EA Says 2021 will be another big year for The Sims 4

"DanmanNefarius;c-17719643" wrote:

"MichelleW;c-17719241" wrote:
I genuinely believe the sims team cares about creating the content that the community wants. The community is huge which means not every pack is going to be a hit for everyone. They send out surveys to see what the community wants. They seem genuinely excited during live streams etc. I think those of you saying they only mean a big year from a profit standpoint are wrong.
The further we get with the sims 4 the harder it will be to please everyone because many of the more popular things like seasons, pets, university have alreasy been done. When sims 5 launches we will likely not have those things and the cycle will start again so I personally hope the sims 4 sticks around for a while. Is it perfect? No def not. The set dressing worlds and lack of depth in the personality of sims is a complaint for me. I think next year we will see an increase in diversity and content based around the surveys sent out this year. I think something similar to generations is coming. Either way I hope whatever comes brings that old school excitment that seems to be around snowy escape.

ahhh the positivity of the naive :) i am sure the dev team cares but you clearly underestimate EA's greed, more specific, the EA CEO s greed. because in the end they call the shots and well, they probabely struck a deal with Disney to promote their failing Star Wars franchise and boom: a pack nobody cares about ;) and do you really agree this year was good?? because i myself harshly have to disagree. nothing but very lackluster content this year imo i didn't bother buying any of the pack they released this year apart from university simply because they all just didn't appeal to me at all, and in general sims 4 packs are way too expensive for what they add to the game

I do prefer having an optimistic outlook... My screen name for this forum is literally my name, clearly I have been playing the sims for a while. Star Wars is a huge franchise, definitely not failing. You may be too young to see that, I'm not insulting you, young is not an insult. Many people, especially older people with money, love Star Wars. I was hyped to have it in my game. I would much rather have than then fairies or zombies. That is part of the point I was trying to make. The sims community is huge and not every thing they create is going to appeal to everyone. EA is a business which means they exist to make money. That is a given. They cannot continue to make games if they don't make money. In order to make money they need to create content that people will buy. If 70% of the community is likely to buy a world travel pack but only 50% is willing to buy a farming pack... which one do you think they are going to make ?. From that standpoint I think Star Wars was a flop for EA, which cost them revenue. A big year hopefully means lots of stuff for me the consumer to buy. Things that will make me happy to purchase. That is the relationship between the business and the consumer... Also, remember expansion packs typically go on sale for half off about 6 months after they come out. If you don't think it is worth $40 wait and buy it for $20. I paid $30 for Eco and I regret nothing. It was worth $30 for me, but not $40.