Apparently they are compatible with modern operating systems but I'm wondering to what degree and if the modded releases fans put together (The Sims 2 Starter Pack a prime example) are going to be better in some aspects.
On the one hand, cool. I'm not really into Sims anymore but old games being preserved will always get a thumbs up from me.
On the other hand, fuck those prices. This is very transparently a "we only expect to sell during sales, and now we can advertise '90% off' when that happens"