We’re just days away until the release of The Sims 4 Island Living Expansion Pack on PC and Mac!
The pack releases worldwide on June 21st, 2019 on Origin and other gaming retail and online stores. There is a difference of several hours on a couple of time zones which is why we’ve made this countdown post for you so you can know exactly when you’ll be able to purchase and play the game as soon as it comes out!
The pack has 5 different release schedules in total, with each release belonging to a different time zone / group of countries that we’ve added down below.
In case you don’t know, this pack will release worldwide on the same day but with a staggered release across different time zones. Down below you can find countdowns for multiple time zones. Make sure you bookmark this article and also stay tuned on our YouTube Channel as we’ll be throwing a Launch Party for The Sims 4 Island Living – counting down to the exact release of Island Living in Europe and America.
Our Launch Party Livestream begins at 8PM CET. We hope to see you there!
North & South America (Midnight EDT New York Time, June 21st)
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Europe (Midnight CET Paris Time, June 21st)
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Russia, Saudi Arabia, Israel & Turkey (Midnight MSK Moscow Time, June 21st)
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Japan, Korea & the rest of Far East (Midnight KST Seoul Time, June 21st)
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Australia & New Zealand (Midnight AEST Sydney Time, June 21st)
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150 Comments
I am glad that u gave us this countdown I set an alarm to play it
Reply to Sim_girly
Lucky Japan! They get it in 30 Minutes!!!
Great! Thank You! It’s very helpful to everyone around the that are #Simsters… . I’m 1 MYSELF and have been for well over 10yrs now. Keep ☝ the GREAT work! Just wondering by the way…do you think sims will become mobile in the next few packs? *Driving* ijs…sometimes the screen changing just to go across the street or visit a particular neighbour maybe be REAL close *same city* …ijs…no reason for.the.screen to.change or break in between visiting neighbours. Just a tip not a complaint….Thanks again…
Wait… It says it releases on the 20th on Origin.
Reply to Q
It say the same to me when i pre-order it
Reply to A
are you guys in the usa
Reply to keith denny
No, I am from Denmark
Reply to keith denny
im in the usa! does that mean that i’ll get to play it sooner since I have it preordered???
Reply to Darla
nope,sadly not. when you preordered you got to play the game at the same time as everybody else.
Reply to A
Wait really on my origin it still says 21th
Reply to Q
It does release tomorrow, they have the countdown wrong. It’s in about 13 hours.
Reply to Heather
only for europe on east of that. americas (n and s) get it late on the 20th
Reply to Q
I think it’s june 20th for the west and central zones of the US
Reply to Mood
My origin says 21 and the live steam says 21
Reply to Skii Riettie
skii riettie it releases late on the 20th in west and central times
Reply to Mood
Thank you
Reply to Mood
11 pm central time on 6/20, which is midnight eastern time. It probably releases at 8 pm on the west coast but don’t quote me on that.
Reply to SamIAm
crap I can’t math. 9 pm not 8 pm.
Reply to Q
SOLVED: Go to Origin > My Game Library > Expansion Packs > Scroll down until you see the pre-ordered expansion > Click the cover art.
This will take you to the dedicated Origin page for Sims 4 Island Living. Which looks like this:
I don’t know if HTML will work so here’s a direct link to the screenshot. https://i.gyazo.com/9a9169b95634c2b03892fbbb1a82d719.png
As you can see, the Release date is specific here.
****Yes, it is June 20th, 2019 BUT it’s at 11:00 PM Central (USA). ****
I have sent multiple requests for Origin and EA to simply add the time to the other areas they list the release date as well (only 2 addtional places). This would clear up a tremendous amount of confusion.
Sadly enough, I found this information after chatting with EA who had said [and I’m quoting verbatim] “Kanishk: I can understand your concern Chelse , But I would not lie to you about the expansion pack being in your account already , will I?
It will automatically show up after 6 hours. Trust me :)”
It’s a shame, I really liked that agent. I TRUSTED HIM! hahaha
Reply to Q
For those confused about time zones:
Midnight EST
11 PM CST
10 PM MST
9 PM PST
That’s why it says the 20th for some people, just check your time zone
Reply to Ashley
I’m no good at time zones. San Francisco isn’t the kind of place you go to learn about that
Reply to Q
I’m wondering about that too, mine says the 20th as well.
