where tf is castaway

[serious mode]

that was like the biggest expansion and they didnt even add it wtf

[The Infamous Cloaker]

That was a stand-alone game, NOT part of Sims 2 itself

[Beautiful Latinx]

Castaway is a console spinoff, not an expansion.

[ofarja]

They probably could have added it. If they cared...

[serious mode]

Originally posted by Beautiful Latinx:

Castaway is a console spinoff, not an expansion.

on console im pretty sure everything was a spinoff, since in order to be an expansion it would have to be downloadable to the original game, not purchased separately.

[Beautiful Latinx]

Originally posted by ofarja:

They probably could have added it. If they cared...

why would they add castaway, a spin off mind you not an expansion, to the sims 2? are you concern trolling at this point?

[Beautiful Latinx]

Originally posted by serious mode:

Originally posted by Beautiful Latinx:

Castaway is a console spinoff, not an expansion.

on console im pretty sure everything was a spinoff, since in order to be an expansion it would have to be downloadable to the original game, not purchased separately.

are you thinking of castaway *stories*? if so thats still a spin off game. Its part of the sims stories series.

[serious mode]

Originally posted by Beautiful Latinx:

Originally posted by serious mode:

on console im pretty sure everything was a spinoff, since in order to be an expansion it would have to be downloadable to the original game, not purchased separately.

are you thinking of castaway *stories*? if so thats still a spin off game. Its part of the sims stories series.

maybe? i looked it up and it's like the only version considered a spin off, while pets which is in the same category tab is an expansion. i dont get it, its all the same game!!

[Beautiful Latinx]

Originally posted by serious mode:

Originally posted by Beautiful Latinx:

are you thinking of castaway *stories*? if so thats still a spin off game. Its part of the sims stories series.

maybe? i looked it up and it's like the only version considered a spin off, while pets which is in the same category tab is an expansion. i dont get it, its all the same game!!

While they are titled the same game, they are not the same haha. You can see the official list of Sims 2 expansions here: https://sims.fandom.com/wiki/Content_pack#The_Sims_2

[Siamese55]

Originally posted by serious mode:

Originally posted by Beautiful Latinx:

are you thinking of castaway *stories*? if so thats still a spin off game. Its part of the sims stories series.

maybe? i looked it up and it's like the only version considered a spin off, while pets which is in the same category tab is an expansion. i dont get it, its all the same game!!

There was Sims 2 Pets, an expansion to 2, and Sims Pet Stories, a spin off combo game about a scenario story line centered around pet owners.

[serious mode]

Originally posted by Beautiful Latinx:

Originally posted by serious mode:

maybe? i looked it up and it's like the only version considered a spin off, while pets which is in the same category tab is an expansion. i dont get it, its all the same game!!

While they are titled the same game, they are not the same haha. You can see the official list of Sims 2 expansions here: https://sims.fandom.com/wiki/Content_pack#The_Sims_2

realistically, why not just add all the expansions/spin-offs/ stuff packs all into the game? they're all developed by the same people

[Penix 3 <=3]

Sims 2 Castaway was a spinoff as in a seperate game. On PSP, it had severe crashes problems, which depending on your luck made it up to unplayable. The PS2 version might be less of a crime against humanity but still not a PC game they could just updated a little bit like Sims 2 and its expansions.

[Duckilous]

Originally posted by serious mode:

Originally posted by Beautiful Latinx:

are you thinking of castaway *stories*? if so thats still a spin off game. Its part of the sims stories series.

maybe? i looked it up and it's like the only version considered a spin off, while pets which is in the same category tab is an expansion. i dont get it, its all the same game!!

The Sims Pets Stories[sims.fandom.com], not to be confused with The Sims 2: Pets expansion pack[sims.fandom.com], and The Sims Castaway Stories[sims.fandom.com] for PC are standalone games that featured campaigns with unique content. Being standalone, they don't require Sims 2 nor does it run on that game. They're effectively different games.

The Sims 2: Castaway[sims.fandom.com] refers to another different game that is console-exclusive.

[May]

Originally posted by serious mode:

Originally posted by Beautiful Latinx:

While they are titled the same game, they are not the same haha. You can see the official list of Sims 2 expansions here: https://sims.fandom.com/wiki/Content_pack#The_Sims_2

realistically, why not just add all the expansions/spin-offs/ stuff packs all into the game? they're all developed by the same people

Because its literally a different game programed differently, its not like the console port of the sims 4.

[serious mode]

Originally posted by May:

Originally posted by serious mode:

realistically, why not just add all the expansions/spin-offs/ stuff packs all into the game? they're all developed by the same people

Because its literally a different game programed differently, its not like the console port of the sims 4.

yeah i saw that, i got it for my vita and was playing it recently

[Realm]

Originally posted by May:

Originally posted by serious mode:

realistically, why not just add all the expansions/spin-offs/ stuff packs all into the game? they're all developed by the same people

Because its literally a different game programed differently, its not like the console port of the sims 4.

The Stories games are basically just downgraded versions of TS2 (they were designed to run on 2000s-era laptops and had generally worse visuals to compensate), to where you should be able to backport content from Castaway Stories to TS2 without too much hassle.

But the bigger issue is that Maxis is a Ship of Theseus at this point, to where those 'same people' mentioned by the prior poster who actually knew how TS1/TS2 and the Stories games were developed are nearly if not all long gone from Maxis/EA.