New Update for The Sims 4 on Console has fixed the crashes!
A new update for The Sims 4 has been released for both PlayStation and Xbox players. While the update itself is small, it addresses a big issue that has been having an impact on a number of console players. So for those of you who have been experiencing unpredictable crashes and the game shutting down randomly, which has occurred since the January 31st, 2023 Patch, this update should address those issues.
The update should apply automatically to your game, however if not, you can request a new update by checking for updates under The Sims 4 game tag.
Patch notes for this particular update are short, however, you can find out more below.
Patch Notes
Console: Version: 1.70
Hello Simmers
What a week – Behind The Sims, The Sims 4 launched on Epic Games Store, and a patch. That last one is why we are here again. These release notes are short as it’s focused on fixing one thing, crashing.
We appreciate all of the reports and feedback around the issue, and appreciate your patience and understanding while we worked on getting this fix implemented.
– The Sims Team
Base Game
We identified an issue which was causing The Sims 4 to shut down on PlayStation and Xbox. We have taken steps to address this and this particular issue should no longer occur.
Has this recent update addressed the issues you may have been experiencing since the previous update? Let us know in the comments below.
Don’t forget, you can report any issues you may be experiencing over on The Sims 4 section of EA Answers HQ.
Celebrate The Sims with our latest Sims 4 Growing Together Giveaway!
There’s a special reason to celebrate today. In case you don’t know, The Sims 1 was released on February 4th, 2000, making The Sims Franchise 23 years old today!
The Sims Franchise still continues to grow strong, with a 13th Expansion Pack for The Sims 4 scheduled for release next month. Along with that there’s also an open development of the next generation Sims Game – Project Rene! Which we refer to as The Sims 5 for the time being.
We’re planning up a big year of giveaways as our 10th anniversary of the Sims Community platform approaches. Until then, let’s celebrate the things to come!
The upcoming Expansion for The Sims 4 is releasing on March 16th, 2023. We’re making sure that 3 lucky winners get their hands on it the week of its release!
Here’s how you can participate in our latest Sims 4 Growing Together Giveaway:
What are you looking forward to the most in The Sims 4 Growing Together? Leave your comment below!
That’s it! You can drop your comment in the conversations section below and we’ll select 3 random winners!
The 3 random comments will be chosen through the random.org platform.
The comments section will be open for a limited amount of time. Check out the Giveaway Dates to know exactly when you can enter:
GIVEAWAY CLOSES: February 10th, 2023 at 10AM Pacific Time
WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT: February 12th, 2023 at 10AM Pacific Time in the Conversations section
Make sure you follow the Giveaway Rules before applying your entry!
Giveaway Rules:
Be respectful and follow the Sims Community House Rules linked below.
You need to be a member of Sims Community in order to leave a comment! The Sign Up button can be found right above the comments.
Not more than 1 comment!
Your comment might be saved for manual approval. Don’t worry, we will manually approve your comment in a few hours in case you’re waiting!
Make sure you leave your correct information when registering to Sims Community through OpenWeb. Your correct e-mail is needed so we can contact you with the inquiry about your preferred platform for Growing Together!
Expect the Giveaway Code to be delivered up to 48 Hours after the release on March 16th.
Do not share your personal email and data in the conversation!
That’s all there is to it! Let us know what you’re excited about the most and we’ll pick 3 lucky winners on February 12th!
The community reacts to The Sims’ new format of announcements!
Behind The Sims is the brand new and exciting community live stream from The Sims Team. A new way to keep the community up to date with what is happening in the franchise. As this was the first of many new style streams, players were eager to find out more!
We kicked off with SimGuruGrant delivering news on the development of Project Rene. While development is going well overall he informed us that the team is planning to share regular updates with us. Based on what was shared during the stream, Project Rene is definitely starting to take shape!
Next up we heard from the teams behind The Sims Mobile and Freeplay! With new events, content, NPC’s, music, and more on the way! There is definitely a lot planned over the next few months for both games!
The Sims 4 Reveals
Now for the segment that most players were eagerly awaiting. The Sims 4!
With the new Infants life stage to be added soon, players were keen to know more. We first saw a short teaser back in October 2022 during the Behind The Sims Summit event. With a reveal trailer that didn’t disappoint, the excitement around the new life stage was certainly growing!
Additionally, the community was wanting to find out more about the next expansion. We had a rough idea of the world as two concept pieces had previously been shown as well as a possible theme.
