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Sims 3 release officially postponed to June

Kevin Spiess - Tuesday, February 3, 2009 3:12pm (PST) 0 Favourite (0)

Was scheduled for a February release

Sims 3 release officially postponed to June Image 1

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    killerkid22 Feb 3, 09
    oh no...my gf was looking forward to this, shes gonna be dissappointed..
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    Guest Feb 3, 09
    We are SO FREAKING DISSAPOINTED!!!! we had reserved our copies and have been counting down the days and now we just layed around for an hour after finding out the june release date and looked up at the ceiling in silence. WHY EA??? WHY?? Why do this to us we are the biggest SIM Fans EVER and we cannot continue to sustain our lives without the possesion of the sims 3!! We both even got new laptops to prepare for the games release, and now by the time the games come out our laptops will be wore out!!! Please release it now!!
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    Guest Feb 3, 09
    should play better games
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    Ecto5 Feb 3, 09
    Aww, that sucks. I was really excited that I only had a few weeks left until I got it.
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    finalfantisiy Feb 4, 09
    Kim and Ash maybe you could make the laptops better
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    Guest Feb 4, 09
    Im afraid i dont believe that the reason they delayed the game is to give it press, the sims 3 is the most awaited game of 2009 already and everyone is aware of how huge it is even if they do not play it themself. I think someone at the creators camp noticed a conciderable amount of bugs....and they need fixing before its released... Or something to that affect. It is dissapointing and im not sure if this will hurt the game due to speculation about why this happened.... I personally love the sims series and am totally bummed about the delay... What happened EA?
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    livstme Feb 4, 09
    NO I WAS SO HOPING FOR IT TO COME OUT I WANTED IT SINCE OCTOBER.
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    Guest Feb 4, 09
    Kim and Ash, Unfortunatly you cant really upgrade a laptop like a desktop but i think they have made the specs a lot better than anyone expected. Your laptops should still be in good shape for the sims 3 but i get that your dissapointed.. i have been counting the days too. and i recently took all of the sims 2 and the sims 1 off my desktop to clear it up for the sims 3.... BOOO HOOOO Its going to be a long four months....
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    Anon_Y_Mous Feb 4, 09
    I understand all you have been eagerly waiting for the game, but I'm sure that the reason behind the delayed release isn't just for fun. Chances are Maxis found a game killing glitch that had to be fix or found out that the game doesn't install properly into some OPs. Whatever the reason is it's probably for the better. I don't know about you guys, but I would rather wait and enjoy the game to it's fullest potential than to get it early and only enjoy half of what is should be.
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    Guest Feb 4, 09
    ARGHHH! I AM SO MAD!!! I PRE ORDERED TEH GAME ON PLAY.COM and now they get to keep my money for about 4 months!!! THIS IS SOO FREAKIN UNFAIR!!! ¬¬ GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
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    Sniffles Feb 4, 09
    picture not related .. or is it? I HOPE SO DAMMIT
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    Guest Feb 4, 09
    OMG i am so annoyed i have been waiting ages already
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    Guest Feb 4, 09
    this is so EA. good job. 4 months is long, must've been a doozy of a bug. might sound weird but, wish they could implement some sort of multiplayer, but that's a big feat to ask from an already huge game as single player. owell, i still love my sims! and even though i will be gritting my teeth for another 4 months, i know i'll still be at the store frantically claiming my $10 reserved copy. EA = hate /love relationship lol.
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    Guest Feb 5, 09
    SIMS 3 FOR PS2 PS2 PS2 PS2 PS2 PS2 PS2 PS2 PS2 PS2 PSFREAKIN2
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    Guest Feb 5, 09
    $10 DOLLARS ONLY WAAAAAAAAA WERE I LIVE ITS PROBABALY GONNA BE $40
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    Dilwar09 Feb 6, 09
    Wow this really makes want to say: "I bummed your dad sideways, and called him Dorothy!" They're only doing this to raise awareness of the release. But why do we hafta wait like 4 months! Iv'e already been waiting half a year!!!
    B@$T@RD$!!![color=silver]
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    Guest Feb 6, 09
    i too am a huge sims fan but since they are doing this they better be making it alot cheaper now......
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    Guest Feb 6, 09
    im glad i just found out now cuz i was just about to buy a new computer saved me some money huh...
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    RabidChinaGirl Feb 6, 09
    Didn't realize Sims fans could be so........ impatient. Quite a catch with this article, Kev.
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    Guest Feb 6, 09
    Wow, I can't say I'm surprised. Haha looks like the boyfriend will have to get me an actual Valentine's present. Sigh*
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    Guest Feb 6, 09
    this REALLY grinds my beans!! I want to start a riot!!!!!!! I dont think i have a purpose in life anymore. I bought a new laptop and everything. I took vacation time from my job on the week of its release. I rescheduled a doctors visit that was scheduled 2 months prior b/c its a rheumatologist and its hard to get an appointment there. My boyfriend and I have a one year anniversary on that day in which we had plans and we were going to postpone them. EA HAS RUINED MY LIFE!!!!!!
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    some_guy22 Feb 6, 09
    You guys should just pretend its a simulation of delay.

