A:Answer Short answer: yes - Origin or STeam versions just fine. DVD it meats the requirements but found SIM's sometimes needs a little extra love.
LONG ANSWER:
SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS
64-bit OS is recommended but not required
Windows XP (SP3)
Windows Vista (SP2)
Windows 7 (Recommended)
Windows 8 or 8.1 (Recommended)
Windows 10 (Recommended)
Mac OSX 10.75 (Lion - Recommended)
THE SIMS 4 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Minimum Processor: 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.0 GHz AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-62 or equivalent. See notes on shader model 3.0 to find out how to see your processor model).
Minimum Memory: At least 2 GB RAM
Disk Space: 10GB of free space for game data, creations, and saves, more with each Expansion Pack (1GB+ each)
DVD-Rom: Only required if you bought a disk copy. DLC are added to the game via download.
Minimum Graphics Card: 128 MB of Video RAM and support for Pixel Shader 3.0. NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or better, ATI Radeon X1300 or better, Intel GMA X4500 or better
If you have, for example, an Nvidia GTX 7800, it will be superior. See notes about Shader Model 3.0 below as it is 100% required for The Sims 4 to run.
Sound/DirectX DirectX 9.0c compatible. 99% will not have a problem with these unless using a very old version of windows. If you're on Windows XP, make sure your version supports it. Hit Start > Run, type dxdiag and press enter.