San Sequoia, the rumored new world name, has also been teased again during the recent roadmap content, too. As The Sims Team has been telling us, it’s all relative!
Needless to say, players needed to wait until 2nd February 2023 to find out more!
With this being the first new style live stream, many players were intrigued to find out more. Overall, the new stream format and what was showcased were positively received throughout the community.
This is not the first time we’ve seen The Sims Team change how they deliver news and information to the community. From the Maxis Monthly, Sims 411, quarterly trailers, and more over the years, the Behind The Sims format will hopefully remain a regular resource of updates from the Team going forward!
Behind The Sims: Community Reactions
Let’s take a look at what the community has been saying!
1. I’m glad SimGuruGrant said that multiplayer won’t be forced on players.
2. You’ll have to manually invite players to your session, so random people won’t be an issue.
3. I’m glad Project Rene has The Sims 3 customization tools alongside new customization tools.
I really love this new approach. I like that it’s produced and not just two guru’s sitting at a desk and showing us the gameplay. This makes the annoucements way more exciting and surprising.
I’m also SUPER happy that they shared more info about Project Rene & that they seem to be making an effort to be more transparent & actually answer some of the Q’s the community has! 🙌
I am really happy they are being more honest with us about when and how things are being made. Insight into how the animations and sounds effects were made is super interesting, but most importantly, Project Rene being a conversation raises hope for a better future for the sims.
— James (is expecting a baby March 14) (@TilledTundra5) February 1, 2023
I genuinely think they should’ve waited until the 2nd (Literally 2 days) to have a cohesive reveal with everything, and made it longer with more behind the scenes stuff on all of it. It also felt like I was watching kid’s TV, and that’s not the fault of the people in the stream.
Spot the details in The Sims 4 Growing Together reveal trailer!
The official reveal trailer for a new expansion pack has dropped today! The expansion is called The Sims 4 Growing Together and will be released on March 16th, 2023 across all platforms. Even though the trailer was just over two minutes long, there was a lot to see! We’re going to point out some of the finer details from the reveal some Simmers might have missed!
The Sims 4 Growing Together: Everything We Noticed!
Some of the following observations are pretty easy to spot. Some are more subtle but let’s check them out together, shall we?
More Horse Hints???
Okay, don’t read too much into this just yet. Rumours have been circulating that The Sims Team is hinting at an equestrian pack sometime in the near future. So Simmers were quick to spot another reference to horses in the puzzle shown in the trailer. There is a child’s drawing of a unicorn shown in the trailer, too. Does this confirm the next expansion pack is about horses? Absolutely not. Our advice? Assume it is not true until The Sims Team themselves makes an official announcement about it.
Age Spots
It looks like we’ll be getting plenty of new skin details! An elder Sim is shown here sporting noticeable age spots on his forehead and cheeks!
Slumber Parties
Slumber party events will be making their way to The Sims 4 Growing Together! These sleeping bags look super cute! We also see that pillow fights from the High School Years expansion are going to be part of Growing Together as well and can be done on sleeping bags as well as beds!
New Family Interactions
We saw so many adorable interactions between different age groups in the trailer! A toddler blowing a raspberry on an infant’s tummy, a child kissing a toddler’s forehead, and an adult Sim picking up a child to give them a big bear hug were just some of the cute interactions we saw between family members in the The Sims 4 Growing Together reveal.
New Gnomes!
We see you, gnome enthusiasts! We spotted a new gnome for you to add to your ever-growing garden gnome collection in the left-hand bottom corner of this screen! Oh, and the child riding a bike, of course but we think that was pretty obvious to everyone, right?
Birth Marks and Scars
Expanding on the age spots seen on the Elder Sim, we also see a variety of unique birth marks and scars on Sims throughout the trailer. One Sim has a small forehead scar and another has a birth mark going down her shoulder and upper arm. There are new beauty marks seen on several Sims as well.
New Pranks?
We see a child rudely waking up their caregiver by blowing up a balloon and popping it right next to the unsuspecting Sim while they sleep in a sleeping bag. The Sims 4 does already have a variety of funny pranks Sims can pull off but it’s nice to see that The Sims 4 Growing Together will add even more funny chaos.
Baby Tooth Milestone
A child Sim pulls out their wiggly tooth in the reveal and a tooth icon appears above their head. The Sims Blog discussed new milestones for Sims so we’re pretty sure losing your baby teeth will be one of those milestones young Sims can experience in The Sims 4 Growing Together.
