YEAAAAHHHHHHHHH If this happens with the Sims game, I am done for real. I was around for Sims online and that was not fun. I also do not want anyone else in my Sims world or messing with the stories I have created for my Sims. Even if they add a multiplayer option, I am done. They will have to split development time between multiplayer and single player and it has not worked out well for them so far.
We are already seeing the byproduct of adding consoles to the mix with how Del Sol Valley was handled for "performance" reasons.