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The Sims™ 3 Terms & Conditions

Starter Pack Terms & Conditions

PC DIGITAL DOWNLOAD

INTERNET CONNECTION, EA ACCOUNT, ACCEPTANCE OF EA USER AGREEMENT, EA PRIVACY AND COOKIE POLICY, AND TERMS OF SERVICE; INSTALLATION OF EA app (); REGISTRATION WITH ENCLOSED SINGLE-USE SERIAL CODE; AND ALL GAME UPDATES REQUIRED TO PLAY AND ACCESS ONLINE FEATURES. SERIAL CODE REGISTRATION IS LIMITED TO ONE EA ACCOUNT PER SERIAL CODE. SERIAL CODES ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE ONCE USED AND SHALL BE VALID, AT A MINIMUM, SO LONG AS ONLINE FEATURES ARE AVAILABLE. YOU MUST BE 13+ TO ACCESS ONLINE FEATURES. ADDITIONAL IN-GAME CONTENT MAY BE PURCHASED. EA PRIVACY AND COOKIE POLICY AND TERMS OF SERVICE CAN BE FOUND AT . EULAS AND ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES CAN BE FOUND AT . EA MAY RETIRE ONLINE FEATURES AFTER 30 DAYS NOTICE POSTED ON . INCLUDES SOFTWARE THAT COLLECTS DATA ONLINE TO PROVIDE IN-GAME ADVERTISING.

EA MAY PROVIDE CERTAIN INCREMENTAL CONTENT AND/OR UPDATES FOR NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE, IF AND WHEN AVAILABLE.

MAC/WINDOWS VERSION

ACCEPTANCE OF END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO PLAY. ACCESS TO ONLINE SERVICES INCLUDING SIMPOINTS AND DOWNLOADS REQUIRES AN INTERNET CONNECTION, EA ACCOUNT AND GAME REGISTRATION WITH THE ENCLOSED SERIAL CODE. REGISTRATION IS LIMITED TO ONE EA ACCOUNT PER SERIAL CODE AND IS NON-TRANSFERABLE. EA ONLINE TERMS & CONDITIONS CAN BE FOUND AT . YOU MUST BE 13+ TO REGISTER FOR AN EA ACCOUNT. MAC USERS MUST UPDATE TO THE LATEST VERSION OF THE SIMS 3 LAUNCHER TO ACCESS ONLINE SERVICES, INCLUDING SIMPOINTS AND DOWNLOADS. EA MAY PROVIDE CERTAIN INCREMENTAL CONTENT AND/OR UPDATES FOR NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE, IF AND WHEN AVAILABLE.

EA MAY RETIRE ONLINE SERVICES AFTER 30 DAYS NOTICE POSTED ON .

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Enjoy instant unlimited access to The Sims™ 3 Starter Pack with your EA Play Pro membership

Get unlimited access to the best editions of our latest games on

Play select new releases days before launch

Save 10% on EA digital purchases

Unlock member-only, in-game rewards

Conditions, limitations, and exclusions apply. See for details.

This game includes optional in-game purchases of virtual currency that can be used to acquire virtual in-game items.

By clicking “Check out”, you agree to the game’s

and .

Enjoy immediate unlimited access to The Sims™ 3 Starter Pack with your EA Play membership

Get access to a library of games and add-ons on

Play up to 10 hours of select new games before launch

Save 10% on EA digital purchases

Unlock member-only, in-game rewards

Conditions, limitations, and exclusions apply. See for details.

This game includes optional in-game purchases of virtual currency that can be used to acquire virtual in-game items.

By clicking “Check out”, you agree to the game’s

and .

Enjoy immediate unlimited access to The Sims™ 3 Starter Pack with your EA Play membership

Get access to a library of games and add-ons on

Play up to 10 hours of select new games before launch

Save 10% on EA digital purchases

Unlock member-only, in-game rewards

Conditions, limitations, and exclusions apply. See for details.

