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The Sims 4 update added a Marketplace image cache with a 250MB limit

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GameThe Sims 4
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PostedAug 25 · 17:30 UTC
SourceSteam announcement

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The notes for The Sims 4 update of Aug 25, 2026 listed 1.127.41.1030 for PC, 1.127.41.1230 for Mac and 2.38 for console. They said that with the update Marketplace images were cached after the first download instead of being downloaded on every browse, and that the cache had an upper limit of 250MB. The notes also listed 6 new Create a Sim assets and an afro-textured hairstyle, and said two Capsule Kits, Mean Girls and Clueless, would be available on Aug 27, 2026. The notes appeared in the Steam announcements of The Sims 4, in a post titled “Free Content and New Performance Cache”.12345678910

How each figure was checked10 facts
  1. the game the notes are forThe Sims 4Our database
  2. the day the post appearedAug 25, 2026Our database
  3. the builds the notes listPC 1.127.41.1030, Mac 1.127.41.1230, Console 2.38Steam announcements of The Sims 4 ↗
  4. how Marketplace images are handled after the updatecached after the first downloadSteam announcements of The Sims 4 ↗
  5. the cache's upper limit250MBSteam announcements of The Sims 4 ↗
  6. the new Create a Sim assets the notes list6 new CAS assetsSteam announcements of The Sims 4 ↗
  7. the new hairstyle the notes listan afro-textured hairstyleSteam announcements of The Sims 4 ↗
  8. the kits the notes listtwo new kitsSteam announcements of The Sims 4 ↗
  9. when the notes said the kits would be availableAug 27, 2026Steam announcements of The Sims 4 ↗
  10. the post's titleFree Content and New Performance Cache!Our database

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Free Content and New Performance Cache!
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Aug 25 · 17:30 UTC
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