Tummy Time for Infants
Lots of players wanted their infants to have tummy time when infants were first announced back in October. It looks like Simmers won’t be disappointed! There are a few shots of an infant enjoying some tummy time on a mat with adult supervision!
Infant Exploration!
This shouldn’t come as a surprise, given that The Sims 4 Growing Together will include wearable infant carriers but we can see an adult Sim holding up an infant near some boating docks, which doesn’t appear to be on an active lot. This means we’ll be able to take our infants anywhere out into the world!
Upright Piano
Music lovers are going to be excited about this one! We spotted an upright piano in the background of The Sims 4 Growing Together reveal trailer! Upright pianos are great space savers in smaller homes and are a much more common sight in family homes than the huge grand pianos we currently have in the game.
Group Power Walking
Elders can stay active by going on group power walks! With a child Sim in tow, it looks like this won’t be restricted to elders only, which is nice. The whole family can partake in this activity together.
Grandparent Visits
In the reveal, two exhausted parents of an infant get a much-needed break when the grandparents come to visit! Since we saw the grandparents show up with luggage in tow, it leads us to think that family coming to stay for a while will be a new feature of The Sims 4 Growing Together.
Family Reunions?
The Sims Blog does make mention of family reunions; however, it’s not 100% clear whether they are new social events or not. We sure hope they are! Our legacy saves have big families with a lot of extended relatives and we’d love to have a reason to bring everyone together!
New Tattoos?
We can’t get a super clear visual here but the sleeve tattoo on the Sim on the far right of this screenshot may be sporting a new one.
Baby Showers
The Sims Blog confirmed that baby showers are a new social event coming in The Sims 4 Growing Together! We also see a little canon blowing out coloured confetti here so maybe gender reveals will be an aspect of baby showers! We sure hope so!
Rocking Chairs
Rocking chairs are making a second appearance in The Sims 4 Growing Together! Players who don’t own Nifty Knitting Stuff will now be able to enjoy rocking chairs, too, if they purchase the new expansion.
What else did you spot in the reveal trailer? Did we miss anything? Let us know in the comments!
Sleepwear for all Life Stages! Check out upcoming CAS content coming to The Sims 4.
The Sims 4’s latest update brought more than we’ve covered. Yes, we’re talking about new Sleepwear in The Sims 4 game files!
In case you don’t know, The Sims 4’s January 31st Update brought in General New Content including Medical Wearables, Shapewear, Top Surgery Scar and Light Switches. We reported on the new content in our Update Overview article, with a finding about an upcoming Sims 4 CAS release.
We received a tip from @Mushilda about the new Pyjamas set, yet to be released. Including a better look into the entire catalogue of presets (and life stages!). Check out the previews below!
Upcoming CAS Content
The following set Pyjamas and Loungewear was discovered in Sims4Studio, with something new for every life stage!
There are two sets of of new sleepwear, with 8 different variants each. There are tops and trousers that span across life stages from Toddlers to Elders, and we’re assuming soon Infants as well.
Sleepwear Set – Masculine AdultTopsSleepwear Set – Feminine Adult Tops and BottomsShirts and Pyjamas for ChildrenNew jammies for Toddlers!
@Mushilda was also able to unlock the new Sleepwear Set in Create A Sim and take a few screenshots. Check out the preview!
New Sleepwear for Children in The Sims 4
When will this content be available in The Sims 4?
We don’t know yet. The mentioned set of clothing could be released in two different ways – either through an SDX Drop or a new Sims 4 Update. We’ll know soon for sure!
Learn about some of the new features coming with The Sims 4 Growing Together!
It’s official! The next expansion pack for The Sims 4 is called Growing Together! It launches on March 16th, 2023 and it’s themed around generational and family gameplay! Yep! The Sims Team finally gave us Generations for The Sims 4!
Along with the reveal trailer, The Sims Team posted a blog post to the official EA website, detailing exactly what this new expansion contains. They also shared some information regarding the FREE infant base game update coming on March 14th. There was a LOT of info dumping in the blog post so we’re going to summarize it for you in handy point-form format!
The Sims 4 Growing Together: Features Blog Post
There’s a lot to unpack in this blog post so we’re going to break it down into sections for you! Happy reading!
FREE Content
INFANTS!!! They are coming in a base game update!
Create and modify infants in CAS
Wide range of clothing, accessories, and hairstyles
Sims can adopt infants
Newborns (bassinet babies) age up into infants. Infants age up into toddlers.
