June 2020 - last edited June 2020
Product: The Sims 4
Platform:Microsoft XBOX One
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Occasionally (10% - 49%)
What is your current game version number? 1.26
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Every pack including Eco living
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Travel anywhere and when it starts raining the audio gets messed up.
What happens when the bug occurs? The audio gets messed up and then I can’t hear anything. The game crashes after that.
What do you expect to see? I expect to hear the game and for it 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? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. I think the patch from June 3
June 2020
Product: The Sims 4
Platform:Microsoft XBOX One
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Often (50% - 99%)
What is your current game version number? 1.63
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All DLC downloaded
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Playing a household in Evergreen Harbor
What happens when the bug occurs? The audio will start crackling and cutting out.
What do you expect to see? Normal audio.
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? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. Downloaded the Eco Lifestyle expansion
The audio issues notably start after traveling between lots, especially to the community space or using the recycling machine. The only thing that stops it involves exiting and restarting the entire game. Audio works fine on all other games and even watching movies on my Xbox and monitor. Didn’t appear until after Eco-Lifestyle downloaded.
June 2020
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June 2020
I have the same issue. I only have this sound problem with sims 4 after I installed eco lifestyle. If I continue to play with the sound muted when the crackling starts. Eventually the game crashes back to home screen.
June 2020
I'm playing on my XBOX One and am experiencing the exact same problem AND my game keeps freezing then crashing.
June 2020
same here (XB1), sound starts crackling after playing for a while, started after installing ECO.
fyi the same happend after getting RoM too (which has been fixed).
June 2020
@ra7orrat wrote:same here (XB1), sound starts crackling after playing for a while, started after installing ECO.
fyi the same happend after getting RoM too (which has been fixed).
This also happened to me with RoM and its happening again with Eco Lifestyle hope EA realise that it's the same bug from RoM that's effecting Eco Lifestyle oh and the sound is crackling while in build mode as well as the game lags sometimes just before the crackling starts just a temp fix for the lag if anyone has that is to open up the controls legends screen then back out till it starts lagging again also my speakers are built into my TV the temp fix to the crackling for me is to save quit game reload also the crackling only happens when playing music from a hifi speaker or earbuds the TV plays fine I am on xbox version 1.26.54.2300 all dlc installed
June 2020
I'm having this same issue except it happens for absolutely no reason. The game starts off fine - I've even started two more games to see if it were a saved date issue - and eventually the audio starts crackling worse and worse until I can't hear anything at all. Then BAM. Back to the Xbox home screen.
June 2020
Major sound crackling then boom crash with me as well!!!
June 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? 1.26.54.2300
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Cats & Dogs, City Living, Discover University, Island Living, Jungle Adventure, Kids Room Stuff, Parenthood, Realm of Magic, Seasons, Spooky Stuff, Toddler Stuff
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Play for about 45 minutes.
What happens when the bug occurs? After a game runs for about 45 minutes, the audio begins to deteriorate. Eventually, I have to exit and reload or mute my TV.
What do you expect to see? Clear and synced audio.
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? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. Newest patch didn't cause problems, it all started when I purchased City Living.
I'm going to attempt uninstalling City Living to see if that fixes the problem.