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The Sims 4 base game is going free to play in OctoberA Sims-related livestream is lined up for October 18th too

A Sims-related livestream is lined up for October 18th too

A group of Sims, from the original box art of The Sims 4.

EA and developers Maxis have revealed today thatThe Sims 4will be going free to play from October 18th. You’ll be able to grab it on Steam, Origin or the EA app. There had beenrumourscirculating online earlier today that an announcement was incoming from EA on this, and those were evidently legit. More information on the future ofThe Simswill be coming on October 18th too, EA said, at an event dubbed the Behind The Sims Summit.

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EA and Maxis say they’ll continue to support The Sims 4 with “packs, kits and Sims Delivery Express drops into the foreseeable future”. Anyone who owns the base game for The Sims 4 on Origin, the EA app or participating digital storefronts will be given the Desert Luxe kit as a gift between September 14th and October 17th, which you can check out the details forhere. In other Sims-related news, yesterday saw an update for The Sims 4 called Groundhog Day, which should make getting older more reliable, among other fixes. You can read the full patch noteshere.

The Sims 4, available onSteamandOrigin, goes free to play for PC and consoles on October 18th. Remember though: it’s just the base game. I’ve already lost too many people to The Sims expansion packs, I don’t want to lose you too.