sims 3 base game product code unused 2017

While Steam content will not install on top of your Origin installation, your Steam product keys will work.

In other words, the product key that you get from Origin will not work with Steam and the downloaded content from Origin will not go on top of your Steam installation. You can purchase The Sims 3 (and all of the Stuff Packs and Expansion Packs) from Valve and play them through the Steam client, or you can purchase from Origin (and probably a few other vendors - I haven't really checked), but what you purchase from Origin cannot be installed on Steam. In this instance, Valve and EA are not playing nicely in the sandbox together. Valve, EA, Ubisoft, and the rest are working hard to tie games into their clients and there isn't anything we gamers can do about it other than either not buying their games or learning to live with the problems the vendors create. But kind of like the browser wars of the 90s, the game client wars are in full swing and gamers are caught smack dab in the middle. It really chaps my hide when I cannot fully enjoy a game that I purchased from the vendor where I purchased it.

The short answer to this question is 'sure', depending on whether you like taking advantage of sales from other vendors or not.

Sims 3 base game product code unused 2017