Change diapers, put down to nap and sleep, and more.
Infants can express needs, emotions, and sentiments
The Sims 4 Growing Together Content
San Sequoia
There is a new full sized world coming with the expansion pack called San Sequoia
A coastal region located along an ocean bay
Lots of outdoor, open space for family gatherings and children to play
Three neighbourhoods; Anchorpoint Wharf, Gilbert Gardens, and Hopewell Hills
Hopewell Hills is a slow-paced residential area featuring both traditional and contemporary craftsman style homes
Visit Urban Park for group walks, learn to ride a bike, jog or hike along a nature path.
Kids can play on a public playground
Watch movies at the local refurbished theatre (unclear whether this is a venue or a rabbithole building)
Grab something to eat along the pier
Visit a library filled with children’s books
Visit the local water park; Whalebert’s Public Splash Pad Play Area
Expanded Infants
Infant milestones that highlight how your infant is growing up and unlock new ways for them to explore the world around them
Changing stations and infant playmats
Infant carriers to take infants with you out into the world
18 new discoverable Infant Quirks that will change your infant’s behaviour.
Each infant can have up to three quirks at one time so every infant will feel unique
Some Infant Quicks include Self-Soother, Early Rise, Messy Eater, Frequently Hiccoughs, Gassy, Good Appetite, Snuggly Sleeper, Happy Spitter, Free Air Tinkler and more.
New Baby Shower social event
Family Interactions
Lots of new content for different age groups
Elders can power walk, do puzzles at the recreation centre, and be caretakers of the Family Keepsake Box.
Elders can give life lessons, reminisce on good times, and sneak treats
Elders can have a favourite grandchild
Toddlers are getting a big upgrade in The Sims 4 Growing Together expansion pack. They will get 18 discoverable Toddler Quirks that shape their behaviour beyond their traits.
Some Toddler Quirks include Aggressive, Picky Eater, Early Riser, Little Singer, Good Appetite, Loves Water, Hates Bedtime, Loves Being Carried and more.
Children will get four new aspirations: Slumber Party Animal, Mind and Body, Playtime Captain, and Creative Genius.
Lots of new play objects to go along with these aspirations, such as the tree house, splash pad, bicycle, sleeping bag, and friendship bracelets.
New Slumber Party social event
It’s important to keep children’s confidence high. Childhood Confidence is a new aspect of growing up for children
Children will lose their baby teeth
Sims 4 Milestones Feature
As Sims go through life, they’ll encounter Milestones through their experiences in The Sims 4 Growing Together. Milestones show players their Sim’s current growth and will continue to impact them as they age.
Some milestones include overcoming a career obstacle, getting let go from a job, having a midlife crisis, having family members move in and more.
There are Infant Milestones, too. Infant Milestones shape the way your infants grow up and make raising infants a new and exciting experience each time.
Social Dynamics in The Sims 4 Growing Together
New social compatibility feature that will make socializing feel different with every Sim. These will lead to deep, more personalized relationships between Sims. Some Sims may be jokesters together, or they might be competitive with each other.
Family trees will reflect more complex family relationships
Sims will have preferences that determine who they’re socially compatible with and who is their sworn enemy.
As Sims go through life, these preferences will offer opportunities for both drama and unity. These will impact family dynamics and relationships between Sims.
Misc.
There will be an in-depth developer livestream covering the base game infant update and the Growing Together expansion pack on Friday, March 3, 2023 at 11am PDT on Twitch and YouTube.
The Sims 4 Growing Together launches on March 16th, 2023 on PC via EA app, Mac via Origin, and Steam, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One systems. The Sims 4 has now launched in the Epic Games Store as well.
Players who purchase The Sims 4 Growing Together expansion pack between February 2 – April 27 will receive the Outdoor Playtime Digital Content, which contains a toddler slide, infant carrier, and a swing set.
It’s official! The next expansion is called Growing Together!
It’s time to get hyped for a new expansion pack! The reveal trailer for The Sims 4 Growing Together just dropped today and yep, it’s a Generations-style pack! This of course has Simmers very excited. A Generations pack has been desperately wanted for years now and the Parenthood game pack just didn’t quite cut it even though it had plenty of neat additions for families. The Sims 4 Growing Together launches on March 16th, 2023! This is two days after the FREE infant base game update!
