Do you think we will get another expansion this year?

"Erpe;c-16494253" wrote:

"elelunicy;c-16494210" wrote:

"IceyJ;c-16494076" wrote:
So this is what being in denial looks like, lol. Grant literally said 'expansion' in the earlier tweet and has made it clear TS4 isn't going anywhere for years. Too proud to concede, huh? :D

@Erpe should start preparing some excuses, such as “TS5 is just experiencing last-minute development difficulties guys! That’s the only reason why it’s not announced yet!” or “Don’t worry TS5 is just having a minor delay! Just wait one more month I promise you it will get announced this time!” cause time passes fast and it won’t be long before we’re in 2019.

Why? I have never expected TS5 to be announced before this summer and EA Play, E3 or Gamescom seem to be the best places to do that.

But maybe you are right that TS5 has been postponed at least a year more. But if it hasn’t been announced before September then I will sure start wondering why not? ;)

It's not been postponed because it was never planned in the first place. My goodness it's been clear from the start with the way that they're drip feeding us packs for TS4 (particularly expansion packs) that they're going to keep TS4 going a lot longer the it's predecessors managed. One of the earliest things we were told is that they went with this particular art style because it's ageless; compare how outdated TS3 looks right now to TS4 (which itself is still a four year old game). Add to this the fact that Grant has outright said that they're planning packs for years down the line. Pets and Seasons in previous versions have take upwards of two years to do. Other expansions take at least one year. Now, I'm assuming that since they've completed the console release they've thrown some more staff at the expansions OR that they are building more than one at a time (despite previously claiming that they only have one team on them now) which is why Seasons is being released so close to Cats and Dogs. I'd also assume that as the two heaviest packs are out of the way they can focus on getting packs out more frequently; it wouldn't be unlike TS3 in its final years when we were getting packs released much more often. However, the difference here is that whilst we're in year five, we've only got four expansions so far. The game is severely lacking. They can make a lot more money out of TS4 without the huge expense of having to build and entire new game (and engine) from the ground up. Economically they'll make more money right now by continuing with TS4.

It has a long way to go yet. Please, stop insisting that they're getting ready to announce a sequel, you'll only have your hopes dashed.