TS3 2.0

"igazor;c-15768760" wrote:

"Candyd;c-15768746" wrote:

"igazor;c-15768605" wrote:
Maybe. But as long as we're making wish lists, here's am idea I haven't seen expressed before.

How about if they split/spin off the series and give us both a TS3.5 and a TS4.5 (or 5.0) at the same time, from different development teams, in the future?

@igazor You mean, seriously ? (I'm not sarcastic, it's a genuine question)
Because I'm also thinking that maybe this is the symptom that something must be done. That maybe the future of the Sims franchise is 2 different franchises, for different publics. One more casual and more kid-friendly like TS4, and one more complex that will truly satisfy gamers again. But would the Sims' spirit be lost in the process ?... They surely wouldn't even be called "the Sims". But I'd surely like to try the second product.

I never really gave that idea any serious thought until now, it just popped into my head. But why not? And it's not really serious vs. kid-friendly, just speaking to players who prefer one platform over the other for any reason. Or who like both at different times -- of course two sets of development teams means much more overhead, but potentially a lot more in sales as well.

The idea is not to further split and isolate an already divided customer base, but to expand the roof over the building that is The Sims that we all share. Or something poetic like that. ;)

Yeaaaah. -To that new idea that popped up. - I wouldn't touch it with a hot poker.
Its a pandoras box of... ...challenges.
Microsoft tried it for years with OS' and Office. Neh it just cannot(?) work for games, unless you subscribe at the game. These days, subscriptional games only do so and so. -and if you subscribe, microtransactions will propably get renewed attention. -Today, only free2play can get away with microtransactions. Just saying.

Edit: With the exception of Eve Online.