To continue receiving support on your progress of The Sims 2 – including Sims characters, houses, etc. You’re free to continue playing your existing version of The Sims 2, but please note that it is an older edition of the game that will soon lose technical support. You’ll need to download and install it to your computer to play it. The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection will appear in your Origin library automatically. It also features a lot more content than you may already have in your current version of The Sims 2. This is the most up-to-date version of The Sims 2 and the version that is still supported by Origin. We want you to have the most up-to-date version of The Sims 2 in your collection, so you will see a brand new addition to your Origin library: The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection. Your current version of The Sims 2 will lose technical support on 22 July 2014.

Here's the email being sent to users, via NeoGAF: The upgrade contains all expansion packs and extras released since the game debuted in 2004. To make up for it, EA will be handing users who have registered the game digitally through Origin and upgrade to the Ultimate Collection. Those who still fire up The Sims 2 will 'lose technical support' for the game next week, EA has announced.

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