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Buying Expansion Packs through steam (NEED HELP)

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UnicornFluff

I want to buy some sims 3 expansion packs from steam, problem is that I have the Origin version of the base game. How can I buy ONLY THE EXPANSION PACKS WITHOUT BUYING THE BASE GAME AGAIN. Would it be possible for me to gift it to myself

The expansion packs I want are:
Generations & Seasons (If it helps)

Or could I buy the base game as a gift and buy the expansion packs then gift the base game once done?

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Khune

wat

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UnicornFluff

How could I buy sims 3 Expansion packs without buying the base game through steam

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LIGrenadier

Don't think you can do it. Steam's version is not going to add onto Origin's and vice-versa.

The only way this would work is if the keys are re-usable on Origin. Then you could use the key over there and add it to your Origin install. That's assuming you can do the gifting thing to get around not having the base game, which is not guaranteed either.

Best bet: wait for Origin to do another sale and but them there. They've been loosening up about sales, and they do have them from time to time now.

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Cheeseburgermafia

The gifting workaround still won't give him the serial keys, since he has to add them to his account, which won't work if you don't own the base game.

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Bassnium

What's the point? xD

And I thought you could buy DLC for games you don't own anyways

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UnicornFluff

Steam won't let me download the DLC without buying the base game

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TRUCKER

Well if you can buy it but you can't look at the CD key you can always contact steam support and ask them for a way to view the CD keys for the DLC, so you can activate them/it on Origin.

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UnicornFluff

I get that part, but steam won't allow me to buy it

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Xiangming

Aren't the Sims 3 dlc cheaper on Origin anyways? If you want it on Origin it would make sense to buy it there.

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Closed 11 years ago by UnicornFluff.