Summary
- The Sims Legacy Collections are plagued with crashing issues, frustrating many players.
- EA released Legacy Collections on Jan 31, 2025, but players report regular crashes and bugs.
- Fans express disappointment over the $19.99 and $29.99 prices for unplayable Sims 1 and 2 games.
The Sims Legacy Collections are having significant crashing problems. Numerous fans of The Sims and The Sims 2 are becoming increasingly angry with the current state of the games.
Sims fans expressed excitement when EA announced that The Sims and The Sims 2 would be released in Legacy Collections that would bring back the base games and the vast majority of DLC content to current systems. However, it seems that response has been short-lived, as many players have shared their frustration with the state of the titles.
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The Sims Legacy Collection and The Sims 2 Legacy Collection were only released on January 31, 2025, but problems have been evident since day one. Players have been reporting that the games crash to desktop regularly, leading to lost progress, frustration, and in some cases, even corrupted saves. Since the games’ launch day, EA has addressed the community regarding these problems and has pushed Sims Collection patches out that fix some of the issues, while acknowledging that the company is looking into the problems reported. However, judging from the number of players complaining, it seems that the games are still far from working properly.
Sims Fans Aren’t Happy About The Sims Legacy Collections
Over on the official EA forums and Steam communities, players are reporting Sims Legacy Collection issues ranging from full crashes to odd bugs that render their towns blank, with no buildings or Sims. The problems seem to be numerous and varying, with complaints including using 3x speed, burglars appearing, getting married, or simply spending more than a few minutes in the game all causing crashes. Players have also experienced bizarre bugs, like members of a Sim’s family disappearing, music looping endlessly, or Sims not responding correctly to commands, though some players have found their games work better now after the most recent update.
To make matters worse, while fans have been asking for The Sims 1 and 2 to be re-released for years, many fans experienced sticker shock. EA is charging $19.99 for the first legacy collection and $29.99 for the second, which, unsurprisingly, annoyed many fans who weren’t keen on spending that much on a 25-year-old and 21-year-old pair of games. Had the titles worked correctly, this might have been forgiven, but instead, the games have been largely unplayable for many. It’s not clear what went so wrong with the titles, nor why EA released them in this state. While it’s good that the company is working to fix the problems, the fact that the games are still this broken after multiple patches isn’t winning fans back. It remains to be seen what action EA will take from here.
