The Sims 4's much maligned paid mods have made it to consoles, but Kits are coming back to PC
The Sims 4's Marketplace and user-created content have officially arrived on consoles, a little over a month after their debut on PC.
The Sims 4 players on PlayStation and Xbox have now caught up to their friends on PC, at least when it comes to the game’s Marketplace. This new feature is essentially a hub for paid mods and other user-created content.
As often happens when long-established games introduce paid mods, The Sims 4’s wasn’t especially well-received, in part because of the introduction of a new premium currency - Moola - that is the only way to purchase any of that content.
The Moola denominations and prices are similar to many other in-game currencies, and the criticism around them is the same: they obfuscate the true value of items, and because of the way those denominations are structured, you’ll never be able to buy exactly what you need.
For most games, the subject of paid mods has always been fraught, and that's certainly true for The Sims 4. In the announcement blog post, Maxis said that the launch on consoles will work similarly to what PC players have seen, in that Kits will no longer be available to buy directly with real money on the PlayStation and Microsoft Stores. While Expansion Packs, Game Packs, and Stuff Packs will remain, you’ll need to buy Moola if you want to acquire Kits going forward.
Interestingly, however, EA seems to have changed its mind somewhat on the Kits situation. A recently leaked memo (via SimsCommunity), appears to show that the publisher intends on making Kits available for purchase directly again, without the need for Moola.
Unfortunately, this only appears to affect the PC version, with the reversion reportedly forthcoming on both the EA App as well as Steam. Indeed, according to the same report, the change has already taken place on the former, with the latter following on April 20.
Considering the Marketplace only just launched on consoles, the company may wait to see if the decision to remove Kits from console platform marketplaces will be as poorly received as it has been on PC.
If you’re looking to jump back into The Sims 4 to check out all the new paid content, make sure you’re well-equipped with our list of Sims 4 cheats and debug options, or this one specifically for the Royalty & Legacy expansion cheats.
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