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The open beta of Battlefield 6 imposes strict requirements on the computer hardware people use to play the game, which caused discontent among the player base.

===~~'''~~The Sims 3 ~~Origin update exclusivity leaving Physical edition~~ and Steam ~~owners~~ without critical security fixes~~.'''~~===

===Origin-only update for The Sims 3 leaves owners of physical and Steam copies without critical security fixes===

On November 12, 2015 Maxis released patch 69, the final patch of ~~the~~ Sims 3 (prior to patch 70 on October 28, 2020 for Mac and patch 1.69.47.024017 on January 13, 2025 for PC). Patch 69, 69.47 and 70 are all exclusive to Origin (Now EA App).

On November 12, 2015 Maxis released patch 69, the final patch of ''The Sims 3'' (prior to patch 70 on October 28, 2020 for Mac and patch 1.69.47.024017 on January 13, 2025 for PC). Patch 69, 69.47 and 70 are all exclusive to Origin (Now EA App).

*Patch 69.43 (PC) final patch prior to patch 1.69.47 in 2025. Fixed many bugs that are still present on Physical and Steam editions.

*Patch 69.47 (PC) Critical Security Update: Removes ~~Securom~~ and Safedisc dependencies.

*Patch 69.47 (PC) Critical Security Update: Removes [[SecuROM]] and Safedisc dependencies.

*Patch 70 (MacOS) updates The Sims 3 to run with 64bit MacOS versions after 32-bit was dropped.

Physical disc and Steam owners of The Sims 3 were forced to register and re download their games on Origin in order to receive these updates. Updates that otherwise were always delivered through ~~the~~ Sims 3 Launcher. In order to artificially generate increased traffic to their Origin platform, EA has gated crucial updates~~. One that~~ is required to even play the game on ~~64bit~~ Macs and ~~one~~ that includes critical kernel level security fixes by removing ~~Securom~~ and Safedisc for Windows.

Physical disc and Steam owners of The Sims 3 were forced to register and re-download their games on Origin in order to receive these updates. Updates that otherwise were always delivered through The Sims 3 Launcher. In order to artificially generate increased traffic to their Origin platform, EA has gated crucial updates, of which one is required to even play the game on 64-bit Macs and another that includes critical kernel-level security fixes by removing SecuROM and Safedisc for Windows.

===The Sims 4 Maker Program===

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 The open beta of Battlefield 6 imposes strict requirements on the computer hardware people use to play the game, which caused discontent among the player base.
-==='''The Sims 3 Origin update exclusivity leaving Physical edition and Steam owners without critical security fixes.'''===
+===Origin-only update for The Sims 3 leaves owners of physical and Steam copies without critical security fixes===
-On November 12, 2015 Maxis released patch 69, the final patch of the Sims 3 (prior to patch 70 on October 28, 2020  for Mac and patch 1.69.47.024017 on January 13, 2025 for PC). Patch 69, 69.47 and 70 are all exclusive to Origin (Now EA App).
+On November 12, 2015 Maxis released patch 69, the final patch of ''The Sims 3'' (prior to patch 70 on October 28, 2020  for Mac and patch 1.69.47.024017 on January 13, 2025 for PC). Patch 69, 69.47 and 70 are all exclusive to Origin (Now EA App).
 *Patch 69.43 (PC) final patch prior to patch 1.69.47 in 2025. Fixed many bugs that are still present on Physical and Steam editions.
-*Patch 69.47 (PC) Critical Security Update: Removes Securom and Safedisc dependencies.
+*Patch 69.47 (PC) Critical Security Update: Removes [[SecuROM]] and Safedisc dependencies.
 *Patch 70 (MacOS) updates The Sims 3 to run with 64bit MacOS versions after 32-bit was dropped.
-Physical disc and Steam owners of The Sims 3 were forced to register and re download their games on Origin in order to receive these updates. Updates that otherwise were always delivered through the Sims 3 Launcher. In order to artificially generate increased traffic to their Origin platform, EA has gated crucial updates. One that is required to even play the game on 64bit Macs and one that includes critical kernel level security fixes by removing Securom and Safedisc for Windows.
+Physical disc and Steam owners of The Sims 3 were forced to register and re-download their games on Origin in order to receive these updates. Updates that otherwise were always delivered through The Sims 3 Launcher. In order to artificially generate increased traffic to their Origin platform, EA has gated crucial updates, of which one is required to even play the game on 64-bit Macs and another that includes critical kernel-level security fixes by removing SecuROM and Safedisc for Windows.
 ===The Sims 4 Maker Program===