The Sims 1 & 2 Are Most likely Being Launched on Home windows 10/11 This Weekend – WGB

Based mostly on a rising mountain of proof, it seems each of the primary two Sims video games shall be re-released for Home windows 10 this weekend. Sadly, it doesn’t look like these are full remasters or remakes, so no visible overhauls or something like that. Simply trendy working system assist.

The hearsay first appeared when the primary two video games had been briefly teased through sound results throughout a “Behind the Sims” presentation earlier this month. EA and Maxis Video games then appeared to tease the traditional video games but once more when the official Sims X account tweeted out a roadmap for the collection as a part of the twenty fifth anniversary celebrations.

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Kotaku adopted up on this, reporting {that a} supply advised them that each the primary two video games shall be getting re-released on PC “earlier than the top of the month.” The supply additionally said that every one the beforehand launched content material would even be getting launched. Sadly, the Kotaku report says a console model was unclear.

In the present day, extra proof as appeared within the type of a considerable leak, as reported by Sims Community. The leak contains promotional pictures and materials, particulars on options and extra.

The leak confirms that each video games shall be launched this weekend on January thirty first, at 8APM PT / 5PM CET / 4PM BT. No pricing was talked about.

Each video games will now be playable on Home windows 10/11 machines. Previous to this, each video games had been solely obtainable on disc and attempting to get them to work on trendy working techniques was troublesome, basically that means that they had been unplayable for the typical consumer. This re-release ought to repair that downside.