    That's a fun way to look at it.
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    some_guy22 Feb 6, 09
    Revoluton, evolution, masturbation,
    Flagellation, regulation, integrations,
    Meditations, United Nations!

    All we are saying, is give EA a chance.

    All we are saying, is give EA a chance.

    Ev'rybody's talking about ministers,
    Sinister, Banisters
    And canisters, Bishops, Fishops,
    Rabbis, and Pop eyes, Bye, bye, bye byes

    All we are saying, is give EA a chance.

    All we are saying, is give EA a chance.
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    Guest Feb 7, 09
    Ok everyone it is really late but what if they never told us about the bug, we bought it and it was hell laggy and crap?? then we would be complaining more! So it is kinda good that they posponed it.. but they could of left it in May at least! Not June.
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    Guest Feb 7, 09
    OMG, i've been waiting since May for this game. No joke i have been marking the days off with my calender (sad i know) but this game looks freaking awesome! i like visited the site every day which made me even more estatic to play the game. Then just yesterday i found out that it will be postponed to June. I'VE EVEN PRO ORDERED ITTTT! What the *bleep* happened ea? fs, your fans are NOT happy! This game BETTER be worth the wait (y)! Idiots|-)!
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    Guest Feb 7, 09
    omg ea I've been waiting since march for this game and I even deleted all my sims2 games off my computer to save space for!
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    Guest Feb 7, 09
    this is y i hate ea and refuse to buy any game related to them
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    Guest Feb 7, 09
    OMG, i need to buy it my life is so boring all i do is go to friends houses play old games n do thing we have done before, go to choll eat sleep n go on the computer, i have been waiting for this game since the begjnning of summer!!well i guess it is good if they are dlaying the game 4 debugging reasons but if it really is because of marketing(i highly dought it) i will kill (not really but u get the drift) i NEED IT m so bored!!!
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    Guest Feb 8, 09
    I got one of lose widgets of the countdown for the sims 3 and i think its depressing me even more..its says 116Days 10Hours 03Mins 10Seconds! ARGGGGHHHHH *im in UK so i think we have a few days longer to wait that the US* Im going to go insane waiting!
    Ea if theres some miraculous way you could snap your fingers and make us all sleep untill the release then that would be great!
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    Guest Feb 8, 09
    You guys who make the Sims games need to put all the things on pc on consoles. Like kids going through their life from baby to adult.
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    Guest Feb 8, 09
    quote A MAD SIMS FAN
    this REALLY grinds my beans!! I want to start a riot!!!!!!! I dont think i have a purpose in life anymore. I bought a new laptop and everything. I took vacation time from my job on the week of its release. I rescheduled a doctors visit that was scheduled 2 months prior b/c its a rheumatologist and its hard to get an appointment there. My boyfriend and I have a one year anniversary on that day in which we had plans and we were going to postpone them. EA HAS RUINED MY LIFE!!!!!!
    No offense but putting off your paper anniversary, changing a doctors appointment and taking a week off work is pretty sad for a game. I love the sims but really, you consider it more important than spending time with your boyfriend or making sure you aren't sick?
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    Guest Feb 8, 09
    I hate that the sims 3 is not coming out in a closer month. Also the good sims games are always on pc. I am tired of that s***. I want this s*** to be on consoles like DJ up there.
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    Guest Feb 11, 09
