
Four entire other human beings were all that stood between me and Sim Browser. It was like being in line for a not-very-exclusive nightclub or a theme park ride with notorious safety issues. A couple of minutes later, this happened. Not out of a misguided belief that something might happen, simply because I was distracted by something else that was actually working. Despite being told that nothing was happening anytime soon, I left the tab open. Hopefully everybody around me is also trying to play though, because then a new server might appear in the next five minutes, meaning that this post won't be entirely futile.įive minutes later I was still seeing the same error screen whenever I tried to play. It is entirely possible that my particular corner of These British Isles is too far from an EA server. "If you have access to the Internet and the latest versions of Adobe Flash and Java installed, and live in a geographically appropriate region, you will be able to play The Sims 3 Teaser." Now we're getting somewhere. The Sims 3 teaser page distinctly says: "If you have access to the Internet and the latest versions of Adobe Flash and Java installed, you will be able to play The Sims 3 Teaser." The error page elaborated on my potential ability with the following. Before I closed the window though, I read through the possible reasons for the unknown error. Maybe they'll be able to schedule more maintenance in order to fix the problem. I don't know who the proper authorities are but I'm glad they've been notified. I checked back sporadically and by around 11 the maintenance appeared to be complete. Gaikai is probably preparing itself for the influx of people who want to try out browser-based personal hygiene simulation.



The first and most difficult step was making my way inside.Įarlier this morning, clicking 'Play now!' led to a screen informing of scheduled maintenance. That's a new one on me so I decided to see how it worked and what it offered. The teaser can be downloaded or played online through the Gaikai cloud service. How is it possible to convince even more people to buy The Sims 3? Who would be targeted in such a drive? People who are still clinging to the arguably more complete and less buggy Sims 2, where they can already own pets? What about the cynics and naysayers, can they be convinced? What is the hook that will snare a new audience? EA have decided to offer a teaser, which is kind of like a demo but not. © Hutchison 3G UK Limited 2002 - Present.Today we are faced with a series of questions. Hutchison 3G UK Ltd | Registered address: Great Brighams Mead, 1 Vastern Road, Reading, Berkshire RG1 8DJ | Registered in England & Wales | Registered company number: 03885486 | Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (registration number: 738979)
