February 2020 - last edited February 2020
@quinnifin Unfortunately a legacy version game has certain limitations. This is because it's a version of the game that has been 'capped off' at a certain time, November 13, 2019. This is due to the fact that for computers with older technology that is no longer supported with current updates in the game. Several features of the Legacy edition are:
The positive part is that the Legacy version allows users with an older computer to still use their game.
(Thanks, @EuphorialQueen 👑!)
February 2020 - last edited February 2020
@SheriGR Oh that sucks but also makes a lot of sense. I thought I remembered this past summer being able to access the Gallery and that was probably because I wasn't playing the Legacy edition yet.
Thank you so much (@EuphorialQueen as well). You have been super helpful!
February 2020
I have been playing for years I am absolutely in love with it. I have created so much on sims and its truly been my getaway from the real world and actually helped me through depression.
Sims 4 came along there was a lot of work that had to be done but I enjoy creating the thing I loved most was the community gallery.
I no longer have access to community gallery because of the new legacy edition and the game just doesn't feel the same.
If this is never going to change I should at least get a refund on all the money I spent on buying packs right?
February 2020
Its so frustrating. I had already purchased Tiny Living and University before I even found out about the Legacy update. I cant play them and they are not available for refund. After just now discovering that I cannot even access the gallery I have to admit that its unlikely I will continue to play this game. Not the way to say thank you for 20 years of loyalty and hundreds of dollars spent.
February 2020
Are your computer processors 32bit and thus you can only run Legacy?
I downloaded the Legacy Edition because I was told to via Origin, but when it comes to Settings > Game Properties, I still have it on run on Sims 4 64bit format since my computer is a 64 processor. In turn, I've had no problems whatsoever with playing University outside of having to start my game clean: removed my mod, saves and tray folders to my desktop and started the game. Everything worked fine then, so I returned my three folders and all is well.
February 2020
You need to contact Support. https://help.ea.com/en/contact-us/?product=the-sims-4&platform=pc&category=technical-support
February 2020
Ella, Nerdsonneptune
February 2020
nerdsonneptune wrote:
- what a lot of you don’t realise is that, for us, high tech computers are simply unavailable to us due to our economic background. What EA have done is ostracise all of those who have a lower income and simply cannot afford a fancy computer. It’s disgusting, unethical and unfair. Sims is, and always has been, a game for everyone.
Lets stay at "fancy computers".
I don't know what kind of computer you use, a Mac or a PC.
For Mac, the Legacy edition was necessary because Apples new OS is not supporting 32bit applications any longer and it also only supports Apples new graphic API Metal.
So without the Legacy edition, provided by EA free of charge, people on really old Macs would not be able to play the game anymore.
And that is how it works normal in the computer world.
You can't keep up? Bad luck, bye bye.
EA prevented that for a lot of people, as said, free of charge.
I used the words "really old" on purpose here, because some Macs as old as 2012 do support Metal and so the standard edition of The Sims 4.
On PC it is even easier.
As long you have a 64bit Widows OS that is at least Windows 7 (That was released in 2009) and a PC that matches the Minimum system requirements for the Standard edition (who is only different in the amount of RAM you need, 2GB Legacy and 4GB Standard edition), you still can play the standard edition.
Any PC that matches the TS4 minimum system requirements that was build in the last 10 years supports 64bit Windows, and any 32bit key of Windows will also work for a 64bit version.
So, it hardly requires "fancy computers" to still play the Standard edition.
February 2020
I'm not allowed to run discover university or tiny living, two packs I've gotten recently, but they won't run on 32-bit, when is there going to be an update so the newer released packs will be playable by all?