves, both in-game and real life.

Here's the announcement from the Sims 4 website: On Wednesday, EA and Maxis announced that The Sims 4 base game will officially become a free download starting in October. Electronic Arts is instead looking at another one of its staples and deciding that its time as a premium game has passed. Gaming has seen some long-running franchises make the jump from premium to free-to-play over the years, but they've usually been MMORPGs.

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