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 boolprop, 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
Wii
The Sims 2: Pets: 9 Blocks
The Sims 2 Castaway: 9 Blocks
PlayStation 3
The Sims 3: 3500KB or larger (depending on how long you have played the game for, how many Sims you have etc.)
Xbox 360
The Sims 3: 3500KB or larger (depending on how long you have played the game for, how many Sims you have etc.)
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
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.