@ANNETTE1951 @graventhe The gurus have reiterated numerous times on Twitter and other feeds that there are still years of content planned for TS4. I don't believe TS5 will be coming anytime soon.
@doogerie While the concept of TS5 is exciting, there's a lot to be said for following the format of online games here and just consistently updating and revitalizing a stabilized game to keep it new and fresh for years to come. It's very common in MMOs and MOBAs, and some of those games are reaching the 10-20 year marks, so I don't see why continuing to support and improve TS4 would be an issue. Granted, EA would want to reset the game with a new model simply on grounds that we have to buy everything again, but if they didn't, and just kept adding to TS4 and improving it and bug fixing it and so forth, it could really become something amazing. Plus, I think one of the minor flaws of the Sims is that at the point of it's release, it requires a lot out of your machine, so if it can get to the point where more machines are capable of running it at full capacity because of technology advances, that makes players happy because they can run the game without lag, memory dumps, or other issues that occur when games are trying to constantly press the boundaries. Back to the MMOs and MOBAs, they deliberately do their models/art styles to be simpler so that lower end machines can still operate the game - it not only helps those with higher end machines run the games beautifully at full blast, but it also massively increases their player base too, as it's more accessible to people who might not have been able to invest in the greatest computer ever.
