If something new is shown at EA Play regarding The Sims Franchise, what will it be?Seasons or The Sims 5? I would like either, though The Sims 5 with a release date of 2020 or 2021 would be good.

The next Expansion Pack. I doubt it woll be The Sims 5, do it amd backlash will start to rise again.

If EA has followed their usual plan about releasing a new basegame every 5 years and announcing each new basegame about 15 months before their release then of course it will be TS5! ;)Many simmers just don’t believe that because they think that TS4 still is missing all the “usual” EPs now that EA has replaced them with GPs and SPs instead. Beside that those simmers haven’t yet understood that it never was EA’s intention to just let TS4 become a new version of TS2 or TS3! Instead it always has been EA’s plan to let TS4 become a new and very different Sims game.So EA planned to let TS4 even become a Sims game without toddlers and also without all the “traditional” EPs. It should be a new game and simmers who preferred the old style were expected to just still play TS3.Later EA decided to release toddlers anyway though because the sales numbers for TS4 had been disappointing. So has EA also changed the plan about not releasing EPs like Seasons or University? I don’t know. But EA still mainly wants to release SPs and GPs because their low prices make them sell better and because they are much cheaper for EA to make. Also I am quite sure that EA wants the GPs to have mainly new content instead of becoming reduced versions of traditional EPs. But anyway all the traditional reasons why EA wants a new basegame to be released every 5 years are still clearly valid (mainly an old basegame not appealing to new simmers, new packs for an old basegame selling less and less and EA being unable to discount old packs without hurting the sales numbers for new packs). So unless EA really wants to stop the whole series soon I can’t see why EA shouldn’t announce TS5 in the middle of 2018 and release it about 15 months later as usual?

"TS1299;c-16347159" wrote:The next Expansion Pack. I doubt it woll be The Sims 5, do it amd backlash will start to rise again.They’ve never announced an EP at EAPlay before, and you’d think Cats & Dogs would have been the first, if they were to ever do so.No I don’t think it will be a pack announcement, it’s either a teaser for TS5, or nothing. No EP is big enough or important enough to break the trend of ‘no announcement at EAPlay.’

Something for Sims 4, I highly doubt we’ll see a Sims 5 any time soon. Creating stuff for Sims 4 is bringing in money now, why would they bother and put their energy into a completely new game?

"keylimepiesims;c-16347238" wrote:"TS1299;c-16347159" wrote:The next Expansion Pack. I doubt it woll be The Sims 5, do it amd backlash will start to rise again.They’ve never announced an EP at EAPlay before, and you’d think Cats & Dogs would have been the first, if they were to ever do so.No I don’t think it will be a pack announcement, it’s either a teaser for TS5, or nothing. No EP is big enough or important enough to break the trend of ‘no announcement at EAPlay.’The topic says if there is something new is shown, so It is just my wishful thinking :) Tho, I don't think that they will announce anything. Not even TS5. I don't think they are ready for announcing the next pack yet. They announced Cats and Dogs on August and it was still on development. Tho, I kinda wish they would announce one, even a gamepack lol. I mean a simple gamepack to wait during the dry content month(summer) is enough for me :)

If something new is shown at EA Play regarding The Sims Franchise, what do you think it will be?

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drake_mccarty
7 years ago
"TheGoodOldGamer;c-16403794" wrote:
Here's an update of that tweet:

https://twitter.com/TheSims/status/978663357036208129

It's for Sims 4. PC or console, maybe, but definitely not Sims 5.

Unless PC and console are getting a same day release (which we’ve been told won’t be the case), then it’s for PC. There is no value in heavily promoting content that has already been released on another platform, which is the case for all console DLC.
Loanet
New Adventurer
7 years ago
I don't like mods. They mess with my game.

Most of the time, what's in mods comes out officially anyway, and tends to be better too.
Simplyobsessed1
7 years ago
They will probably announce Seasons for PC and Cats & Dogs for console.
Simsfan991111
7 years ago
Probably just something sims mobile related even if it's just a demo/gameplay booth, possibly an announcement for console in regards to the next pc dlc being ported over and most likely an expansion pack announcement.
krunji
7 years ago
I bet they'll announce TS4 for Switch.
DestroyerSims
Rising Rookie
7 years ago
"agustd;c-16410384" wrote:
I bet they'll announce TS4 for Switch.

I'm pretty sure that would be in a Nintendo Direct.
justme22
7 years ago
"Simsfan99111;c-16404964" wrote:
Probably just something sims 4 mobile related even if it's just a demo/gameplay booth, possibly an announcement for console in regards to the next pc dlc being ported over and most likely an expansion pack announcement.

The Tweet specifically says "Sims 4 Experience" -- the mobile game is call "The Sims Mobile", no mention of The Sims 4.
Its_Simmersive
7 years ago
I'm telling y'all right now, they're gonna announce a sims 4 Virtual reality headset version
Cheekybits
7 years ago
"AspenSims;c-16410788" wrote:
I'm telling y'all right now, they're gonna announce a sims 4 Virtual reality headset version

Haha at that point I’ll just stick with real life.
krunji
7 years ago
"AspenSims;c-16410788" wrote:
I'm telling y'all right now, they're gonna announce a sims 4 Virtual reality headset version

I wouldn't be surprised at all. EA likes to believe things are only worth people's time if they they come from under their wing - I can totally see them believing people would actually want a VR Sims experience even though the entire VR thing was a major let down for gamers and has become a niche thing that still needs a lot of work.

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