I was a long time simmer but now when I look back, I saw it for what it is. It's even worse when you compare Sims 4 base game to 3 or 2 base games which has more content than 4. Expansions are supposed to add in stuff that you couldn't include for the base games, ideas that devs didn't think of when making the base game but when they keep omitting those features for 2 games now, it's not "We got new gameplay idea to include into the game" but more as "We deliberately cut it out to sold back to you for 40 bucks because we're owned by EA". Example being why does Sims keep releasing base games without basic features such as Seasons or Pets when it should have been in the base game since Sims 3. That's valid up until October 17, so if for any reason you feel spurred to buy the base game, now's the time to do it.When you think about Sims as a series, releasing base games and then the inevitable Expansions, you'd realize how egregious it is. Those who've already given their cold hard cash away for the base game will receive the Desert Luxe Kit for free which is a nice touch, but if you already own that too then you won't be entitled to any additional goodies.
The main moneymaker continues to lie in The Sims 4's countless expansion packs, but this is also the first time I can recall that EA has made any of its Sims games free while it was still current. It's worth emphasising that it is just the base game that's becoming free-something that has pretty regularly gone on sale for around $5 to $10 for the last few years now and received a permanent price cut back in April.
Hours before the official announcement word had already been going around-the game's Origin store page was already displaying a big ol' banner proclaiming "The Sims 4 will be free to play starting October 18." Instant Gaming also managed to get its hands on two screenshots advertising that the base game was free, which have been circulating on Twitter for most of the day.
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