Reply to Q
I live in Texas, so I can play it at like 11 PM tonight, but for everyone to the east of Texas(Central Time) it will be midnight, which is basically the 21st
Reply to Q
I know right! Really odd. Not sure what to believe/follow. Just hoping and waiting.
why the f would they release it on a friday ffs i thought i heard they were gonna release it yesterday? typical ea
Reply to evan
People with early access have it since yesterday. The rest of us get it tomorrow. It’s always been announced as june 21st 🙂
Reply to Rose
Just use a vpn to get it day early
Reply to evan
No they said in the livestream it will release on the 21
On my origin receipt it says the 20th?
This says the 21st. I’m so confused.
Reply to Alexa
Me too. But i talk with EA supporter and they told me to try to download it 5-6 hour before it come out. Sorry if my english is not that good, i come from denmark 🙂
Reply to Alexa
My origin says June 20th so I am highly confused. Maybe it’s because I preordered it?
Reply to Alisha
That’s why I don’t preorder .if you preorder then like it and want to pay for the full version that’s too much money. Take my advice never preorder only pay full after it’s released. This is one of the reasons why people complain because people preorder and they start acting disrespectful to the sims creators and it’s wrong. There’s no reason bro hate but never do a mistake by preordering it. But full version.
Reply to Skii Riettie
i think you’re confused. preordering is not a demo, its just paying for the pack before it comes out (not playing it before, but paying so you dont have to buy when it comes out and usually theres so many people ordering it takes a while to be able to order) its the full pack. its not a demo.
Reply to Skii Riettie
That doesn’t make any sense. You’re basically buying the game when you preorder.
Reply to Alisha
that’s what mine says too, the 20th………. I am soooo confused…….
Reply to Alisha
I live in Texas as well, so I can play it at like 11 PM tonight, but for everyone to the east of Texas(Central Time) it will be midnight, which is basically the 21st
Reply to Alexa
I replied to “Q” who commented the same issue above. You can find the release time by going to the dedicated page for Island Living on Origin.
Reply to Alexa
I live in Texas , so I can play it at like 11 PM tonight, but for everyone to the east of Texas(Central Time) it will be midnight, which is basically the 21st
What time zone would it be for canada?
Reply to caitlyn
Im trying to figure that out, but id like to know aswell! I preordered and it says its available o the 20th ♀️
Reply to S
I think its because (at least for the UK) they have us linked to a time zone and at midnight that time zone it may be 11PM or something of the sorts for us so then we get it at 11PM at that time zone on the 20th while those at midnight in that tome zone get it on the 21st in essence
Reply to Alisha
Seriously? Are you people that slow? Obviously it depends on your freaking location. I mean, the countdown is right up there! If you live in the US, it comes out on the 20th or 21st depending on where you live. That’s why everybody has different release dates on their Origin. If you live in a California, it comes out 9 PM PST which is 12 AM EST. My goodness. You would think you guys would be a bit brighter with a literal countdown in front of you.
Reply to Gisselle
You’re*
Reply to Gisselle
Calm down Gisselle HAHAHAHHAA
Reply to caitlyn
it’ll be midnight Friday when its available in Canada!
Reply to S
well….at least you got free healthcare
Reply to Emily Tyner
LOL
Reply to TJ
dont forget the weed! everything is better in canada
Reply to S
only in some parts on canada. for others it will be 9-11 pm the 20th
Reply to caitlyn
It will come out in Canada midnight EST (New York time zone) everywhere in North America.
Reply to caitlyn
12pm
It says 20th on my pre-order, in the UK. Why is that, if it’s not releasing until midnight of the 21st? I booked a day off to play all day, aww! :-/
Reply to Laura
I know the feeling I paid for it so we should be able to play it as soon as the money came out the bank I’m not happy
CDT Is not on thier
My Origin says it’s June 20th for me, I’m in the US (Texas). Anyone else have this showing?? I’m trying to see when I can play and no one has a straight answer.
Reply to E
It’s showing the 20th for me too, but I pre-ordered the game.
Reply to Chelsea
me too, showing 20th
Reply to E
Literally same. I’ve been trying to read the comments but I still don’t know
Reply to E
11pm on Thursday night (6/20).
Reply to E
Mine says the same thing. Unless the date is wrong on there or something
Reply to E
I live in Texas as well, so I can play it at like 11 PM tonight, but for everyone to the east of Texas(Central Time) it will be midnight, which is basically the 21st
Reply to E
its because of time zones, youre in central time so it will come out 11pm
I’m from California and it says that for North and South America it’s gonna be out in 1 day which means tomorrow which is June 20 not the 21… I am confused I thought EA said that Island living would be available June 21 which would be in 2 days….