This game includes optional in-game purchases of virtual currency that can be used to acquire virtual in-game items.

By clicking “Check out”, you agree to the game’s

and .

By purchasing this game, you’ll be able to play it on both the EA app for Windows and Origin for Mac.

This game includes optional in-game purchases of virtual currency that can be used to acquire virtual in-game items.

By clicking “Check out”, you agree to the game’s

and .

By purchasing this game, you’ll be able to play it on both the EA app for Windows and Origin for Mac.

This game includes optional in-game purchases of virtual currency that can be used to acquire virtual in-game items.

By clicking “Check out”, you agree to the game’s

and .

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About the game

Publisher

Electronic Arts

Developer

Maxis

Genres

Simulation

Platform

PC ,

MAC

Languages

Czech, Danish, German, Greek, English, Finnish, French, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Swedish, Chinese (Traditional)

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System requirements

Description

The freedom of The Sims 3 will inspire you with endless creative possibilities and amuse you with unexpected moments of surprise and mischief!

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System requirements

Windows minimum requirements

OS: XP SP2 / Vista SP1 / Windows 7

CPU: For XP 2.0GHz P4 processor or equivalent; For Windows Vista and Windows 7 2.4GHz P4 processor or equivalent

RAM: For XP 1GB RAM / Windows Vista and Windows 7 1.5GB RAM*

Hard Drive: At least 7.1GB of hard drive space with at least 1GB additional space for custom content and saved games

Video: 128MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0

Supported Video Cards: Nvidia GeForce 6 series or better, and all NVidia G, GT, GTS, and GTX video cards. ATI Radeon™ series card 9500 series or better, and all ATI X, X1, and HD video cards; Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA): GMA 3-Series, GMA 4-Series

Please note that the GeForce 6100 and 7100 cards are not supported. *For NVIDIA ION™ computers, the game requires at least 2GB RAM.

OS: XP SP2 / Vista SP1 / Windows 7
CPU: For XP 2.0GHz P4 processor or equivalent; For Windows Vista and Windows 7 2.4GHz P4 processor or equivalent
RAM: For XP 1GB RAM / Windows Vista and Windows 7 1.5GB RAM*
Hard Drive: At least 7.1GB of hard drive space with at least 1GB additional space for custom content and saved games
Video: 128MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
Supported Video Cards: Nvidia GeForce 6 series or better, and all NVidia G, GT, GTS, and GTX video cards. ATI Radeon™ series card 9500 series or better, and all ATI X, X1, and HD video cards; Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA): GMA 3-Series, GMA 4-Series
Please note that the GeForce 6100 and 7100 cards are not supported. *For NVIDIA ION™ computers, the game requires at least 2GB RAM.

Mac minimum requirements

OS: macOS Leopard (10.5.7) through macOS Mojave (10.14.x). This game will only run on macOS versions that support 32-bit applications.

CPU:Intel Core Duo Processor

RAM: 2 GB

Video: ATI X1600 or Nvidia 7300 GT with 128 MB of Video RAM, or Intel Integrated GMA X3100.

HDD: At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games

This game will not run on PowerPC (G3/G4/G5) based Mac systems, or the GMA 950 class of integrated video cards.

*This version of the game is not supported by Mac OSX Catalina. The game will be available to play only if you have not updated your operating system.

OS: macOS Leopard (10.5.7) through macOS Mojave (10.14.x). This game will only run on macOS versions that support 32-bit applications.
CPU:Intel Core Duo Processor
RAM: 2 GB
Video: ATI X1600 or Nvidia 7300 GT with 128 MB of Video RAM, or Intel Integrated GMA X3100.
HDD: At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games
This game will not run on PowerPC (G3/G4/G5) based Mac systems, or the GMA 950 class of integrated video cards.
*This version of the game is not supported by Mac OSX Catalina. The game will be available to play only if you have not updated your operating system.