The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection — patch notes and updates
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| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| The Sims™ 2 Legacy Patch Notes #8 | 2025-04-10 | Sul Sul, Simmers! There were some issues in The Sims 2 we couldn’t let stand. Please enjoy this very targeted patch. Continue to report any issues on the official EA Forums. - The Sims Team For the most current patch updates, please visit The Sims Game Info Hub here. April 4, 2025 patch notes are viewable here. March 14, 2025 patch notes are viewable here. February 27, 2025 patch notes are viewable here. February 20, 2025 patch notes are viewable here. February 12, 2025 patch notes are viewable here. February 6, 2025 patch notes are viewable here. February 4, 2025 patch notes are viewable here. Fixed Issues: CAS UI is incorrectly laid out on |
| The Sims™ 2 Legacy Patch Notes #7 | 2025-04-03 | Sul Sul, Simmers! We hope you’ve been enjoying these games as much as we have! In this patch you’ll see some stability improvements as well as some more options for windows management in both games. Please continue to report any issues on the official EA Forums. - The Sims Team For the most current patch updates, please visit The Sims Game Info Hub here. March 14, 2025 patch notes are viewable here. February 27, 2025 patch notes are viewable here. February 20, 2025 patch notes are viewable here. February 12, 2025 patch notes are viewable here. February 6, 2025 patch notes are viewable here. February 4, 2025 patch notes are viewable here. Fixe |
| The Sims™ 2 Trading Cards Are Here! | 2025-03-26 | Bask in the nostalgia of The Sims™ 2 by collecting five trading cards featuring characters you love. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3314070/The_Sims_2_Legacy_Collection/ |
| The Sims™ 2 Legacy Patch Notes #6 | 2025-03-14 | Sul Sul, Simmers! We hope you’ve been enjoying these games as much as we have! In this patch you’ll see some stability improvements as well as some more options for windows management in both games. Please continue to report any issues on the official EA Forums. - The Sims Team For the most current patch updates, please visit The Sims Game Info Hub here. February 27, 2025 patch notes are viewable here. February 20, 2025 patch notes are viewable here. February 12, 2025 patch notes are viewable here. February 6, 2025 patch notes are viewable here. February 4, 2025 patch notes are viewable here. Fixed Issues: General stability and performance im |
| The Sims™ 2 Legacy Patch Notes #5 | 2025-02-27 | Sul Sul, Simmers! Thank you for your support as we continue to improve PC compatibility issues and community reported issues. We appreciate your patience and hope you’ve seen some good improvements over the last few weeks. Please continue to report any issues on the official EA Forums. - The Sims Team For the most current patch updates, please visit The Sims Game Info Hub here. February 20, 2025 patch notes are viewable here. February 12, 2025 patch notes are viewable here. February 6, 2025 patch notes are viewable here. February 4, 2025 patch notes are viewable here. Fixed Issues: General stability improvements Some players had difficulty se |
| The Sims™ 2 Legacy Patch Notes #4 | 2025-02-20 | Sul Sul, Simmers! We’ve loved seeing all the creative builds and memorable moments you're enjoying in these legacy titles! We’re continuing to address the major issues you've been reporting via the official EA Forums. - The Sims Team For the most current patch updates, please visit The Sims Game Info Hub here. February 12, 2025 patch notes are viewable here. February 6, 2025 patch notes are viewable here. February 4, 2025 patch notes are viewable here. Fixed Issues: General Stability improvements In some situations, the game would show an error indicating “too many iterations” Modular staircases could not be deleted and could be a source of i |
| The Sims™ 2 Legacy Patch Notes #3 | 2025-02-12 | Sul Sul, Simmers! We’re back with another update. Our team is working hard to resolve issues related to crashes and usability that have been reported in the community. Thank you for your continued reporting efforts via the official EA Forums! - The Sims Team For the most current patch updates, please visit The Sims Game Info Hub here. February 6, 2025 patch notes are viewable here. February 4, 2025 patch notes are viewable here. Fixed Issues: The game could unexpectedly show a “D3D” error, then crash or quit. This should happen less with this update Improved error reporting General notes: In some cases, issues that have now been addressed mig |
| The Sims™ 2 Legacy Patch Notes #2 | 2025-02-06 | Sul Sul, Simmers! We hope you’ve been having a great time celebrating all of the Birthday festivities! We’re plugging away at reports of technical issues that some players have encountered in The Sims 2. Thank you for your support and continued reporting efforts via the official EA Forums, it really helps us identify and resolve issues. - The Sims Team For the most current bug updates, please visit The Sims Franchise forums here. February 4, 2025 patch notes are viewable here. Fixed Issues: Addressed some situations related to the error “Some needed files were corrupted during the installation” Addressed some situations where the game could t |
| The Sims™ 25th Birthday Celebration | 2025-02-04 | The Sims 25th Birthday 25 Hour Live Stream Watch The Sims 25 Hour Livestream, featuring your favorite Simmers and other special guests! Join talented builders & storytellers on YouTube, Twitch and TikTok. Tune in February 4th, 2025 at 2pm PT / 5pm ET! |
| The Sims™ 2 Legacy Patch Notes | 2025-02-04 | Sul Sul, Simmers! We hope you’ve been enjoying revisiting The Sims 2! It’s been super exciting seeing all the joy and enthusiasm from our community for this classic game. We’ve also been focused on the reports of technical issues that some players have had, and have been diligently working to address them. We wanted to say thank you to the community for sharing your detailed reports via the forum to help us improve these games. - The Sims Legacy Team: – For the most current bug updates, please visit The Sims Franchise forums here. Fixed Issues: Alt-Tab or Alt+Enter can sometimes cause a crash Some players on EA App received an error message i |
| The Sims 2 Release Notes | 2025-01-31 | Sul Sul Simmers! Put down that grilled cheese sandwich and get ready for a trip down memory lane to 2004 with us! We’ve revived The Sims 2 and most of its packs to work easily with Windows 10 and 11! Please note that modern licensing restrictions have required the removal of 1 pack and some of the original songs, but we have included as many as possible. We thought we’d also make it easier to see all those classic pixels on your monitor! To scale the game to make better use of the screen space available, try using the Alt + Enter key combination to enter and leave full-screen mode. Enjoy that glorious widescreen The Sims 2 view! There are a f |