Reply to Alicia Vasquez
The Origin website says: Release date: June 21, 2019 12:00 AM EDT. Which means Thursday night at midnight in the EST/EDT timezone. I think that’s what it means!!
Reply to Erin Brookes
Which is why it’s so confusing! It’s midnight of the 20, but it’s technically the 21st at midnight lol.
I live Central Time in U.S. and mine will be available on Origins at 11:00pm CST on the 20th. Soo glad, was worried had to wait until the 21st.
Omg refer to the time zone of your general area. For example, it is released at midnight on the 21st on the east coast for me. Therefore, 12am EDT will be 11pm on the 20th in CDT where I reside. Time zones are not that hard.
So it’s the 20th and it’s not letting me download the game.!? I’m so confused
Reply to Debra
Check your time zone 🙂 It comes out at 9pm PST, 10pm MST, 11pm CST, Midnight EST
For those confused about time zones:
Midnight EST
11 PM CST
10 PM MST
9 PM PST
That’s why it says the 20th for some people, just check your time zone 🙂
For those who are questioning when the pack will be realeased if preordered from Origin …. Whichever Country you are in it will be realeased on Origin the same time when these timers above hit zero :). For instance, if you live in the UK, it will be released at 11pm on the 20th BST because of the different time zones. However it is a worldwide release of 12am (midnight) 21st. So please check your zone above, SimCommunity does a great thing for us with this countdown every time there is a pack release 🙂
Reply to Caren
My timer isn’t there and well my origin account says it will be realest today
Thanks so much for this. Except now there’s only like 4 hours and I’m desperate
Only a few hours left, but I can’t wait
Is it definitely being released in 2 hours in Australia or is it coming at midnight here? I’m so confused and feeling impatient.
Reply to Erzy
It says (about) two hours but that’s 11pm – underneath it says midnight which I think would be the correct time. I’m also getting impatient! 🙂
Are these times correct? It says it will be released at midnight AEST (Sydney Time) and that (when i am writing this) there is 1 hour left, however, it is only 10pm in Sydney.
I’m confused.
To anyone else wondering when it will be released, go onto origin and search ‘island living’ and it will say the release date
Reply to Niamh
they updated the australia time, they had messed it up. hope this cleared things up 🙂
Yay, 58mins to go!
Regardless of when it’s released, I’m so excited!!! Cannot wait, so glad I pre-ordered it
Is the time for Australia and New Zealand right?
I think the countdown for Australia is wrong. I’m in Perth and mine will unlock at 10pm local time. That would make it midnight in Sydney (2hrs) in front. Not the 3hrs or Daylight savings time, your countdown in showing. Its 1hr fast.
your clock is wrong for Australia you have it coming out at 11pm on the 20th june
Australias isn’t out am i reading this wrong or something????
Reply to Eli
They just updated it to the correct time
Reply to John
Wow lol. I was about to go to bed but thought I’d stay up to play it cause I thought it was out already. Laaame. Oh well. Still excited.
The countdown for Australia has already ended but I’m still unable to download it? So confused. So it’s wrong right? Must be or I guess I’d be able to download it lol :/
Reply to Auzi
the time was wrong
Please remember to include South Africa. That would be SAST time.
There was no clock for where I live and that wasn’t fair. My origin account also said that it comes out today
Reply to Zoë
And that is confusing me cause I mean there is no timer for The Pacific side of America
Reply to Zoë
9pm for you
🙂
If i change locations on my pc and origin account can i so download it?
Reply to A
No harm in trying, dont think it’ll work on mac but try setting it forward 🙂
Yeah I’m not so happy as orgin says the 20th June and in the UK that’s today that’s fauls advertising if they have changed the date or if orgin is wrong I pre orded it as well and it took the money out my account there for I should be able to download and play it when the money came out am I wrong or do people agree with me?
Reply to Keely
youll get it very very late in between the 20th and 21st. for origin, 12am the 21st is the 20th, hope this cleared things up 🙂
Hi guys, this can be confusing, but if you live in America, refer to your time zone.
West Time release-9pm the 20th
mountain time release-10 pm the 20th
central time release-11pm the 20th
east time release-12am the 21st
hope this helps 🙂
this is so dumb its not coming out on the 21st when it says the 20th. Like why cant it be released at the same time every where. Because really the people a day ahead of us are not waiting longer since they are a day ahead it would make sense for it to come out on the 20st for us and the 21st for the people who are a day ahead since it would be the same amount of waiting and is the same day for all of us!
I’m in the UK and it says it comes out 11pm on the 20th which is today. I’m so confused.
GMT? Anyone?
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