Stupid Question but is disc drive needed?
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Stupid Question but is disc drive needed?
Looking at buying a new laptop, but so many of them do not have a disc drive... I know with downloading a disc is not actually used but do not know enough about computers to know if it still needs to be there for proper installation
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Re: Stupid Question but is disc drive needed?
phflyer8784 wrote:Looking at buying a new laptop, but so many of them do not have a disc drive... I know with downloading a disc is not actually used but do not know enough about computers to know if it still needs to be there for proper installation![]()
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Hello,
You don't need an "optical" (CD/DVD/whatever disc)-drive for installing a DRM-free version of The Sims. Pretty much any Sims game, for that matter. Just download the setup files, and follow the included instructions.
As a sidenote, discs of game installers are still sold today in some retailers. But usually, they contain a serial number, from which you then have to download the game yourself on Steam/Origin/etc. You can use the provided disc for installing part of the game, after which it will most likely have to be updated anyhow (through Steam/Origin). But that's about the only use for these discs.
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