Game console

For the skill in The Sims 4, see Video gaming.

Game console
Game	The Sims, The Sims 2, The Sims 3, and The Sims 4
Buyability	Buy mode, build mode
Price in game	§400 - §9,500
Object type(s)	Fun
Size	2x2 or less

Game consoles are objects in The Sims, The Sims 2, The Sims 3, and The Sims 4. Sims can use them to play video games, which in turn increases their fun (unless they have the technophobe trait).

The Sims

SSRI Virtual Reality Set
Game	The Sims
Buyability	Buy mode
Price in game	§2,300
Object type(s)	Fun
	Electronics
Size	1x1

SSRI VR-glasses connect to a WORLD of entertainment options. Imagine crystal-clear, full-color, big-screen, high-fidelity sights and sounds in your private virtual theater. "Not for use by Sims subject to perspiration, dilated pupils, dilation of bronchial tubes, and secretion of oxytocin, vasopressin, hydrochloric acid and glucose."

The Sims introduced a basic virtual reality set that Sims can use. Sims will pick up the device, wear it over their eyes, and "explore" the virtual world, usually by waving or moving their arms. When finished, Sims will replace the device in its original location.

All Sims, including children, can use the device. While they will move around on the spot, they will not move from the spot they are standing on.

The item returns in The Sims Bustin' Out with the exact same design, price, and description.

The Sims Bustin' Out

HellaGraphix 1024 "Diamond Edition"
Game	The Sims Bustin' Out
Buyability	Buy mode
Price in game	§4,999
Object type(s)	Fun
	Electronics
Size	1x1

Finally, the last step in home entertainment has arrived! Hellagraphix combines a TV, DVD player, CD player, video game system, labotomizer, and computer all in ONE! The first and last 1024-bit holographic home entertainment syetem you'll ever need!
UltraPulsed-ruby laser display. 4 wireless "BeatDown" controllers. Interferometric online adapter. Comes with three hit holo-games: Stax N' Rax, RO-BOX, and Super Alien Rocket Party Stu Pi Du.

Aside of the SSRI Virtual Reality Set, there is a game console called HellaGraphix 1024 "Diamond Edition" which according to its description it is a multimedia system and videogame console, however only the option to play videogames is available for the sims.

The Sims 2

Maxis™ Game Simulator
Game	The Sims 2
Buyability	Buy mode
Price in game	§560
Object type(s)	Fun
	Electronics
Size	1x1

Pure fun is right at the tip of your thumb! Hook the Maxis™ Game Simulator up to a TV, grab a controller, and enjoy hours and hours of synapse-scrambling entertainment. Fight space aliens, race go-karts, impress your friends, humiliate your family, or anything else you're game for!

In The Sims 2, there is a basic video game console, the Maxis™ Game Simulator, which can be purchased from buy mode. When placed next to a TV, it allows one or two Sims to play. If two Sims play, they will not build relationship with each other, but each will gain Social, and may taunt each other as they play. Some games will use a different display when two Sims play. The video game console can break, though the chance of this happening appears to be small.

SSX 3 comes ready to play without any additional purchases. Other games (such as The Sims Bustin' Out and SimCity 4 Rush Hour) can be bought from video game racks on community lots. These three titles can be seen if the player zooms in on a rack. FreeTime adds four new additional video games to video game racks, as well as The Sims 3 if the player opens Rod Humble's gift. All games, including those just bought, are available on any computer or game console in the household. When a Sim visits a community lot that has a computer or video game console, all games which are available on the Sim's home lot will be available.

SSX 3 may become unavailable after another game is purchased. While it cannot be purchased from a rack, buying a video game console or computer should make it available again. It is not necessary to keep a video game console or computer in possession for this purpose.

