I wouldn't mind in game ads if they put them on billboards and maybe in-game TV commercials?

I think that is an awesome idea.... they could even add newspapers back and put some adds in them too.

The Sims 4 is EA’s most profitable non-licensed game (meaning they don’t have to pay for the license on games like Star Wars or FIFA).

We know this because EA have told investors in financial conferences.

The thing is, we don’t know what kind of budget cuts EA are making. It may have nothing to do with how much the game is making. It may be cutting down resources that aren’t providing for the business.

As much as everyone on this forum loves to believe they know the ins and outs of what happens at EA, they don’t.

The Guru that has left EA (I won’t name names) was the lead designer for Expansion Packs. The last two Expansion Packs have come after 12 month intervals, very unusual for this franchise. *Perhaps* there were some creative differences that meant EA see this as a problem as they are the more expensive DLC and the type fans usually demand most.

It may have been a case of “step down from the role or leave” type is situation that happens a lot in the Entertainment industry.

Either way, I wouldn’t worry that the game isn’t making enough money. It’s probably more in relation to a specific thing and everyone has taken it as a broad “The game isn’t making money!”


Also, EA actually did this with the Urbz, they had Red Bull ads, Car dealer ads, phone carrier details, some real shop names etc. I can tell you it looks CHEAP and they do NOT stand the test of time. Seeing all these Simlish signs etc and then seeing English real life brands. It ruins the immersion that this is YOUR world.

Do you mean put real-life ads for real-life products in a real-life language in the computer game?

I don't think that's a good idea at all. Especially since I'm already paying for the game itself. Unless you are referring to a free game?



I'm fine with sim products from the sim world being advertised in Simlish. They already do that, though.

"jackjack_k;c-16443358" wrote:
The Sims 4 is EA’s most profitable non-licensed game (meaning they don’t have to pay for the license on games like Star Wars or FIFA).

We know this because EA have told investors in financial conferences.

The thing is, we don’t know what kind of budget cuts EA are making. It may have nothing to do with how much the game is making. It may be cutting down resources that aren’t providing for the business.

As much as everyone on this forum loves to believe they know the ins and outs of what happens at EA, they don’t.

SimGuruDaniel was the lead designer for Expansion Packs. The last two Expansion Packs have come after 12 month intervals, very unusual for this franchise. *Perhaps* there were some creative differences that meant EA see this as a problem as they are the more expensive DLC and the type fans usually demand most.

It may have been a case of “step down from the role or leave” type is situation that happens a lot in the Entertainment industry.

Either way, I wouldn’t worry that the game isn’t making enough money. It’s probably more in relation to a specific thing and everyone has taken it as a broad “The game isn’t making money!”


Also, EA actually did this with the Urbz, they had Red Bull ads, Car dealer ads, phone carrier details, some real shop names etc. I can tell you it looks CHEAP and they do NOT stand the test of time. Seeing all these Simlish signs etc and then seeing English real life brands. It ruins the immersion that this is YOUR world.

Yes I meant real life ads. They could even get creative and use simlish perhaps. I just want Sims 4 to have as much revenue as possible because I don't want to see the game's cycle end is all. I never really played Urbz but it always seems to get great reviews.

Sorry but why would you want ads in a game you've at least paid $60 for? I would never buy a game that wants to throw ads on my face when I paid for it.

"@alan650111;c-16443365" wrote:

"jackjack_k;c-16443358" wrote:
The Sims 4 is EA’s most profitable non-licensed game (meaning they don’t have to pay for the license on games like Star Wars or FIFA).

We know this because EA have told investors in financial conferences.

The thing is, we don’t know what kind of budget cuts EA are making. It may have nothing to do with how much the game is making. It may be cutting down resources that aren’t providing for the business.

As much as everyone on this forum loves to believe they know the ins and outs of what happens at EA, they don’t.

SimGuruDaniel was the lead designer for Expansion Packs. The last two Expansion Packs have come after 12 month intervals, very unusual for this franchise. *Perhaps* there were some creative differences that meant EA see this as a problem as they are the more expensive DLC and the type fans usually demand most.

It may have been a case of “step down from the role or leave” type is situation that happens a lot in the Entertainment industry.

Either way, I wouldn’t worry that the game isn’t making enough money. It’s probably more in relation to a specific thing and everyone has taken it as a broad “The game isn’t making money!”


Also, EA actually did this with the Urbz, they had Red Bull ads, Car dealer ads, phone carrier details, some real shop names etc. I can tell you it looks CHEAP and they do NOT stand the test of time. Seeing all these Simlish signs etc and then seeing English real life brands. It ruins the immersion that this is YOUR world.

Yes I meant real life ads. They could even get creative and use simlish perhaps. I just want Sims 4 to have as much revenue as possible because I don't want to see the game's cycle end is all. I never really played Urbz but it always seems to get great reviews.

The Sims 4 brings EA the most revenue. Relax :)

"@06Bon06;c-16443388" wrote:
Sorry but why would you want ads in a game you've at least paid $60 for? I would never buy a game that wants to throw ads on my face when I paid for it.

People are believing the hype that The Sims franchise is doomed on PC. Despite expanding it to console recently.

All it takes is to see how much the The Sims 4 has expanded in the last 6 months to know how well it’s doing. They don’t bring a dead game to more platforms.

"jackjack_k;c-16443419" wrote:

"@06Bon06;c-16443388" wrote:
Sorry but why would you want ads in a game you've at least paid $60 for? I would never buy a game that wants to throw ads on my face when I paid for it.

People are believing the hype that The Sims franchise is doomed on PC. Despite expanding it to console recently.

All it takes is to see how much the The Sims 4 has expanded in the last 6 months to know how well it’s doing. They don’t bring a dead game to more platforms.

I know but I still don't get why you'd want a company to make ad revenue from a game you bought. I just legitimately wonder if there will be another sims PC game since they seem to work pretty well on console. Maybe they want to switch completely to get rid of the system requirements problem.

I would mind. I loathe constant advertisements.

The budget isn't really based around the profits, if you're thinking it's not making enough or something. I'm not sure what they base their budgets on, but profits get spread out across a bunch of EA properties, it doesn't all come right back to Maxis. So even if you did include ads (which would have to be converted into simlish and thus pretty pointless anyways, unless we're talking packs like Katy Perry lol), that wouldn't really reflect on a bigger budget down the line.