It’s official,The Sims 4will be continuing as the primary game instead of moving on toThe Sims 5. In most cases, this probably isn’t that surprising, especially since it looked likeThe Sims 4wouldn’t be going anyway anytime soon. While there might be some feelings of disappointment regarding the knowledge that new entries aren’t going to follow the sequential pattern ofThe Sims, it makes sense business-wise for EA to stick withThe Sims 4at this point.
After a decade on the market,The Sims 4continues to release new content and updates its existing content with patches to fix bugs. This is the longest that any base game forThe Simshas been available without a successor coming to replace it. Because of that, the idea ofThe Sims 5being revealed seemed far away, and now it’s been confirmed that it won’t be coming to replaceThe Sims 4.
Project Rene Is Confirmed Not To Be The Sims 5
Why The Next Sims Game Isn’t Sims 5
Project Renewas theproject believed to beThe Sims 5, but hidden behind a codename. Instead, it’s been confirmed that it’ll be a spin-off game within the franchise that places more emphasis on multiplayer elements, andThe Sims 5isn’t in EA’s future plans at the moment. Considering thatThe Sims 4seems to be in a good place to continue being the main focus of the series,The Sims 5may never be developed, and that might be a good thing.
Sticking With The Sims 4 Offers More Spin-off Potential
More Sims 4 Updates Could Be A Good Thing
The Simsisn’t new to having spin-offs added to the series, butkeepingThe Sims 4alive could give spin-offs more time and attention during development, which could ultimately make them more likely to succeed once they’re released. There’s also the matter of cost, sinceThe Sims 4costs over a thousand dollarsto purchase all of its currently available content. Because of this high cost, it would likely be difficult to convince players to switch toThe Sims 5if it was ever released, especially since it’d have a fraction of the content as just a base game.
10 Things You Still Didn’t Know You Could Do In The Sims 4
The Sims 4 has had content added to it over the span of a decade, and that’s left plenty of features hidden in the game that players might not find.
The Sims 5isn’t coming, but this is likely the best decision for both EA and players. On the bright side, it looks like spin-offs might get more attention sinceProject Renewill be a multiplayer addition to the series. This could open up the potential for more spin-offs, or even remakes of older content, such asThe Sims MedievalandThe Sims 2, so that it’s more available for when players feel like taking a break fromThe Sims 4.
