The Sims 4 hotfix fixes Gallery sorting and console menu pop-ups

Gallery browsing and the console main menu got the two fixes many Sims players were feeling first: less sorting friction when searching builds, and fewer pack pop-ups crowding the screen on PlayStation and Xbox. Electronic Arts pushed the hotfix across PC, Mac, Xbox, and PlayStation on April 28, with desktop builds moving to 1.123.85.1020 on PC and 1.123.85.1220 on Mac, and consoles updating to 2.32.

The timing matters because this was not a standalone cleanup pass. It landed just after the April 16 Marketplace expansion reached consoles, following a phased rollout that had already brought the feature to PC and Mac first. EA’s own approach framed Marketplace as a stability-first launch, and this hotfix looks like the next step in smoothing out the places where the new store layer touched everyday play. For anyone who spends time in the Gallery, that means the browsing experience should feel less chaotic. For console players, it means the main menu should stop feeling like a storefront under siege.

The broader Marketplace rollout also explains why console updates have been more involved than a typical tune-up. EA set Marketplace storage at 16GB for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, while Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox Cloud got up to 50GB. EA also tied the console release to Gallery and UI changes, which makes the latest hotfix read less like random housekeeping and more like a response to the growing pains of a new system layered into a live game.

There was another practical detail that should calm the usual patch-day nerves. Sims Community reported that the larger console download reflected platform system updates, not a bigger game install, and EA said the overall footprint of The Sims 4 was not changing. Mods and custom content were not expected to be affected, which matters for players who immediately check their folders the moment a patch lands.

The fix also fits EA’s wider 2026 quality-of-life push. In February, The Sims 4 team said it was prioritizing stability, performance, and long-standing community feedback, and the Marketplace FAQ described the rollout as phased to ensure a smoother experience across platforms. This hotfix suggests EA is still in that stabilization phase, working through the UI friction that came with a major new console feature rather than treating Marketplace as finished the day it arrived.