EA Ending Support for The Sims 2, But Offering Free Upgrade to

No more new content for 2004 game, but if you own a digital copy, you'll be upgraded to the Ultimate Collection for free.
In The Sims 2, you can control your Sims over an entire lifetime for the first time. With the addition of genetics, the game lets your Sims pass their DNA down through generations.

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