EA releases another shameless IP flip with Sims 1/2 Legacy

[duckwrangler9000@lemmy.world]

EA has done it again. They just released Sims 1 and 2 Legacy Collection on Steam, and it's nothing but a Shameless IP flip. Many players who are really passionate about old games have played Sims 1 and 2 and even Sims 3 on PC on Windows 11, even up to this day. It's a little bit more challenging because they are all on discs and you have to install them and use compatibility settings and all that stuff. But at least they run. The Legacy Collection that they released on Steam Just a Week Ago, it doesn't work. It doesn't launch, crashes constantly, there is no user interface scaling so on Modern computers, nothing gets any larger. I have an ultrawide 34401440 monitor and it is absolutely microscopic....

So you have to ask yourself, why would they release this game again, if they didn't do anything to it? They literally didn't develop anything. They didn't make it work on Windows 11, they didn't up the interface, they didn't provide new graphics. So what is it? It's a Shameless asset flip. EA flexing their intellectual property in hopes that passionate fans will bite and purchase a game that doesn't work

Sad these scams are legal

[solidshake@lemmy.world]

How is it a scam? It's $30 for the game and all DLCs of $40 for both games and all DLCs. No one said it was remaster or a remake. No one said it would have extra content. It's a 25th anniversary sale. That's all. Everyone knew that ahead of time. If you own the games no one is like "oh well you have to buy this version actually, your old game won't work"

And sims 2 is still a better deal than sims 4, even being free.

I think you're just mad at EA just to be mad at EA. Like on of those forced Ubisoft haters. Doing it for clout.

[thefeaturecreature@lemmy.world]

Not sure if you are aware, but selling a product that literally doesn't work is illegal in numerous countries. That's fraud.

Also charging this much for a nearly 30 year old game without doing a damn thing to make it even slightly functional on modern systems is bullshit.

[andros_rex@lemmy.world]

The release is broken. There are several complaints that folks aren’t even able to get the game to launch. Considering that it isn’t a remaster or remake, just the same game with a copyright update, that’s ridiculous.

The Sims 2 + all expansions was available for free on Origin for years until it was removed. Most fans already have that version, and most modding guides are going to assume that version. One wonders if the community launcher will even work with the new releases - or mod compatibility. The Sims 1 has been considered abandonware for a while and I imagine most who want to play it already acquired a copy online.

[mox@lemmy.sdf.org]

Has anyone here tried these?

https://github.com/voicemxil/TS-Starter-Pack

https://github.com/voicemxil/TS2-Starter-Pack

[duckwrangler9000@lemmy.world]

Yes, I've used both on Windows 11. Unfortunately, does nothing for the User Interface size. But that's exactly what I had to do to get the original games to run before this shameless flip.

[corrodedcranium@leminal.space]

I wonder if the Clean UI mod would help with your issue. Have you tried just adjusting your resolution though? I've heard 720p is the optimal resolution to avoid various bugs

[solidshake@lemmy.world]

The issue is probably denuvo related. Or people can't get it to run because they pirated it not know it has denuvo and are trying to playing off as a bad launch lmao.

[solidshake@lemmy.world]

The product does work. Wdym? Lots of people got it and are playing it.

[nilz@sopuli.xyz]

Why would they even add Denuvo to a 30 year old game anyway...

[pregnenolone@lemmy.world]

Money. They released it again because it will give them more money.

[zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com]

The denuvo note on steam was a mistake, it doesn't have it and the note was removed

[zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com]

The alternative is the game stays unavailable, people like you will bitch either way.