A few days ago we reported that there would be a free 10 hour trial of The Sims 4 on Xbox One/Xbox One X for EA Access members.
So if you want to try out The Sims 4 on Xbox One before buying the full game you can.
All you need to do is make sure you are an EA Access Member and visit Game Trials in the EA Access Xbox One App to start your trial. Remember if you buy the full game all progress made in the trial version will carry over into the full game!
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Is the lighting update not included in the game now? I read a review that said they didnt think it was there
Reply to Stephen g
Never mind it apparently does not which basically means the game does not have all of the base game patches from the pc like the devs are saying it does.
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