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Sims 4 will not require Internet connection

article published on 7 May, 2013

The Sims 4 will not require an always-on Internet connection, according to EA and developer Maxis. The launch of SimCity was marred for some users due to server errors which left the game unplayable. The developer, Maxis, insisted that the always-on Internet connection requirement for SimCity was necessary and not part of a Digital Rights Management (DRM) system. After announcing the ... [ read the full article ]

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A5J4DX
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_ 		7. May 2013 @ 12:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
good!
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Qliphah
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_ 		7. May 2013 @ 14:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yeesh, The Sims is more likely to have in-app or in game purchases with all the little nickel and dime items. The reason I'll never play SimCity is due to that, I want the full game I paid for not a basic building set that I can "add" to by buying content they probably had created long before the game was finished.
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Mysttic
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_ 		7. May 2013 @ 15:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Great turn it off for Sim City now.
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Bryan3404
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_ 		8. May 2013 @ 15:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I see they learned from their mistakes. I am also glad to hear that xbox didn't go this way either. I haven't played sim games forever, but I do agree with what you are saying Qliphah. Too many game companies cut parts of their games off and sell it back to you later as dlc. I remember the old days, when you bought a game you actually got the whole game.
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