The Sims 4 Origin Pre-Load

[Bri]

One thing you may not be aware of, if you pre-order a game digitally via Origin, you can Pre-Load it a couple days before the 'official' release date.  This isn't an entirely full download,  but you can get a good percentage of the game before the release date. 

Obviously, you still won't be able to play it before the official release date.

SimsVIP has a great article here about it:
http://simsvip.com/2014/06/16/the-sims-4-origin-pre-load-set-for-august-29th/

The official Pre-Load date for the US release is:
Digital pre-load on Origin begins August 29th at 10am Pacific, 12pm Central, and 1pm Eastern.

Also, if you are curious about EA's official Pre-Load information, you can find it here:
Origin Pre-Load FAQ

[simfulicious]

Has anyone actually done the pre-load?  My Sims 4 edition in Origin is still "grayed out" but it says the preload is available at 1pm (it's 3:55 ET).  I'm hoping that they mean 1pm PT...lol

[Carl]

Yes. I'm preloading now. Origin updated when I first opened it, and the game appeared as any other. It happened to charge my credit card for the game yesterday, so maybe that cleared me to do so?

[simfulicious]

Thanks, but I figured out my problem...helps to check your email and find out that the credit card used to purchase the game is now expired...lol.  Now I just have to wait for them to process my order after giving them the new information.

[Mack]

Pre ordered from Origin. Was also available to download today at 1 PM. It required 8.55 GB of space. It took 2 hours to Download but is now done. Of course, it is gray out and you cannot play the game. I am wondering if it downloaded the whole game or just a part of it. If it is a partial download, will  the rest be downloaded on Sept 2?

Just read links posted by Bri (SimsVIP and Origin FAQ). I found it a bit vague and confusing. If I understood right, today was only a percentage of the whole base game. On Sept 2nd there will be more downloading, decrypting, and installing??. I am sure that when i get there it would be easy. And it did answer my question.

[simfulicious]

I think most, if not all of it downloaded, but we just can't install it until Tuesday.  I secretly hoped EA did it wrong and it would install today too.    It's torturing me to know it's there, but not touchable.

[Dellena]

The game requires 9 GB of space.  So you probably got most of it.  This is a common method of pre-release downloading.  World of Warcraft has been doing it for a long time now so that on release day, people only have to download a tiny bit.  They also phase the pre-downloads so not everyone is trying to get it at the same time.  Seems fairly efficient.

[MarianT]

I got 100% downloaded, but it quit while installing, and went to being grayed out again. Looking forward to Tuesday!

[jesirose]

Downloaded

[MarianT]

SimsVip is reporting that some people are having problems with the pre-load. Here's the article: http://simsvip.com/2014/08/30/the-sims-4-order-cancellations-by-origin/

[JuneBrown]

Okay, I just want to make sure that Carl, et. al., got their commission.  I clicked through the Sims 3 Games link to origin, and it only went to the Sims 3 Store, but I bought Sims 4 through that specific link from a banner at the top of the origin page.  Did Carl get his commission regardless of what I bought on Origin?  I know it says "any game", but I'll gladly donate to the site if he didn't get his commission. 

[Saltypaws]

I have gone back and forth whether to buy the digital or not and when I read the problems some people were having, I decided not to.  Then I thought, well, be my luck, I will get out of work too late to go by target.  So I bit the bullet, held my breath and started the preload from origin and now it is preloading, yay.  Guess I know what I will be doing early Tuesday morning, lol.  I don't think I will play at midnight, but I know I will be up bright and early Tuesday, lol.

Edit:  Well, that is just mean.  Desktop icon for sims4 is there, lol.  Now the waiting and waiting.  Think I will take a nap, so I can play at midnight.

[saltpastillen]

Yay, Sweden (and I think the UK) can now pre-download their game. I had been a bit nervous since some people reported problems with the download, but it went of without a hitch for me.

[Caterina]

I wonder how many people will be playing at midnight.  It will be fun to see families with children in the libary.  I ordered a physical disk that should arrive tomorrow.  I probably won't be able to play it until late in the evening.  I am so excited.

[TheGoat]

I wonder how many people will be playing at midnight.  It will be fun to see families with children in the libary.  I ordered a physical disk that should arrive tomorrow.  I probably won't be able to play it until late in the evening.  I am so excited.

I will definitely be playing at midnight.