EA announces those interested in getting underway ASAP in The Sims 4 can start preloading from Origin now in advance of this week's launch of the lifestyle simulation. Here's word:

Pre-load is currently rolling out for everyone who pre-ordered the game on Origin. When it’s available in your area, just launch Origin and download your copy. You can check to see by hovering your cursor over the game tile in your Game Library.

Once you’ve pre-loaded The Sims 4, your game will unlock once the game launches in your region. For fans in the US, that means it’ll start rolling out at 12 AM EDT on September 2, 9 PM PDT on September 1.

Fans in other regions can find their local release schedule below:

September 2: North America, Central Asia, and Russia
September 4: Australia, Japan, and Europe (excluding the UK)
September 5: New Zealand, India, South Africa, and the UK