Sims 3 PC Release date

EU Release Date:

Jun-05-2009

US Release Date:

Jun-02-2009

AU Release Date:

Jun-04-2009

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Sandbox

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Sims 3 is available on PC

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Sims 3 is intiailly released as a download. It is usually an expansion pack so check to see if you need a main game before getting this. Sims 3 may be released in the shops at a later stage

Back of the Box

Create over a million unique Sims and control their lives. Customize everything from their appearances, to their personalities and even the home of their dreams. Then, send your Sims out to explore new locations around town and to meet other Sims in the neighborhood.
Go online to download exclusive content and show off your own creations to the world. With all-new quick challenges and rewarding game play, The Sims 3 gives you the freedom to choose whether (or not!) to fulfill your Sims’ destinies and make their wishes come true.
Theres more to your Sims lives in The Sims 3. Enjoy the challenge of short-term and long-term goals and then reap the rewards! Based on personality traits, skills, and career choice, your Sims have short and long term Wishes that provide constant, fun challenges—things to do and achieve.
Design and build homes with complete freedom to customize everything from your Sims home, to their furniture, clothing and more. Enjoy infinite possibilities to stylize your Sims belongings with the all-new Create-A-Style tool.

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Sims 3 System Requirements

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Pentium 4 2.0GHz

Athlon XP 2000+

GeForce 6200

Radeon Xpress 1100 128mb

1 GB

Win Xp 32

DX 9

7.5 GB

FPS

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Core 2 Duo E4400 2.0GHz

Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4000+

GeForce 7600 GT 256MB

Radeon HD 6450

2 GB

Win Xp 32

DX 9

7.5 GB

FPS

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Klepzo1

03:25 May-26-2013

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Can I run this game with playable FPS? and what settings? Thanks in advance :3

arisz96

12:00 May-17-2013

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What settings for me and FPS ?

elmazz

14:45 May-24-2013

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max... gosh!!!! ahhhh!!

HenkOfTheGlacier

14:12 May-13-2013

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What settings for me? fps?

PhysXControL

20:17 May-11-2013

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Misa run game well, maxed out, 1080p and no lag???

powerbreak

19:38 May-06-2013

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Hey guys are there any expansion that involve ingame vsync for me there is no other way to play it.

emilsz

20:08 May-06-2013

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you can force vsync in gpu control center :)

powerbreak

20:30 May-06-2013

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I did tho i forgot to mention i just placed comment on some1s blog for sims4 so i forgot to mention it here game just crashes when i force it from ccc after some time about 5 min.

emilsz

20:36 May-06-2013

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what about game patches? Im really not familiar with the certain game since lasts sims I played was about 8 years ago :P

powerbreak

21:50 May-06-2013

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Seems like its not existing there is no patch for vsync or there is not 1 that i head about. I have search on some forums and found nothing. There is some FPS limiter but i cant get it to work :S. So i though they might have added it in some of expansions for sims 3.

ZGMFX20A

03:39 May-06-2013

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