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You can purchase The Sims 4 right from your Mac or PC computer through Origin. The best way to get The Sims 4 is to download Origin to your computer. Navigate to www.origin.com in your web browser. In the upper right-hand corner of the navigation bar, you will see an option to Download Origin. Click the download button. Once on the download page, you will see a yellow button that says "Download Origin for". Depending on your computer, it will say "Mac" or "PC". On PC click the download button and click to save the Origin Setup file. Once it's downloaded, look for the Origin icon on your desktop and double-click. This will launch the installer, follow the instructions to install Origin. On Mac, Click the download button. The Origin.dmg file will begin to download to your Downloads folder. Once the download is complete, locate the Origin.dmg file and click to open it. Drag the Origin icon into your Applications folder. Once you start up Origin you will see a box to login into your Origin account or create a new one. If you don't already have an account you can quickly create one by clicking the Create an account button. Fill in your date of birth and country, then click "continue". Next, you will have to fill in the required information like email address, username, and password. Once you have completed the form, click Create Account. Once you login to your Origin client on your computer you can begin to browse and purchase games, such as The Sims 4. Search for The Sims 4 in the search bar toward the top of the screen. You may see several Sims 4 options. The Sims 4 has several expansion packs that you can download separately. Make sure that you download either The Sims 4 or The Sims 4 Deluxe Edition. The Deluxe Edition adds extra content to your game like clothing and items. Click Add to Cart. Once you've added the game to your cart, you will see a "1" in your cart icon at the top right of the navigation bar, next to the search bar. Click your cart icon. Click Checkout to proceed to checkout. Follow the steps and fill out your payment methods. Once you've filled out all the information you can complete your order. Your game will begin to download. During the installation process you must have an internet connection. When you are playing the game, no internet connection is needed. Once the game has finished downloading, you can click the My Games tab at the top of your Origin application. This will bring you to a page with all your downloaded games. Click on The Sims 4 icon and you'll see a popup that has the option to Play. Click Play and your game will launch. It may take anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes for The Sims 4 application to launch, so be patient. Your game will begin to load. If this is the first time opening the game, it may take several minutes while everything loads.
Download Origin. Create an Origin account if you don't have one. Purchase and download The Sims 4. Open The Sims 4.