September 2020
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September 2020
Hello.
The team hasn't been able to reproduce this yet, but is still investigating.
For anyone still experiencing this - have you tried re-installing the game and seeing if that fixes it?
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October 2020
Hello. I am having this issue right now after installing eco lifestyle. I am reinstalling the game right now and then I will uninstall eco abd see if that fixes it.
October 2020 - last edited October 2020
I'm having the same problem. Sound crackling and skipping. It sounds like it's coming from a busted speaker, but TV's working fine and so is the XBOX. It only effect Sims 4. It seems it happened after I installed the Tiny Houses pack.
Product: The Sims 4
Platform:Microsoft XBOX One S
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? Not sure. I downloaded the game a couple of days ago.
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Journey to Batuu, Eco Living, Tiny Houses.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? I'm not sure. I play the game and about an hour into the gameplay it happens.
What happens when the bug occurs? In gameplay the sound crackles and skips.
What do you expect to see? Sound should work without crackling and skipping
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Never.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. Since Eco Lifestyle or Tiny Houses. I installed them a day apart. Sound was working fine with Eco Lifestyles, but after I installed Tiny Houses, the bug occured .
October 2020
October 2020
Product: The Sims 4
Platform:Microsoft XBOX One
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? Version 1.32
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Everything
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? I don't know.
What happens when the bug occurs? It started happening after the last update. I play for about an hour, the sound starts to crackle and gets worse for about 20 minutes then the game crashes returning me to the Xbox home screen.
What do you expect to see? The crackling to stop and the game not to crash
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? On console - never used.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? No
I've uninstalled everything and re-installed everything. Still having the same issue. It's not worth sitting through the load times to only get to play for an hour. The game is pretty much unplayable right now. Hope you guys can get it fixed soon. Love the game!
October 2020
October 2020
I have this problem. I’m on XboxOne, just installed city living. About an hour into game play, the crackling sound begins. Like a skipping record. Then after a bit the game freezes.
this is The Sims all over again...😭
October 2020
Hello all.
We were finally able to see this issue. The team will be looking into it. Thank you for all of the information you've sent.
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November 2020
I seen there was an update today. Was this to address the issue as I'm finding it is still happening religiously after 1-2hours of game play.. I have un installed and re installed everything today, didn't work.. I don't have the Eco pack but have quite afew others. Please let us know when and if you can fix this! It is really making the game un playable. I see there are some deals on packs in the store but I don't want to add more to the game when it's crashing constantly already! Thank youuu