Sloppy Sims may fail to put the controller away when they are finished playing. A Sim can be told to put the controllers away by clicking on the game console and selecting "Put Away Controllers". Players should note that the controllers may be seen as disposable. When this happens, the controllers will become clickable, and "Dispose" will appear when clicking on a controller. This does not affect Sims' ability to use the game console, but the only way to return the controllers to not being seen as disposable is to purchase a new console. If the controllers are seen as disposable, Sims, particularly Neat Sims, may autonomously attempt to Dispose of a controller. If a Sim starts to dispose of a controller, the player can save the controller by canceling the Dispose action before the Sim starts to put the controller in a trash can or trash compactor.

If FreeTime is installed, playing with the game simulator will raise Enthusiasm for the games hobby.

The Sims 3

The Sims 3 includes a basic game console and VR set. The SimLife Goggles increase fun rapidly and cause many moodlets. On video game console, as with computers Sims can be seen playing Burnout Paradise, Skate, "FIFA" (where Arsenal are a team on screen) and Madden NFL. If The Sims 3: Ambitions is installed, Sims can also be seen playing "Sim Animals: Africa."

The fun gain rate of the video games depends on the TV set. The higher the fun rating a TV has, the faster the fun need will increase.

The Console 7 and GUGA JoyToy 3 are added with The Sims 3: High-End Loft Stuff. They have more games, better graphics, and are more expensive. The Sims 3: Generations adds the ExoEdge Gaming System by ReliableWare.

The consoles introduced in subsequent expansion packs are a reference to the PlayStation 3 (due to its lack of highly acclaimed first party games on launch), the Xbox 360 (due to the number of AAA violent games) and the Wii (peripheral controls).

The SimLife Goggles, a virtual reality headset, can be used for many things other than gaming, when combined with cheats and/or mods.

In The Sims 3 (Nintendo DS), the console offers only Madden NFL.

List of game consoles

Maxoid Simulator 2 1/2

Maxoid Simulator 2 1/2
Game	The Sims 3, The Sims 3 (Nintendo DS)
Buyability	Buy mode
Price in game	§750
Object type(s)	Fun
	Electronics
Size	1x1

The next generation of gaming is here for more distilled digitized entertainment! Packed to the gills with fun oozing entertainment, the Maxoid Simulator 2 1/2 is mouthfuls of fun next to a line of bite-sized competitors.

SimLife Goggles

SimLife Goggles
Game	The Sims 3
Buyability	Buy mode
Price in game	§9,500
Object type(s)	Fun
	Electronics
Size	1x1

You've been waiting for you in your whole life; now it's here! With SimLife Goggles, you don't just play the game; you become game! You'll never play games on a flatscreen again! In fact, you may never again leave your house! Why would you want to?

Console 7

Console 7
Game	The Sims 3: High-End Loft Stuff
Buyability	Buy mode
Price in game	§900
Object type(s)	Fun
	Electronics
Size	1x1

With the power of seven past generation machines, Console 7 is gigabytes of interactive fun. Video gaming is more than a fanciful hobby, it's a serious obligation and Guga Electronics incorporate some equally serious specifications on this platform. Expect plenty of launch parties for this gaming breakthrough.

GUGA Joytoy 3

GUGA Joytoy 3
Game	The Sims 3: High-End Loft Stuff
Buyability	Buy mode
Price in game	§1,000
Object type(s)	Fun
	Electronics
Size	1x1

"Dreams.GUGA.Reality" Escape to a world of fun and adventure! GUGA's JoyToy 3 is your family's antidote to a world gone mad with hundreds of emotionally interactive games all ages can enjoy such as MetelBreath 9, DeathSaga, GoreWar, Secret Sniper and award-winning Blood Buckets 7. WiFi. Sibling blocker. Credit card slot.

ExoEdge Gaming System by ReliableWare

ExoEdge Gaming System by ReliableWare
Game	The Sims 3: Generations
Buyability	Buy mode
Price in game	§750
Object type(s)	Fun
	Electronics
Size	1x1

The ultra modern ExoEdge Gaming System is powered by the latest technology in liquid core processors and a nice water cooling ionized water cooling for extreme gaming fun. Enhance your gaming experience with the full line of upcoming peripherals, including foot-guided racing wheel, taste enhancement gaming device, and shakable exercise controller. Note that ReliableWare disavows recent reports of liquid core leakage in a large number of units.

