Who else has started pre-loading The Sims 4?

I have started Pre-loading! 50% Done. XD

I did and it was about 35-40 mins and was done....very smooth sailing like the demo...can't wait til monday @ my 11pm wooohoooo!

Gigi- such a beautiful sight to see! It feels surreal that the game is coming soon enough for the pre-downloads to be starting.

I have the disc version so no

I usually get disc versions, but I decided to go with the downloadable versions this time.

Preloading on computer #1 now, planning to preload on computer #2 later tonight. That gives lots of time if it glitches

I would, but I'm not worthy. That, or I'm from Europe and can't pre-load before Sep 1st because, you know, internet latency or whatever bogus reasons they're using for the whole "not-worldwide-release-date" stuff.

I bet you the Sims producers are running around like crazy with a knot in their stomach. All game producers tend to be frantic/nervous/slightly ill the closer to release day and major public opinion. Then someone(s) has to make sure that all games ship statewide and then worldwide. I wish they'd feature this process on an episode of How Its Made. Would love a peek inside the factory that took on packaging for this monster.

Also, I preordered the disc so no preload for me. I am hoping the game performs 100x better than Sim 3 as far as glitches/crashes but I have found it is faster and more efficient, at least for me, to download the game from a disc and at that price I need something to hold onto. lol

I just finished preloading ^.^ . Also, like @Gigi said, I never buy physical copies of PC games anymore. Between steam and Origin, the CD's themselves becomes rather useless. Even if Steam or Origin went away some day, most of the games still wouldn't work because they require Origin to play.

Preloading on the second computer now

Preload done. CHECK!

CANCELED
So I had my Sims 4 preorder for the premium edition ordered since July 31st. Luckily, Amazon does not charge you for preorders until they are good and ready to be shipped. Decided to cancel and go with the Origin digital order. Gigi made a good point. You have to register with Origin to play anyway so its not like the disc will get you around it. Also, the Amazon Premium version is a full $10 more than Origin. Sure you get the guide but I don't need it. Never used one before. Lastly, when the game is significantly cheaper--say a year or two from now I can always order the disc version. I have a Mac in addition to a PC so I would probably order the disc when the Mac version comes out. Preload ONWARD! *maniacal laughter*

i pre loaded it already

I preloaded too--but here's a question--how many of you who preloaded have clicked on that new desktop link hoping that maybe...just maybe...

Not me. *cough*

I ordered the Premium Edition off Amazon, so no, I hadn't start the download yet. I don't mind waiting for it to come in the mail as I need to start getting more sleep and work on other things soon (I know that the game will be a distraction for awhile lol). I will look forward to playing it once it does come in.

oh i did a hell of a lot more than that...i went into the activation dll's and the executable itself seeing if there was something I could do to make it activate so i could play offline -_-