The reveal trailer shows off a lot of new activities for families, new interactions between family members, and the new world coming with the expansion pack called San Sequoia. We’ve pulled some of the best screens from the reveal for you to take a look at right here! Check out stills of infant cribs, puzzles, bicycles for children, water parks, sleepovers, new infant toys, treehouses, family gatherings, and much more!
The Sims 4 Growing Together: 40+ Screens
Here are over 40 of the best screenshots from The Sims 4 Growing Together reveal trailer! There is new stuff to notice everywhere you turn! Take a look at some of the adorable and heartwarming activities and interactions coming with the new expansion pack next month!
Tell us what you think!
What was your favourite part of The Sims 4 Growing Together reveal trailer? What are you most excited for? We have a hard time choosing, but infant carriers, losing your baby teeth, and new activities for elders all look very exciting to us!
Discuss everything about the reveal trailer in the comments, but naturally, remember to be respectful! Respectful disagreement is healthy but there are real people on the other side of the screen!
If you haven’t watched the reveal trailer yet, it’s definitely worth checking out! Maybe watch it a few times to really see everything because there is a lot shown! You can see it right here!
Learn how you can get The Sims 4 Outdoor Playtime Digital Content!
The Sims Team has officially announced The Sims 4 Growing Together! The next Expansion Pack has been set out to release on March 16th. Until then, we have a special look into Bonus items you get with your pack purchase!
Sims 4 Growing Together Order Bonus
If you order The Sims 4 Growing Together by April 27th, you automatically get a set of new objects! The Sims 4 Outdoor Playtime Digital Content set contains 3 objects. All 3 being gameplay objects!
Check out the preview below:
Make the most of the outdoors as a family with a sporty styled infant carrier, a cute toddler slide, and a swing set for both children and adults to enjoy. Families can enjoy playtimes together when you purchase though April 27th.
The set includes:
Prime of Childhood Swing Set
Lil’ Whalebert Toddler Slide
PowerWalk Companion
TheSims.com also published a new 3D preview of the new objects. Check it out!
What are your thoughts on The Sims 4 Growing Together Order Bonus? Join the conversation down below!
Check out the screen previews from The Sims 4 Growing Together!
The Sims Team has just announced their upcoming Expansion Pack – The Sims 4 Growing Together, and we have screen previews!
The Expansion Pack is set to release on March 16th with plenty of interesting and new features. We’re just getting started for coverage on the pack!
Until then, check out the first screenshot previews of The Sims 4 Growing Together.
Sims 4 Growing Together – First Look
The Sims 4 Growing Together Official Screenshots
In case you’ve missed out on the news, the latest Expansion brings some exclusive features. Social Dynamics, Milestones Feature and Improved Family Trees. Just to name a few!
Click here for a full breakdown of first features.
What do you think about the first screen previews? Join the conversation below!
Beer Company “Stella Artois” partners up with The Sims 4 Creators for a new Mod Pack!
We’ve received an email from the PR of Stella Artois, announcing an exciting collaboration with The Sims 4 Creators!
HeyHarrie and Devon Bumpkin have contributed to the upcoming Sims 4 Unfiltered Mod Pack, releasing on February 8th. The Mod Pack along with upcoming Gallery Creations have been done in collaboration with Stella Artois, a popular Beer brand.
We’ll talk more about this interesting collaboration. Until then, read the full PR release:
SIP A STELLA ARTOIS UNFILTERED AU NATUREL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE SIMS
Enjoy a pint of beer in The Sims as Stella Artois launches Unfiltered mod pack – best enjoyed au naturel.
Stella Artois x The Sims 4 Mod Pack
2nd February 2023: In celebration of its naturally unfiltered beer, Stella Artois is entering The Sims! Allowing players the ability to live life au naturel while enjoying a refreshing virtual pint of Stella Artois Unfiltered.
The tongue in cheek Stella Artois ‘Beer, au Naturel’ TV advert tells the story of a picturesque European town. Additionally featuring inhabitants that live as naturally as the beer they drink, totally comfortable in their own skin. From this, Stella is making this a virtual reality for Sims players, with the world’s first playable TV advert.
Over half of Sims players (55%) admit that getting naked is one of their favourite activities when playing the game. On the other hand 44% said they feel shame when playing in the nude. By launching the Stella Artois Unfiltered mod within the game, the hope is to encourage players to liberate themselves. Of course, with a delicious pint of Stella Artois Unfiltered au naturel for maximum enjoyment.
