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The Sims 4: For Rent came out in late 2023. This highly anticipated pack adds the ability for Simmers to play as landlords. But many players have been avoiding the game altogether, due to its potentially devastating impact on save files. Pretty much as soon as the For Rent pack released, gamers noticed that the game’s issues with save file corruption got significantly worse. Several months ago, EA addressed the concern, noting the team was looking into it. Now, after a lengthy silence, they’ve finally provided another update. Unfortunately, it’s not the fix that many players have been hoping for.
The Sims 4 Save File Corruption Still Under Investigation
A new update on the status of save file corruption was posted to X by the @TheSimsDirect account. The post features a quick summary of what the developers have been up to, along with a link to a much lengthier explanation of what’s going on with the For Rent save file corruption.
Simmers have taken to asking for updates on this pressing issue every time The Sims 4 shares anything new. So, it’s nice to see that we’re finally getting more info. Unfortunately, the For Rent issues impacting save files don’t appear to be a quick and easy fix. The team notes it is currently investigating 26 interconnected issues with the For Rent pack, while also looking for more info on 11 additional issues with that specific pack.
Of these issues, only 2 appear to lead to the dissolving and disappearing save files players have been experiencing. Specifically, the team has a partial fix in the works for disappearing Lots and Houses in saves with a large number of rental units. They are also working on addressing the PS4-specific error of a white screen when trying to load worlds.
The Sims 4 team is looking into save file issues beyond the problems caused by For Rent, as well. There are a total of 6 different save corruption issues that are being investigated, including saves being unable to load following the August 19th update.
