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EA Releases The Sims 3 System Requirements

by Nick Breckon, Dec 17, 2008 4:30pm PST

Related Topics – The Sims 3, Just Dance 2, FIFA Manager 11, Lord of Arcana, , Prince of Persia, PC

Love it or hate it, The Sims is set to receive another full sequel soon after 2009 begins.

With The Sims 3 (PC) shipping on February 20, Electronic Arts has released the minimum requirements well in advance, giving fans a chance to bulk up their computers in anticipation of the expanded people simulator.

The full Sims 3 minimum requirements follow:

PC/Desktop, XP Service Pack 2:

Processor: Pentium IV 2.0 GHz / Athlon XP 2000+
Memory: 1 GB
GeForce FX 5900 / Radeon 9500
Graphics RAM: 128 MB

Laptop, XP Service Pack 2:

Processor: Pentium IV 2.0 GHz / Athlon XP 2000+
Memory: 1.5 GB
GeForce Go 6200 / Radeon mobile 9600
Graphics RAM: 128 MB

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how about writing the "mental requirements" for playing this game

here are some suggestions, Minimum human spec: Pedophile 3.0, IQ 70 or lower, spoiling parents with no morals, a facebook account with 900 friends, 100 of which must be stalkers..

Dec 18, 2008 8:22am PST

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how about writing the "mental requirements" for playing this game here are some suggestions, Minimum h... : NobleAtreides
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- I see what you did there... doesn't make your post much better though : yuried

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Is it just me, or is that woman's belly button way too high?

Dec 17, 2008 5:04pm PST

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Is it just me, or is that woman's belly button way too high? : Vincent Grayson
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  or pants too low? : Sturm08
  - Them kids these days... : VisitorQ

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From the media released, this game doesn't seem to improve the graphics all. So why not just release it as yet another expansion?

Dec 17, 2008 5:32pm PST

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From the media released, this game doesn't seem to improve the graphics all. So why not just release it a... : quadeh
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- The graphics aren't improved that much. Therer are some, the Sims will be far more dynamic and custom. So... : baron calamity
- Money ;) : Djsoulshot

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I'll probally have to find a second job to support my womans sims addiction....

Dec 18, 2008 12:03am PST

I'll probally have to find a second job to support my womans sims addiction.... : megreedy

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finally, a game i can run. :p

Dec 17, 2008 7:35pm PST

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finally, a game i can run. :p : anthonybean
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they forgot to include the bucket of cash for the 20+ "expansions"

Dec 17, 2008 5:35pm PST

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they forgot to include the bucket of cash for the 20+ "expansions" : radio_babylon
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  Sims 2 had only 8 expansion. Stuff packs were just more stuff and clearly labeled. Just because I bought ... : baron calamity
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    i actually bought none of them. nor did i buy the sims 2... so i wasnt exactly keeping a ledger of all th... : radio_babylon
    - Each in every one of the expansions are a game onto itself. There is no difference between Sims 2 expansi... : baron calamity
    - If you like The Sims, then the expansions are a relatively cheap way to get more of it. If you don't...we... : Sturm08
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    Yeah, "only" 8 expansions... : CyCo_PL
    - That aren't required to play. Most of which that you can get in a singular $30 pack now. : Altanar
- I forget where it says they are required, because my Sims 2 still works fine years after it's release. : avatar_58

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By: Johnnsen x Show Full Post

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Despite the fact that those requirements are almost never right, the minimum requirements are even more useless, because they are NEVER right. You won't be able to play this game any good with these configs, I'm sure.

Dec 17, 2008 4:36pm PST

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  That's why they're minimum, not recommended. : cptn.peachfuzz
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    Yeah, it should be "minimum to enjoy the game". But mostly it doesn't even work, even on lowest, and most... : Johnnsen
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      im a little above GTA IV's minimum and I play it fine at about 30-35 fps. highest rendering and medium te... : coolbreezr
      
      Then again, rendering detail (basically AF and a few other very minor things) and textures aren't of much... : fffortune
- I realy doubt the Sims is going to suddenly go hard core and start demanding god machine specs. They didn... : baron calamity

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Sims: Emo Bitch Edition.

Dec 17, 2008 4:39pm PST

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Sims: Emo Bitch Edition. : Fred Garvin
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- LOL! You're so right. : monchipeters

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