Launching their ‘Play, au Naturel’ day on 8th February at 6pm, the brand will go live on multiple Twitch streams together with some of the biggest gamers in the UK. This will be the first-time gamers will be able to engage with a TV ad this way. Sims enthusiasts will get a first look at the ‘au naturel’ world inspired by the picturesque fictional French village featured in the advert – which was created in collaboration with expert Sims creator Devon Bumpkin and mod creator Hey Harrie. Viewers will be able to dive into every aspect of the town – from its villagers to their houses – and ‘’Play, au Naturel’’, with the chance to win limited-edition prizes by tweeting a screenshot of their nude Sim enjoying a Stella Artois Unfiltered with the hashtag #PlayAuNaturel.
Devon Bumpkin, creator of the Stella Unfiltered world in The Sims, says: “I’ve loved bringing the Stella Artois Unfiltered beer, characters and backdrop to the virtual world of The Sims. Having your character naked in the game is something lots of people find enjoyment in! Now players can make their characters enjoy a refreshing pint of Unfiltered au naturel, as it was intended, thanks to the collaboration with Stella Artois. I can’t wait to reveal this to Sims fans and see them bring it to life as they play.”
Sims fans can experience the full world of the Stella Artois Unfiltered village, with local characters available to download. Local characters will be including the protagonist waiter in the buff, and other naked residents. Along with these new characters and location to build their own world in, Sims players will be able to download a Stella Unfiltered mod pack which will include: a Stella Artois Unfiltered Chalice, bottle of Stella Artois Unfiltered beer and a branded beer tap for their own bar.
Meg Chadwick, Stella Artois Senior Brand Manager, said: “We’re so excited to be able to give gamers the opportunity to experience our naturally unfiltered beer in a virtual world – where they too can be as naked as the beer we’ve created. We hope that our Unfiltered characters, scenes and mods will be the go-to virtual choices for those Sims players looking to enjoy a Stella Artois Unfiltered in their natural state.”
For players looking to taste the unfiltered way of life while playing Sims, the brand will be offering 20% off 4-packs of Stella Artois Unfiltered beer! The 4-packs will be available to order via Getir across the UK. With this, players can mirror their Sim and simultaneously enjoy an ice-cold Stella Unfiltered beer in real life and virtually. The promotion goes live on 8th February to coincide with the Live Streams of Play, Au Naturel. It will run until 14th February, giving you plenty of time to live up your “Au Naturel” life!
So, what are your thoughts on this collaboration? Join the conversation below! Don’t forget to browse the Sims 4 News for more updates like this!
Console Players have started reporting issues with The Sims 4’s latest update.
The Sims 4 got a new update on January 31st across PC and Consoles, adding New Content and Bug Fixes for the game. Although PC players reported no huge stability issues after the update, Console players on the other hand did!
The Sims Direct Communications quickly released a statement acknowledging the issues. You should expect a Hot Fix in form of either an Update or SDX Drop soon to resolve both issues.
Console Simmers!
We are aware of & currently investigating the console crashes taking place since the latest update.
We’re also collecting feedback on the console controller changes, so please feel free to share your experiences here on AnswersHQ.
Plenty of Sims 4 Console players have reported issues with their The Sims 4 game crashing completely. Although the source of this crash issue is currently unknown, some players report their game crashing after entering Live Mode. The crashes in question are generally unpredictable and vary from person to person.
Until the hot fix solution releases, there is an official workaround at EA Help that you can try to prevent this from happening. The solution isn’t the best considering it requires you to do a Power Restart of your Playstation / Xbox Console. Still, it’s the only one until the Hot Fix comes out.
Console Controller Feedback Issue
The latest update for the game has brought in new ways to customize and utilize User Interface controls. Unfortunately, the same update took away some of them, with players reporting losing certain controls and functionality when playing.
You can read full reports on this issue on EA Help. Expect fine tunings and fixes officially in your game soon!
Have you experienced any of the mentioned issues? Join the conversation!
The premiere of The Sims 4 Growing Together is in a few! Find out what you should expect.
It’s been quite a few busy days in the Sims Community! From the first episode premiere of Behind The Sims to the reveal of the next Expansion Pack, there’s quite a few events that are taking place this week!
Today, we’re celebrating the reveal of The Sims 4’s next Expansion Pack – Growing Together! In case you’ve missed out on the news, the first details about the next EP have already surfaced. Showcasing Key Features, Cover Art and more from the next expansion.
