August 2016
my sims 4 isn't opening. I tried to go through origin but the play button was unclickable.
August 2016
I think, your play button is grayed out. If so, try these:
The Play button in Origin is gray
Make sure your game is updated to the newest version (see above). If that is the case and the play button is still gray, try the following things (or any combination of it)
Source: http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-4/FAQ-Installation-Updating-and-Startup-Issues/td-p/4276949