Screaming Shadow Gaming Console

Screaming Shadow Gaming Console
Game	The Sims 3 Store
Buyability	Buy mode
Price in game	§850
Object type(s)	Fun
	Electronics
Size	1x1

Are you looking for the ultimate gaming experience? Look no further because you're already playing the Sims 3! But your Sims can have just as much fun with the new Level Up Collection! From kicking back on the Matrix Flux Sectional Sofa and playing the latest gaming console on the high res flat screen to the latest in foosball innovation, this room has it all for the gaming enthusiast!

Available as a standalone item for 99 SimPoints.

Gallery

A Sim with the SimLife Goggles.

SimLife Goggles making a Sim float.

The Sims 4

Virtual reality gaming mats are available in The Sims 4, with typical game consoles added in The Sims 4: City Living. The games available on mats and consoles depend on the active Sim's video gaming skill level. Sims can play on consoles competitively against other Sims, which will provide a +2 playful or energized moodlet to the winner, and a +2 playful or angry moodlet to the loser or losers. Gaming mats and consoles can both be upgraded to make them provide more fun and be unbreakable.

Game consoles must be placed near a television to be functional, whereas gaming mats are completely standalone.

Games available on gaming mats

Name	Skill level
Blicblock	0
Incredible Sports	4
The R.E.F.U.G.E.	7
Maniac Matchums	9

Games available on game consoles

Name	Skill level
Party Frenzy	0
MySims Racing	3
Density Effect	5
Genie's Curse	7

List of gaming mats and consoles

The MotionMaker Gaming Mat

The MotionMaker Gaming Mat
Game	The Sims 4
Buyability	Build mode
Price in game	§3,750
Object type(s)	Fun
	Electronics
Size	2x2

The ultimate full-body gaming experience is at your fingertips. And toetips. And kneecaps. And elbows. And hips. And don't forget to put your shoulders into it!

Fun: 10
Power consumption rating: 2
Reliability: 8
+ Video gaming skill

PrioPerfection Motion Sensor Game Mat

PrioPerfection Motion Sensor Game Mat
Game	The Sims 4
Buyability	Build mode
Price in game	§7,650
Object type(s)	Fun
	Electronics
Size	2x2

Step into the arena and get your moves on; this is the motion-capture gaming experience you've been waiting for.

Fun: 10
Power consumption rating: 9
Unbreakable
+ Video gaming skill

Unlocked at level 10 of the tech guru career, while in the eSport Gamer branch.

GoldiBox Gaming Console

GoldiBox Gaming Console
Game	The Sims 4: City Living
Buyability	Build mode
Price in game	§400
Object type(s)	Fun
	Electronics
Size	1x1

The future of gaming has arrived, and isn't it exhausting? Virtual Reality. Motion Controls. Who's got the energy for all that? The GoldiBox remembers a happier time, when a stressed-out Sim could sit back, relax, and play some state-of-the-art videogames with a simple gamepad. The GoldiBox. Not too old-fashioned. Not too innovative. Just right.

Fun: 5
Power consumption rating: 2
Reliability: 5
+ Video gaming skill

UnorthoBox Gaming Console

UnorthoBox Gaming Console
Game	The Sims 4: City Living
Buyability	Build mode
Price in game	§800
Object type(s)	Fun
	Electronics
Size	1x1

With five sides and five powerful core processors, the UnorthoBox dares to question the very definition of a box. "What even is a box?" our designers asked, "How can we make a box that laughs in the rectangular faces of all the other boxes? A box that offers the ultimate gaming experience for gamers of all ages and play-styles?" By making it more fun to look at, of course!

Fun: 8
Power consumption rating: 5
Reliability: 8
+ Video gaming skill

Gallery

GoldiBox Gaming Console in-game

UnorthoBox Gaming Console in-game

Gaming console controller

See also

• Computer - Electronic device that can also be used to play videogames.