New The Sims 4 Update for PC & Mac: Official Patch Notes (March 17th, 2026)

The new Sims 4 Update has arrived, bringing The Marketplace and Game Improvements!

Electronic Arts has just released a new The Sims 4 Update exclusively on PC and Mac platforms. The Sims Team confirmed that this is due to The Marketplace having a different date set “for the next few months” for Xbox and Playstation players. During this time players are expected to encounter a version mismatch when using The Gallery feature, as confirmed in the latest Sims 4 Laundry List detailing the next game improvements included in this Game Update.

Please note; this Base Game update will launch on PC and Mac on March 17th, with PlayStation and Xbox coming later. During this time, console players may experience a temporary version mismatch when using the Gallery.

Although not officially confirmed by EA / Maxis, the latest Sims Insider report claims that this happened due to Sony putting a pause on new feature releases until The Sims 4 game stability improves.

Sims Insider: Doesn’t shock me at all. EA wanted to rush this out in time for the acquisition. Ironically, they’ve had to delay it on console because of an investigation by Sony about the stability of the game and that was the platform they were mostly targeting with this storefront.


Moving onto official information, you should now expect to purchase all The Sims 4 Kits, including Maxis-Made and Creator Kits within The Marketplace user experience. This DLC type can now only be bought using Moola virtual currency. Purchasing Kits is now done exclusively in-game rather than using official store platforms.

Here is the Moola coin price structure. You should be able to purchase Moola coins through in-game or using game launchers and official store platforms. Including Amazon too!

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EA App preview of The Sims 4 Moola pricing structure:

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From ongoing Sim Autonomy Improvements to general Bug Fixes, here’s everything new and changed in the latest Sims 4 Update:

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The Marketplace Launch and Game Improvements Update

Installing the Latest Sims 4 Update

You can get the latest The Sims 4 Update on the following official launchers and platforms:

  • PC: EA App, Origin, Steam, Epic Games
  • Mac: Origin, Steam
  • Playstation: PS4 and PS5
  • Xbox: Xbox One and Xbox Series X / S

You can download the latest Sims 4 Update by checking for a Patch through the EA App, Steam or Epic Games launcher for Desktop. If you have Automatic Updates enabled the update will automatically download through your client program. In case your EA App is not working properly ensure you’ve cleared your app cache!

If you play The Sims 4 on Xbox Series X / S and Playstation 4 and 5 you can request a new update by checking for updates under The Sims 4 game in the Main Menu. If you’ve enabled automatic updates the Patch should download right away.

There’s also a handy official guide to Mods and CC maintenance, as well as backing up your Saves! Click here to learn all about healthy upkeep of your The Sims 4 files.


The Sims 4 Update

Official Sims 4 Patch Notes incoming…

Author Release Notes

The Sims 4 Mods & CC Being Disabled

Several players are currently reporting that The Sims 4 disabled their Mods & CC. Even after enabling them in the game settings, the pre-installed Mods and Custom Content still doesn’t show up in the game.

None of my CC or mods besides script mods load into the game after the update…?? I’m going crazy here, am I the only one with this issue???

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Source: @SimMattically

Free The Sims 4 Kit

The Sims 4 Country Kitchen Kit has been marked as a “Free” official Kit for claiming through the Marketplace.

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The Sims 4 Kit Sales

The new Sims 4 Marketplace allows for Kits to seemingly have their own occassional sales. The Sims 4 Golden Years Kit is currently available for 20% off…a whole dollar!

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Manage Storage Menu

There’s an internal memory storage for The Sims 4 marketplace content. Including Maker Sets and items!

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In-Game Downloading of Sims 4 Kits

The Sims 4 Kits can now be downloaded and used straight away without restarting the game.

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First In-Game Look at The Sims 4 Marketplace

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Gallery Preview

The update is 955MB on Mac platforms.

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What are your thoughts on the latest Sims 4 Update for PC and Mac? Let us know about your updating experience in the comments down below and stay tuned for more articles and overviews on new content right here on Sims Community!

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Jayce they/faun

So what I gather is, pick up the free kit if you don’t have it and just ignore the marketplace

Lotje1981

I have after I opended the game enabled the cc bsck, and after that opened the game again. The whole UIwere going mad and no single button worked anymore. o I could’t even disable the cc again,

Reneeee

I have the exact same problem….

matrix54

Non-script mods aren’t working! Funny that this happens when the Marketplace launches. What a coincidence. How convenient is that?

Reneeee

Script mods dont seem to be working either. AWESOME

Alice

it downloaded this update for me despite turning off automatic updates in ea wtf

Alistairwalker456@gmail.com

So all my mods dont work ive tried everything and what is that it. Are EA gonna fix it or no.

JyvLinn

Nothing (cc) works anymore!

Tahnee Maree

Have they bothered to fix the game breaking Noble Residence lot trait bug or are they too excited to extort their player base with micro transactions? I don’t even have the trait on any lots anymore and my sims still get stuck in infinite confetti animation loops.

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