The Sims 4 on console starts from scratch
It’s a separate version of the game. Your progress on PC or Mac is not shared.
This means your Sims, your lots, and your items won’t carry over. It’s a blank canvas, ready for you to start creating!
If you own The Sims 4 on PC or Mac, and you want to play on Xbox or PlayStation, you’ll need to buy the game for console.
It’s the same game though, right?
Not exactly. The console version of The Sims 4 doesn’t have all the features as the PC or Mac version. Because they work differently, we haven’t been able to include these features on PlayStation or Xbox:
Edition | Content |
The Sims 4 Deluxe Party Edition |
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The Sims 4 Standard Edition |
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Yep! Turn your Standard into a Deluxe Edition on the PlayStation Network or Xbox Store.
You can personalize your Sims with all of the Expansion, Game, and Stuff Packs available to PC players.
Explore all the available packs.
Learn more about redeeming codes to add games to your account here.
Try turning on the Controls Overlay Reminder. These controls normally come on by default, but here’s how you can toggle them off or back on.
Use these controls to create your Sims, build their homes, live in their worlds, and apply cheat codes.
Cheat codes
Cheat not working? Type in testingcheats on in the cheat console bar, then press A.
Heads-up: If you use testingcheats, achievements will be disabled for the current save game.
Use these controls to create your Sims, build their homes, live in their worlds, and apply cheat codes.
Cheat codes
Cheat not working? Type in testingcheats on in the cheat console bar, then press O.
Heads-up: If you use testingcheats, achievements will be disabled for the current save game.
For more advanced controls, check out the PlayStation 4 manual.
We hope you don’t run into any issues while playing The Sims 4, but in case you do, we’re here to help.
Jump to: Missing content | Download and install | Manual install
The Main Menu on the console version of The Sims 4 is different from PC. To find downloadable content, go to the Manage game section.
Redeem your game code for your PlayStation or Xbox version of The Sims 4: Deluxe Party Edition and the game will download the following DLC content:
If you’re missing specific content from different DLCs, then follow these steps:
Missing Awesome Animal Hats
Missing Life of the Party or Up All Night
Missing Perfect Patio Stuff
You should find all your Perfect Patio Stuff in Build Mode.
PlayStation
Xbox
Check out Microsoft Support’s download and installation troubleshooting steps for Xbox.
Digital copies should install to your system as soon as your download is done. If that doesn’t happen, try these steps to manually install:
PlayStation
Xbox
If your installation freezes, gets stuck, or fails, your game file may have corrupted while downloading.