The Sims 3 features Sim creation functionality that is essentially the same as players enjoy on the PC platform, with the only appreciable difference being that the interface is optimized for game controller use. To a large extent this has been the case in previous console based The Sims games, but things are taken several steps further in this release. In The Sims 3 players create Sims with unique personalities, fulfill their desires, and control their lives within a living gameworld.