The Sims 4 Growing Together Reveal
The fun doesn’t stop here! The Sims Team still has a lot of surprises in store for players with their reveal trailer. Rumored to be 2:15 in length, the upcoming Trailer for The Sims 4 Growing Together will showcase many new features. Including San Sequoia (New World), Gameplay, Items. Oh, and Infants too!
The premiere of The Sims 4’s 13th Expansion Pack is set at 8AM PT / 5PM CET. To make things easier for you we’ve included a handy countdown below. As soon as the timer turns zero you should expect the reveal trailer to start premiering!
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There’s a lot more that goes into reveals of new Sims 4 Expansion Packs than just the trailer. Stay tuned on Sims Community for a whole day of news and updates on upcoming features coming with Sims 4 Growing Together!
Are you excited for the upcoming Expansion Pack? Join the discussion with other community members and let us know what you think!
Get an in-depth look at features coming with The Sims 4 Infants Update!
At the last Behind The Sims Summit in October of 2022, we found out that a new life stage called infants would be coming to The Sims 4 in “early 2023.” We were shown a very brief clip of an infant crawling across the floor and then being picked up by their caregiver. Since then, The Sims Team has been tight-lipped about infants. We had no more information about them for quite a while. Naturally, this left Simmers wondering if and when we would ever see more of the infants.
Today’s Behind The Sims livestream did not disappoint when it comes to infants! We got tonnes of new information and lots of new footage. The Sims Team even spoiled us with behind-the-scenes development for infants! We have all of the information shared today right here for you!
Before today, the only thing we had to go on was “early 2023.” This likely meant the first quarter of 2023, so anytime between January and March of 2023. We had nothing more specific than that. Today, we finally have a date!
Simmers can expect infants to arrive to The Sims 4 on March 14th, 2023! So mark your calendars and get your legacy saves ready for lots of cuteness in March!
Infants in CAS
Infants will be fully customizable Sims in CAS with many of the same clothing, hair, and physical feature options as older Sims. The livestream showed off a variety of tops, bottoms, full body outfits, and shoes for infant Sims. Infants will also be able to wear cute hats, sunglasses, and some other accessories.
Simmers will even be able to customize their teeth! Choose between no teeth, tiny baby teeth, or just a couple new teeth poking through the gums. What’s more exciting? We were shown birth marks in CAS for infants! We will be able to apply birth marks to different areas of an infant’s face. No word yet on whether birth marks will be made available for older Sims, too, but it would make sense. Not everyone’s birth marks disappear as they age.
Infants will be propped up in a small inflatable infant seat while in CAS. When editing the back of the infant, they will crawl to pull themselves up over the seat so the player can see all parts of the infant better.
Infants will have their own set of adorable baby traits; however, we didn’t get to see exactly what those traits are and how they function. It’s nice to know that infants will have their own unique personalities, though.
Infants in Gameplay
Most of what we know about infants in Live Mode comes from in-game footage shown during the livestream. As always, take these clips with a small grain of salt; we have been misled by promotional footage in the past. Still, we’re pretty confident that all of the following info is accurate and will be a feature of infants in The Sims 4.
Sims will be able to breastfeed their infants just like they currently do with babies! We can see a Sim breastfeeding her infant in the gameplay footage. This is wonderful to see and a great step forward in normalizing breastfeeding!
Sims will be able to spoonfeed their infants in a high chair from what looks like a baby food jar. There is a hilarious clip of an infant with food smeared all over their face opening their mouth for a bite. Well, The Sims Team certainly captured how messy infants are!
Of course, those infants will need cleaning up after those messy meals so Sims can also bathe their infants in the bathtub. Infants will sit in a special infant bath seat while in the bathtub. There is a very cute clip of a Sim booping her infant’s nose while giving them a bath.
Messy Infants!
Sims can also play peek-a-boo with their infants in The Sims 4 but the infant might not always find it as amusing as their caregiver. The infant in the livestream looked quite annoyed with the adult Sim’s silly game. Speaking of annoyed infants, they can be pretty mischievous, too! We saw an infant bite their caregiver’s finger in the livestream! And yep, they can pee on your Sims, too, making both infant and adult filthy. How realistic!
The developers talked a lot about mobility with infants, too. Infants will have clumsy, overexaggerated movements since they’re just starting to develop motor skills. They will fall backwards onto their bums a lot, roll around on the floor, and lie on their backs. Caregiver Sims will have a lot of mobility when it comes to carrying infants, too. They will be able to sit or stand while holding an infant, carry them places, and can even hand an infant to another Sim. They can read to infants and burp them, too.
