Electronic Arts (EA) has confirmed that the video game 'Sims 4' will be released for PC on Sept. 2. At the same time, the game developer has also posted the official system prerequisites for players wanting to know if their machine will be able to run the game.

While EA has announced the official release date for the PC version of the game, there is no release date for a Mac version as of yet. Apple users interested in the game were met with EA's official website message that read, "What platform is The SIMS 4 available on? The SIMS 4 will be available on PC. Will The SIMS 4 be available on MAC? We are currently focused on the PC version. We have no updates on MAC at this time."

Official System Requirements

According to EA, the official system requirements for the game are as follows:

• Fast Internet connection for activating the game
• Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista (SP2), Windows 7 (SP1), Windows 8 or Windows 8.1
• Processor: 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD Athlon 64 Dual-Core 4000+ or anything equivalent
• Computers having built-in graphics chipsets: 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.0 GHz AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-62 or equivalent
• A minimum of 2 GB RAM
• 9 GB of hard drive storage space plus 1 GB additional storage space for custom content as well as saved games
• DVD ROM for installation
• Video card: 128 MB video RAM with Pixel Shader 3.0
• Supported GPUs: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or better, Intel GMA X4500, ATI Radeon X1300 or better, or better
• Sound card: DirectX 9.0c compatible
• DirectX: DirectX 9.0c compatible
• Input: Keyboard and mouse.

It appears that the game's development has resulted in optimizing the graphics as well as renderings per the specifications posted on EA's website. In comparison to the official systems requirements for 'Sims 3,' the 'Sims 4' title offers affinity to Windows 8, denoting that the game can utilize the 64-bit processing capability, which was not available with 'Sims 3'.

EA has also confirmed that 'Sims 4' will be released in several languages, including English, French, German, Swedish, Russian, Italian, Spanish, Czech, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Norwegian, Brazilian, Finnish, Japanese, Chinese and Korean.