    i've been waiting to realease it soon ..i really wanted diz game and find some more idea how to create a thing ...
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    Guest Feb 11, 09
    THIS IS NO BLOODY ANNOYING!, I WAS SO LOOKING AFORWARD TO THIS, BUT NOW IM SO DISSAPOINTED, THEY SHOULD JUST RELEASE IT ON FEB 20 INSTEAD OF JUNE >
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    kspiess Feb 11, 09
    quote DJ
    You guys who make the Sims games need to put all the things on pc on consoles. Like kids going through their life from baby to adult.
    Sims is really meant to be played with a mouse.
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    Guest Feb 11, 09
    Its likely its a vista and its replacements compatability or glitch. Probably a thank microsoft for the delay, not all EA's own doing. Its probably good 7 had a big timely beta so EA could get in front of issues rather than face big ones impacting the franchise future. Sure they probably could go ahead and do an XP only soft launch, but I really would rather pay 70 once, and not have it need tons of patches, to run smoothly, on any compatible OS. The better the game does, the better stuff they will create for it in expansions and capabilities.
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    Guest Feb 13, 09
    i know im just F*U*KING p/o so F*U*CKING much[/b][u][/u]i already pre ordered and been waiting since august!!!!!!!! urhhhh this makes me soooo aggravated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im going out of my mind!!!!!!!![b]
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    Guest Feb 13, 09
    i know im just F*U*KING p/o so F*U*CKING much[/b][u][/u]i already pre ordered and been waiting since august!!!!!!!! urhhhh this makes me soooo aggravated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im going out of my mind!!!!!!!![b]
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    Guest Feb 15, 09
    I think everyone has gone freakin crazy. It is just a game. I am mad too, but just listen to yall selfs. Get a life. a real life and not a simulated life.
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    Guest Feb 15, 09
    looks like my boyfriend will have to get me a proper valentines day present then.

    ergh not happy
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    Guest Feb 17, 09
    I've already sold all of my TS2 games in order to save up for and create space on my PC for TS3! Now i'm going to be Sim-less for 4 months...
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    MrGrimm Feb 17, 09
    I wish they delayed games more often...
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    kspiess Feb 17, 09
    I thought I was exaggerating when I said "Sims fans everywhere might be freaking out." (No offense intended, anyone...)
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    Guest Feb 19, 09
    No I DONT ACCEPT THIS. WHAT THE HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
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    Guest Feb 19, 09
    I AM SO ANNOYED. HOW CAN THEY DO THIS TO ME !?!?!!! ARGHHHHH I HAVE BEEN COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS.
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    momomannu Feb 20, 09
    =[ awwww i was really looking foward to sims 3 :/
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    Guest Feb 21, 09
    i sent my mum out to get it...meant to be out yesterday!! so freaking pissed offff!!
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    Guest Feb 25, 09
    ... No really, I must be the only one in here who is dissapointed in what I saw from the trailers... Its not the graphics, the graphics seem AWESOME! It's not the VARIOUS new actions and features, they seem AWESOME! It simply is... THE SIMS! They are friggin' UGLY!!! They look SO WEIRD! I can't even think about controlling something that looks like that! Oh well... Time to go play the sims 2... At least these look acceptable
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