As with virtually any game—sadly—, there is a pirated version of The Sims 4 floating around the internet. Although pirates have been successful in acquiring the game for free, it’s at a cost, albeit not a monetary one.
The current cracked version of The Sims 4 has an issue that is reminding pirates that they can’t always get away with stealing. When players with the hacked version send their Sim to go to the bathroom or take a shower, either the full screen or the Sim is permanently censored. In the case of the former, the game is a blurry mess.
This has caused some funny circumstances on the internet, where players are prone to asking for help when “bugs” are encountered. There are examples of users posting on forums asking for help, questioning why their screen is blurred. These users have become the laughing stock of communities on the official forums, fan sites, and even Reddit.
Here is what the mentioned issue looks like based on screenshots submitted by three users who were caught red handed:
The Sims 4 has been particularly prone to piracy given its controversy. Many argue that Maxis has removed a substantial sum of features from the series that should be in the game, and replaced them with what they argue isn’t enough to justify the purchase.
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Whatever the case is, there is no circumstance where piracy is okay. If you want to play the game, buy it. Downloading games is stealing, which is illegal, and hurts the gaming industry. If you really want to protest, go on Metacritic and Amazon and leave a fake review like most people are doing. That’ll show them—/sarcasm.
