This probably will be the end f the series. Not as in they won't make more sims 4 packs, but as in Sims 4 is the final game. The news about the layoffs are troubling, but budget cuts?They fired even sims Veterens Then there is this little thread. https://www.reddit.com/user/fashionPolice2001 You can take as you will but its obvious this will probably be the last Sims game in the series.

I agree. The game is on life support. I expect the plug will be pulled.

No it's not obvious at all. If this was an insider.. big, big if. He/she is disgruntled and there is no telling why they were let go. They are also making a career mistake posting this in case they are found out... so that alone would make them dubious in my book. I think the Sims 4 is meant to last awhile.. which they have been telling us from early on. That doesn't mean there will be no 5 or reboot. They might just take a breather between them, if tech advances there might be a much better game in the next installment when it happens.

I don't have a huge problem with the Sims 4 being their last game. I would have a problem if EA stopped developing it. It still has so much more that can be done with it. Sims 4 runs much better than the other Sims PC games, even with the bug and glitches. I think like most big companies, EA may have gotten too far ahead of themselves. You cannot make everyone happy, but listening to the community as a guide is a way to start. I just feel like they lost the vision somewhere. When it was just a Maxis studio, there was nothing I didn't love. I understand companies get acquired but forgetting that initial vision and direction is a mistake of sorts. EA can come back from this. There are some of us loyal followers who started playing as pre-teens and are now parents and adults ourselves. If someone is laid off from a job, there are multiple reason why this could have happened. Now leaving the PC version in the background and letting Sims mobile takeover. I don't know. I am 30 something years old and don't enjoy playing games on my phone. That makes my head and eyes hurt. I will do it every now and then, but it will never be my main way of playing any game. Hopefully, EA doing this bit of housecleaning will lead the Sims franchise out of this rut. Some of the gurus didn't always seem so professional when it came to interacting with the community. No matter how someone talks to you doesn't not mean you respond in that same manner. I would have never done that at my job. Simmers are very passionate and just want to feel like they are being heard. "Feel like", which does not mean every single little idea from a consumer doesn't need to be translated over to the game. It means using the information shared my simmers to shape the direction of the future the Sims 4.

"Hermitgirl;c-16444753" wrote:No it's not obvious at all. If this was an insider.. big, big if. He/she is disgruntled and there is no telling why they were let go. They are also making a career mistake posting this in case they are found out... so that alone would make them dubious in my book. I think the Sims 4 is meant to last awhile.. which they have been telling us from early on. That doesn't mean there will be no 5 or reboot. They might just take a breather between them, if tech advances there might be a much better game in the next installment when it happens.They are already fired though.They have nothing to loose.This person publish a comment on development months ago.So there probably legit.If yhey havnt been starting to make sims 5 yet .They are probably are not going to do it

"Horrorgirl6;c-16444788" wrote:"Hermitgirl;c-16444753" wrote:No it's not obvious at all. If this was an insider.. big, big if. He/she is disgruntled and there is no telling why they were let go. They are also making a career mistake posting this in case they are found out... so that alone would make them dubious in my book. I think the Sims 4 is meant to last awhile.. which they have been telling us from early on. That doesn't mean there will be no 5 or reboot. They might just take a breather between them, if tech advances there might be a much better game in the next installment when it happens.They are already fired though.They have nothing to loose.This person publish a comment on development months ago.So there probably legit.If yhey havnt been starting to make sims 5 yet .They are probably are not going to do it And they never want another job in the industry? That is poor judgement if true. If also true .. so they haven't begun a Sims 5 .. so what? How does that mean the Sims will never make another game?

I think this is the end of the sim series

Hermitgirl
New Spectator
7 years ago
@GabbyGirlJ I didn't say they would. I'm just saying that being anon online can backfire. This just indicates to me poor judgement if they are a professional. I doubt they are who they say they are, If they are.. then they have poor judgement or are possibly not employable for some reason.
If they have some massive axe to grind .. that's a pretty sad way to get it out there.
Horrorgirl6
Seasoned Hotshot
7 years ago
"Hermitgirl;c-16444937" wrote:
@GabbyGirlJ I didn't say they would. I'm just saying that being anon online can backfire. This just indicates to me poor judgement if they are a professional. I doubt they are who they say they are, If they are.. then they have poor judgement or are possibly not employable for some reason.
If they have some massive axe to grind .. that's a pretty sad way to get it out there.

Still its a fake name on a redfit post? Its not like its on the person twityer or favebook
Hermitgirl
New Spectator
7 years ago
"Horrorgirl6;c-16444938" wrote:
"Hermitgirl;c-16444937" wrote:
@GabbyGirlJ I didn't say they would. I'm just saying that being anon online can backfire. This just indicates to me poor judgement if they are a professional. I doubt they are who they say they are, If they are.. then they have poor judgement or are possibly not employable for some reason.
If they have some massive axe to grind .. that's a pretty sad way to get it out there.

