The Sims 3 is one of the popular life simulation video games developed by Redwood Shores studio of Maxis and published by EA. It is available on multiple platforms including PlayStation, Windows, Android, and macOS.
Since its launch in 2009, The Sims 3 has received many positive reviews worldwide. It was a commercial success for EA as the first 1.4 million copies of the game were sold in the first week after launch.
The Sims 3 not downloading on EA app
With that said, some players are now reporting an issue with The Sims 3 where they aren’t able to download the game from EA app.
Apparently, the game instead returns ‘Something went haywire, an unknown error occurred, restart the EA app and try again’ error message.
Some say that while they were able to install the game from the EA app, they couldn’t load expansion packs (DLCs). Below are some reports from those affected.
As apparent from the reports above, gamers aren’t able to download The Sims 3 or DLCs from the EA app and even the generic troubleshooting steps aren’t helping them fix this error.
Regrettably, we haven’t come across any workaround that might help you download the game from the EA app without any issues.
Fortunately, EA support has acknowledged this issue and confirmed that they are currently investigating it. However, they did not provide any ETA for the same.
Rest assured, we will keep an eye out on the latest developments regarding The Sims 3 not downloading on EA app issue and update this story as and when anything noteworthy comes to our notice.
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