Space usage by Sims game

Space usage by Sims game refers to the space The Sims games take when saved. This article will show how many saved games per game and the space used by these saves.

PC/Mac

The PC and Mac versions, unlike the console versions, use many different files of variable length based on how many Sims are in the neighborhood, how many lots that have been created and even how many neighborhoods there are. There are also log files from any errors that may have occured in the game or from using testingcheatsenabled and using the "Force Error" command, which are in the .txt format. The save files can be in all different formats depending on content, such as .package, .sc4, .cache amongst many other system files used by the game.

Consoles

Playstation 2

• The Sims: 1120KB
• The Sims Bustin' Out: 1411 KB
• The Urbz: Sims in the City: 1198 KB
• The Sims 2: 1412 KB*
• The Sims 2: Pets: 1356KB*
• The Sims 2 Castaway: 1240KB*

Nintendo Gamecube

• The Sims:60 Blocks
• The Sims Bustin' Out: 161 Blocks
• The Urbz: Sims in the City: 107 Blocks
• The Sims 2: 147 Blocks
• The Sims 2 Pets: 124 Blocks

Xbox

• The Sims:
• The Sims Bustin' Out:
• The Urbz: Sims in the City:
• The Sims 2:
• The Sims 2 Pets:

Wii

• The Sims 2 Pets: 9 Blocks
• The Sims 2 Castaway: 9 Blocks
• The Sims 3:

PlayStation 3

• The Sims 3: 3500KB or larger (depending on how long you have played the game for, how many Sims you have etc.)
• The Sims 3 Pets:

Xbox 360

• The Sims 3: 3500KB or larger (depending on how long you have played the game for, how many Sims you have etc.)
• The Sims 3 Pets:

Handheld

GBA

• The Sims Bustin' Out: 4 Slots (3 is used for GBA games while 1 is reserved for the GameCube)
• The Urbz: Sims in the City: 4 Slots
• The Sims 2: 4 Slots
• The Sims 2 Pets: 4 Slots

DS

• The Urbz: Sims in the City : 2 Slots
• The Sims 2: 3 Slots
• The Sims 2 Pets: 3 Slots
• The Sims 2 Castaway : 3 Slots
• The Sims 2 Apartment Pets : 1 Slot
• The Sims 3: 3 Slots

3DS

• [[The Sims 3 (Nintendo 3DS)|The Sims 3:
• The Sims 3 Pets:

PSP

• The Sims 2: 704 KB
• The Sims 2 Pets: 640 KB
• The Sims 2 Castaway: 1088 KB

Notes

• An * means that the saved game cannot be moved or copied.
• Space usage on consoles apply to a singe save file.
• For PS2, PSP and GameCube games, the space usage is from the back on the case or from the system using the Data screen. For other systems, space usages is from the Data Screen.
• GBA and DS games don't have space usage. However, they use "slots" for saved games, which are stored on the cartriges.