Still its a fake name on a redfit post? Its not like its on the person twityer or favebook

yes.. fake name.. on reddit... exactly..
astridentanja
7 years ago
"TronesiaT;c-16444780" wrote:
I don't have a huge problem with the Sims 4 being their last game. I would have a problem if EA stopped developing it. It still has so much more that can be done with it. Sims 4 runs much better than the other Sims PC games, even with the bug and glitches. I think like most big companies, EA may have gotten too far ahead of themselves. You cannot make everyone happy, but listening to the community as a guide is a way to start. I just feel like they lost the vision somewhere. When it was just a Maxis studio, there was nothing I didn't love. I understand companies get acquired but forgetting that initial vision and direction is a mistake of sorts. EA can come back from this. There are some of us loyal followers who started playing as pre-teens and are now parents and adults ourselves.

If someone is laid off from a job, there are multiple reason why this could have happened. Now leaving the PC version in the background and letting Sims mobile takeover. I don't know. I am 30 something years old and don't enjoy playing games on my phone. That makes my head and eyes hurt. I will do it every now and then, but it will never be my main way of playing any game.

Hopefully, EA doing this bit of housecleaning will lead the Sims franchise out of this rut. Some of the gurus didn't always seem so professional when it came to interacting with the community. No matter how someone talks to you doesn't not mean you respond in that same manner. I would have never done that at my job. Simmers are very passionate and just want to feel like they are being heard. "Feel like", which does not mean every single little idea from a consumer doesn't need to be translated over to the game. It means using the information shared my simmers to shape the direction of the future the Sims 4.

Bit of housecleaning? Are you actually referring to dismissing a dev that has been working on the franchise for 20 years when you say a bit of housecleaning, necessary ‘to lead them out of this rut’, or am I totally misinterpreting? I’d say it rather maneuvers them into a rut.
astridentanja
7 years ago
"Horrorgirl6;d-938953" wrote:
This probably will be the end f the series. Not as in they won't make more sims 4 packs, but as in Sims 4 is the final game.
The news about the layoffs are troubling, but budget cuts?They fired even sims Veterens Then there is this little thread. https://www.reddit.com/user/fashionPolice2001 You can take as you will but its obvious this will probably be the last Sims game in the series.

Is something wrong with the link now or with my Reddit account? I see nothing... :(
"flowerkitten67;c-16445229" wrote:
Not saying this is even right or anything. But. Why should they go on making new sims games forever? What do some people expect Sims 5/6/7/8? I for one , think it would be just fine if Sims 4 happened to be the final game. So long as its completed by the end of development.

Yes, that’s clearly what ‘some people’ are hoping. And some people don’t care whether they make Sims 4 complete or not. If it isn’t after 4 years, I’d say there’s something terribly wrong anyway.
GabbyGirlJ
7 years ago
"JoAnne65;c-16445233" wrote:
"Horrorgirl6;d-938953" wrote:
This probably will be the end f the series. Not as in they won't make more sims 4 packs, but as in Sims 4 is the final game.
The news about the layoffs are troubling, but budget cuts?They fired even sims Veterens Then there is this little thread. https://www.reddit.com/user/fashionPolice2001 You can take as you will but its obvious this will probably be the last Sims game in the series.

Is something wrong with the link now or with my Reddit account? I see nothing... :(

Click the link, then click Comments, should be there.
Erpeerpe
7 years ago
"meerkattime;c-16444791" wrote:
The most worrying thing is that no one from the PC team has come out to tell us that the rumors are fake.

They can’t. EA doesn’t allow ordinary devs to talk about future games at all before they are announced. Therefore they can neither confirm nor deny any rumors. Only chosen top managers are allowed to comment on such things and they haven’t been asked. EA’s top also have many other games to care about. So they aren’t busy about such fake comments from somebody who claims to be a former dev but can’t be identified anyway.

IMO those comments are clearly false because they are made in a way that only a simmer but not a developer would comment. If they were from a former developer then they would have been more about how they worked in the studio.
astridentanja
7 years ago
"GabbyGirlJ;c-16445310" wrote:
"JoAnne65;c-16445233" wrote:
"Horrorgirl6;d-938953" wrote:
This probably will be the end f the series. Not as in they won't make more sims 4 packs, but as in Sims 4 is the final game.
The news about the layoffs are troubling, but budget cuts?They fired even sims Veterens Then there is this little thread. https://www.reddit.com/user/fashionPolice2001 You can take as you will but its obvious this will probably be the last Sims game in the series.

Is something wrong with the link now or with my Reddit account? I see nothing... :(

Click the link, then click Comments, should be there.

Oh, thanks :mrgreen: Yep, that worked. I notice most posts are recent, except for a post 283 days ago, where they presented a fun fact about GTW. Which for me supports the feeling it might be real. Mind you, not saying it’s actual proof, just something I notice.
EA_Cian
7 years ago
Hi folks!

I'm closing this thread as we already have (and have had) some threads very similar to this.
dagdasqueen
7 years ago
Doubtful that it is the end. It's still widely successful as a franchise. They're not so dumb as to drop off one of the best sellers, even if that means the title will become more mobile-based/casual or something, it'll still be there. Bet.