#1

17th Jan 2026 at 10:34 PM
Game won't launch, tells me I need to sign in to activate?
I haven't played for a few months and of course as soon as I really want to play, the game won't let me.
I have a Mac and am playing the game through Parallels and the EA app, but someone suggested posting here for suggestions so here I am.
The message I am getting is in a little pop up and reads: "Sign in with your EA Account to activate The Sims 3 on this computer."
So far I have tried:
- Updating my Mac OS as well as the Parallels app
- Logging in and out of my EA account both on the EA app and in the Sims launcher window (even though I rarely log into the launcher window)
- Clearing my browser history on all browsers, as that was a suggestion
- Uninstalling and re-installing both the EA app and The Sims 3
- Restarting my computer a million times, including between all of these changes to see if it helps
Any ideas?