Electronic Arts is preparing for the future, and one that is increasingly focused on streaming and cloud technology."At EA, we envision a future in which games go even further beyond the immersive experiences players enjoy today," Moss said. "I'm talking about games that offer living, breathing worlds that constantly evolve. You'll play them one day, and when you come back the next, things have changed based on inputs from other players, AI, and even the real world. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-has-1000-people-working-on-a-ridiculously-ambit/1100-6462918/?ftag=GSS-05-10aab8e&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=5bda490a1adf640001f82c03&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

Glad their preparing for cloud tech. That's a better way of saving our games.

Oh yay, more always-online stuff that people didn't ask for. As if the Olympus and Simcity debacles weren't enough.If the next Sims game focuses heavily on other players making changes to my game, at least I'll know to save my money

Thanks for sharing the article @simgirl1010 :) The engine aspect of Project Atlas will see EA further unify its engine work to focus even more on the Frostbite engine- I can see that the direction that the EA is going is to establish their cross-platform technology & products, which means, for any future development for The Sims franchise will go along the same direction. I'm totally fine with that, but, how are they going to maintain the same quality for all platforms? We were told that due to performance issue, they can't do this & that... So, I'm a bit skeptical about it... On the "services" front, EA has big plans to deepen the "social capabilities" of its games, and this includes advancements to how you meet up with and spend time with other players in games, as well as sharing content captured in those games to the wider world. For matchmaking specifically, Moss said EA is making changes to allow for a more personalised experience that pulls from data you share with EA. Moss stressed that EA is being mindful of respecting player privacy.- I like this idea, but, for The Sims specially, I would like to have an option to immerse in my own virtual world, but at the same time, I can also interact with the other players when I want to... like most MMO games out there... For example, like WOW where I can choose to play solo or with a team... I'm not really into data sharing, although it could be good in personalising individual experience... but, I would not like it if it's only meant for marketing purposes..Project Atlas is EA's new streaming and cloud technology, which will allow gamers to play graphics-intensive titles potentially in a browser because the content is streamed and not stored locally. EA is working on a streaming service of its own, but details about subscription pricing, titles, and more have not yet been disclosed. - I'm not against cloud technology, it's good in general as it's saving us a lot of space and will probably optimised our game experience... But, most of the time, I would like to play offline and pull my data locally. And I'm not into paying the subscription, possible upgrade, etc.... And I'm very concern about the security...EA also plans to leverage AI and machine-learning to make significant advancements to the believability of the interactions in its games. NPC behaviour stands to become far more realistic and dynamic, while the commentating in sports games could also get a boost of believability...."Leveraging AI and machine learning will also give game makers the ability to craft in-game interactions with non-playable characters or - NPCs in a way that is virtually indecipherable from a human interaction," Moss said. "So, instead of a pre-scripted, pattern-based logic for NPC behavior, this would make it possible for an NPC to engage in a way that is dynamic, contextual, and absolutely believable. - I personally like this idea as it's one of my research topics that I would like to explore in the future... The dynamic interaction is probably one of the best feature that EA could actually integrate in The Sims.. And with the new development of VR, I think it will be the best combo in the new gaming industry... But, in the end, I hope that we'll not immerse in the virtual world too much... :D

Admittedly, using machine learning for better AI sounds impressive (although it's expensive on processing power right now on EA's end, especially if it requires constant retraining to adapt), but the other online parts like cloud and streaming integration are a bit iffy to me, if only because of past experiences with online integration. Plus it's EA, so this sounds like another reason for microtransactions to creep into their games.

"icmnfrsh;c-16807992" wrote:Admittedly, using machine learning for better AI sounds impressive (although it's expensive on processing power right now on EA's end, especially if it requires constant retraining to adapt), but the other online parts like cloud and streaming integration are a bit iffy to me, if only because of past experiences with online integration. Plus it's EA, so this sounds like another reason for microtransactions to creep into their games.Couldn't agree more.. :D

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Cinebar
6 years ago
Didn't someone explain here, (to me) why the Frostbite engine wouldn't work for a game like The Sims? I think they did. lol I was corrected if I remember correctly that the Frostbite engine would have to have too many reworks and fixes (my language because I don't speak geek) and is better for MMORPGs and fighting, adventure type games. If they are going to focus on that engine and it wouldn't work for The Sims series then how does this make any of us feel good about a future Sim game using Frostbite. Hey, I don't know but a smart person told me Frostbite wouldn't be right for this series, and need way too many changes..so yeah, MMO is on it's way then right? :/
Cinebar
6 years ago
"catitude5;c-16854467" wrote:
Didn't we make it clear that most of us don't want other people in our game? I don't care what else you do, but I don't want to come back and someone has done something to my game that I don't want.

It seems if EA is going to build games where what ever is happening currently in real world would also influence a game, that means it would have to be played on a server and online, right? Or else, how would what is currently happening (whatever they meant) influence a game if you turned it off and came back to it and it's different? it would have to be played online. :s And if others can change or do something to another player's game that also means it would be a server world. It sure sounds like the next Sims' game would also be played that way on a server in an online world. This really bums me out. :|
Writin_Reg
6 years ago
"Cinebar;c-16853137" wrote:
Didn't someone explain here, (to me) why the Frostbite engine wouldn't work for a game like The Sims? I think they did. lol I was corrected if I remember correctly that the Frostbite engine would have to have too many reworks and fixes (my language because I don't speak geek) and is better for MMORPGs and fighting, adventure type games. If they are going to focus on that engine and it wouldn't work for The Sims series then how does this make any of us feel good about a future Sim game using Frostbite. Hey, I don't know but a smart person told me Frostbite wouldn't be right for this series, and need way too many changes..so yeah, MMO is on it's way then right? :/

Frostbyte 1 and 2 wouldn't have worked for our kind of Sims game - but Frostbyte 3 could be adapted for any kind of game. The problem would be on the players end - having the equipment to run something made on Frostbyte 3. Of course if they were going the direction of online and the cloud which I don't want for my Sims that would virtually eliminate needing a super computer. But yeah Frostbyte 3 could very much handle any kind of game with the right software.

https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmXoypizjW3WknFiJnKLwHCnL72vedxjQkDDP1mXWo6uco/wiki/Frostbite_(game_engine).html

Now they actually have a Frostbite 3.5 (I believe it is finished - but not sure) that definitely could handle a sims game.

https://www.ea.com/frostbite
FlyingPotato659
6 years ago
Can see myself being that attractive looking female sim just to marry another player just because they have a big mansion hoping I murder them in some way #MyLifeTimeRewardAsAGoldDiggerHasBeenCompleted

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