The Sims Team made sure to include interaction between infants, toddlers, children, and pets! Dogs and cats will interact with infants for players who own Cats & Dogs. Toddlers and children will also be able to interact with their infant siblings.
Infant Objects in The Sims 4
Along with the Sims 4 infants, we caught a glimpse of several new infant-themed items. The playpen seen in the first clip is seen again in the livestream. There is a variety of cute nursery décor, such as a box of wet wipes, wicker baskets filled with towels and stuffed animals, and a wall shelf with baby books displayed in it. We also get a pretty good look at an infant crib with a hanging baby mobile above it.
There are lots of new toys we haven’t seen before. An infant can be seen playing with dolls inside some kind of playhouse. There’s a rattle-like toy and some other new toybox toys. We can see an infant playing with the base game toddler blocks, too.
Unfortunately, what we didn’t see were baby carriers, strollers, or changing tables. This doesn’t necessarily mean they won’t be in the game. It just means we did not see them in the livestream today.
Sims 4 Infants: Behind-The-Scenes
The Sims Team shared a lot of info with us about how they brought infants to life in The Sims 4! We got to see a lot of early development footage and concept art!
Deciding how to display infants in CAS was a challenge at first; the infants went through many different design concepts in CAS to figure out how to display them in a way that was realistic but also easy for Simmers to customize. We even got to see a hilarious photo of some of the scarier bugs involved in the process.
One of the animators talked about how she tried to make sure the infants moved with a sense of intense focus and purpose. Infants in real life are just starting to explore how their bodies move and work, so small tasks require lots of concentration. We were shown an early concept of an infant climbing up a step to showcase this.
Ear-splitting screeching? No thank you!
The audio director shared some of the challenges in getting the infants’ voices just right. They needed to sound cute and endearing, even when they were screaming and crying. Crying babies sounding cute probably isn’t too realistic but this is still a video game. People play it to have fun, not to listen to the same ear-splitting child screeches that they hear in their everyday lives. So it makes sense that The Sims Team didn’t want the infants to sound grating or annoying when they cried.
As for character creation, the senior character designer discussed how it was important to him to make sure that players were totally in control of their infants’ appearance. He wanted infants to be completely customizable from head to toe in their hair, clothes, accessories, and physical features. They have a wide number of CAS options because of this.
That wraps up everything we know about infants so far! As always, we will continue to share new information with you as it comes to light! If you missed the livestream today, you can check out the replay right here!
In a true Sims fashion, the latest update brings more representation in CAS! And Light Switches in Build!
The January 31st update was not what many people were expecting, but included many CAS assets that allow many Simmers to create Sims that look more like themselves. Here’s what the update included!
The Medical Wearables Category is now available in The Sims 4! You can find these in the Body and the Face Accessories categories within CAS (Create a Sim).
To access them, select the Sim’s face and then, accessories. In there, you’ll find a Medical Wearables category. These are available for both ears separately and one version for both ears. There are fifteen different color options.
You can find a second Medical Wearables category by selecting a Sim’s body, then selecting the Body category. These glucose monitors can be worn by Sims child age and older. They are located on the right and left arm or the lower abdomen.
Hearing Aids for AduiltsHearing Aids for ToddlersGlucose Monitors in Body Category
Top Surgery Scar
Many simmers are excited that this Sims 4 Updated added Top Surgery Scars!
To place a top surgery scar on your Sim, click on a Sim’s body and then the Body category. If you want to apply them to different life stages, scars can be added to male teens and older, both masculine and feminine frame Sims.
Something that many people wanted added to The Sims 4 were Binders and Shapewear. The January 31st Sims 4 Update adds these two new assets which can be found in the tanks section under tops and are available to teens and older. It is important to note that the Binders function as shirts and cannot be worn under clothing. They also do not have a binding function, unfortunately. In the underwear section, a shapewear asset was added and it can be used by all sims.
No longer restricted to the Bathroom Clutter Kit, light switches are now part of The Sims 4 Base Game! Unfortunately, they are not functional.
Future Sims 4 Content?
Pyjamas Preview for Sims 4
These clothes were found by LuniverSims and the image was found in Sims 4 Studio. All the clothing is available to see and edit within Sims 4 Studio, but we were not able to find it in the game! Hopefully, in a future Sims 4 update or SDX we’ll be able to access them.
You can find the full list of Sims 4 Update Patch Notes right here!
Which of these additions to the game is your favorite?
