

The Sims 2 Store Edition can no longer be downloaded from EA.

The player is then prompted to start The Sims 2 Store Edition instead. If other The Sims 2 games try to run, the user receives the error dialogue that he/she is running the wrong version of The Sims 2. The Sims 2 Store Edition requires Pets to be installed. Although The Sims 2 Store Edition is only available in the US and Canada, it is possible to run the game outside of North America in regions such as Europe and Latin America. It does not work on Mac OS X, but Boot Camp can be used to run it. It is possible to run it in Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, Windows Me and Windows 7.
