UPDATE: We received an official response from EA regarding the recent price changes of The Sims 4 games in the UK:
Periodically, we update prices on our games due to currency fluctuations and regional market changes. With the significant decline of the British Pound Sterling against other currencies including the U.S. Dollar and The Euro, as well as other market factors, we are increasing our UK wholesale pricing for EA console and PC titles this year, which will in turn increase our UK Recommended Retail prices. UK Recommended Retail prices for new releases this year will increase by £5 for Standard Editions and £10 for Deluxe and Super Deluxe Editions, and some existing EA console and PC titles will increase by a range of £2 to £5 beginning in July.
For some odd reason the prices of expansion packs and selected game packs on Origin have gone up in the United Kingdom. The standard edition of The Sims 4 is now listed as £49.99 and bundles are now listed as £44.99 on Origin.
Expansion Packs like City Living, Get Together and Get To Work are now priced at £34.99 (originally £29.99)
Also the following Game Packs Vampires, Dine Out, Spa Day and Outdoor Retreat are now priced at £17.99 (originally £14.99). The new Parenthood Game Pack is still priced at £14.99.
The good news is Stuff Packs seem to have remained unchanged in price and are still £7.99.
We have reached out to EA for a comment about these price changes.
Let us know what you think about the new pricings below in the comments or over on Twitter.
32 Comments
I am so disappointed by this. What the hell? Fans don’t deserve this.
Reply to CelebrityWizard
Im not happy about this either. So we are paying £3 to £5 more for the same size Ep’s and GP’s filled with bugs that hardly get fixed. I buy 2 copies of each sims pack for my household with each sims 4 release. Now I have to pay £6 to £10 more. Well thank you very much EA!
Reply to CrazyKB
Not EA sets the rules for the mony
Reply to Pascal Fernandes
Damn those brexit voters , destroying the economy! lol
Reply to CelebrityWizard
yeah but tehr cvant do anything against it
Im going to have to cut down on sims 4 content i buy then, im not spending £34.99 on an expansion pack that has 2 themes mashed together half baked. Its not worth the money.
Well, that’s me no longer purchasing through Orgin. What a slap in the face to the fans!
Reply to Paul
It sounds like it’s going to be at all locations even stores.
Reply to SimsLIFE
Damn. Bet they wouldn’t even think about decreasing the price when/if the pound rises again.
I don’t get why everyone is upset about this, true I don’t live in the UK but because the britches pound went down significantly it makes sense that titles will be more expensive as EA still needs to make money of the games.
Reply to SimsLIFE
yes for real to make better games <
Reply to SimsLIFE
The price has gone up but our wages haven’t.
Reply to Broken Plumbob
Exactly! I live and work in the UK, my wage haven’t changed. So now i have to pay more even though I’ve been a devoted customer since the Base game of the Sims 4? I’ll be taking my business elsewhere, even if i get it at the old price.
Reply to SimsLIFE
If the pound goes up again which it will the prices wont come down thats one reason why people i know are annoyed.
If EA change the price in UK because (literally) devaluation, why no sell in USD? Like at latam, than here ALWAYS change the final price e pay, due USD exchange fluctuates (mostly at Argentina, since Mauricio Macri freed USD buy)
Stuff pack was 9.99 pounds for laundry pack! I don’t see anywhere the 7.99 pounds price :O
Well, that’s me no longer purchasing through Orgin. What a slap in the face to the fans!
Reply to Paul
It sounds like it’s going to be at all locations even stores.
Reply to SimsLIFE
Damn. Bet they wouldn’t even think about decreasing the price when/if the pound rises again.
Im going to have to cut down on sims 4 content i buy then, im not spending £34.99 on an expansion pack that has 2 themes mashed together half baked. Its not worth the money.
I don’t get why everyone is upset about this, true I don’t live in the UK but because the britches pound went down significantly it makes sense that titles will be more expensive as EA still needs to make money of the games.
Reply to SimsLIFE
yes for real to make better games <
Reply to SimsLIFE
If the pound goes up again which it will the prices wont come down thats one reason why people i know are annoyed.
Reply to SimsLIFE
The price has gone up but our wages haven’t.
Reply to Broken Plumbob
Exactly! I live and work in the UK, my wage haven’t changed. So now i have to pay more even though I’ve been a devoted customer since the Base game of the Sims 4? I’ll be taking my business elsewhere, even if i get it at the old price.
Stuff pack was 9.99 pounds for laundry pack! I don’t see anywhere the 7.99 pounds price :O
If EA change the price in UK because (literally) devaluation, why no sell in USD? Like at latam, than here ALWAYS change the final price e pay, due USD exchange fluctuates (mostly at Argentina, since Mauricio Macri freed USD buy)
I am so disappointed by this. What the hell? Fans don’t deserve this.
Reply to CelebrityWizard
yeah but tehr cvant do anything against it
Reply to CelebrityWizard
Im not happy about this either. So we are paying £3 to £5 more for the same size Ep’s and GP’s filled with bugs that hardly get fixed. I buy 2 copies of each sims pack for my household with each sims 4 release. Now I have to pay £6 to £10 more. Well thank you very much EA!
Reply to CrazyKB
Not EA sets the rules for the mony
Reply to Pascal Fernandes
Damn those brexit voters , destroying the economy! lol
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