I have heard the rumours and so far I am feeling anxious. I have been waiting for a while to hear that maybe, over the next two years there might be a new game that would be interesting enough for me to want to buy it. I know that nothing was ever guaranteed but my hopes are on a PC game for The Sims as I am not interested in any other platforms. The recent rumour about the next game being mobile only is very worrying. I do not play mobile games and have no intention of doing so either. I don't use apps and when it comes to The Sims then I want the real thing. I want a large screen which I have already. I want full control and not some flimsy design that is only going to get boring after five minutes. So I will say this now, if the next game, whatever it is will only be a mobile game then that would be a huge disappointment for me and many other players. The game has so much potential to be done on new technology and much of that was lot on TS4 but I feel that the series needs a fresh start and a second chance. I think that with the right mind set and the level of commitment seen in the past then a future Sims game 'The Sims 5' could be excellent and could appeal to everyone. This is a series with nearly 20 years behind it and so many new things that could be tried out. Why throw all that away for some silly phone app? I am deeply concerned about this news and I hope that over the next year we actually get an announcement of what could be 'the best Sims game ever made' but at the moment it feels like we are getting hints towards just another disappointment :(What are everyone else's views on this?Also please keep this thread on topic and do not talk about EA staff, I have seen other threads closed for those reasons. Those who do not respect the thread will be reported and blocked

I had the mobile app on my phone, I deleted it last night. I downloaded it the day it was released and managed to play it for a few hours out of curiosity, and never spent a dime in it, but ultimately I got so incredibly bored with it my eyes started to cross. I haven't played it since and now that rumor has it that it may kill the real thing, I want nothing to do with it. The mobile versions are just not fun. The play structure is incredibly limited and the the other word I used to describe it in another thread was claustrophobic. You just can't pour all of your thoughts, feelings, and stories into a mobile app. Sorry EA, but I think you're making a terrible mistake.

I had the time to shift platforms and see the PC version was the best fit for me. I fear that things are changing and people who ae using the mobile version will not get a chance to transition to TS4. It might be coming to an end, but it doesn't feel like a complete game to entice new gamers.I got into the Sims franchise by playing one of the mobile games. But it was a cash pit that had time constraints. I refused to put money towards it and got into Sims PC games. The two platforms are completely different and people who play one aren't always going to shift platforms. I got hooked on Sims 2 and bought every expansion. I then got Sims 3 and two packs. And everything in Sims 4. I'm hoping that the event in June will prove there is hope for the future in Sims PC. I would be disappointed in everything shifting to mobile. I won't be downloading the new mobile game. I have never looked back, after finding the freedom to play how I want without waiting a day to complete the task.

Same here. No Mobile games for me.No mobile game can replace a PC Version. It's just by far not the same, and cannot provide the same experience.

I have The Sims Mobile but don't play it much. I'm not into the idea of mobile games having micro-transactions. That's why I've always loved the Sims series---I pay once and do whatever I want.Very upset to hear gurus and staff have been laid off. I have a lot of feelings on this, but I'm too upset to share them right now.

If The Sims is only going to be a mobile game in the future then I am gone

184 Replies

alanmichael1
Seasoned Ace
8 years ago
Me too.
JanuaryGarnet08
Seasoned Ace
8 years ago
I had the mobile app on my phone, I deleted it last night. I downloaded it the day it was released and managed to play it for a few hours out of curiosity, and never spent a dime in it, but ultimately I got so incredibly bored with it my eyes started to cross. I haven't played it since and now that rumor has it that it may kill the real thing, I want nothing to do with it. The mobile versions are just not fun. The play structure is incredibly limited and the the other word I used to describe it in another thread was claustrophobic. You just can't pour all of your thoughts, feelings, and stories into a mobile app. Sorry EA, but I think you're making a terrible mistake.
marshacompton
8 years ago
I had the time to shift platforms and see the PC version was the best fit for me. I fear that things are changing and people who ae using the mobile version will not get a chance to transition to TS4. It might be coming to an end, but it doesn't feel like a complete game to entice new gamers.

I got into the Sims franchise by playing one of the mobile games. But it was a cash pit that had time constraints. I refused to put money towards it and got into Sims PC games. The two platforms are completely different and people who play one aren't always going to shift platforms. I got hooked on Sims 2 and bought every expansion. I then got Sims 3 and two packs. And everything in Sims 4.

I'm hoping that the event in June will prove there is hope for the future in Sims PC. I would be disappointed in everything shifting to mobile. I won't be downloading the new mobile game. I have never looked back, after finding the freedom to play how I want without waiting a day to complete the task.
DomainGoat90
Seasoned Ace
8 years ago
Same here. No Mobile games for me.

No mobile game can replace a PC Version. It's just by far not the same, and cannot provide the same experience.
ADashofAsh90
Seasoned Ace
8 years ago
I have The Sims Mobile but don't play it much. I'm not into the idea of mobile games having micro-transactions. That's why I've always loved the Sims series---I pay once and do whatever I want.

Very upset to hear gurus and staff have been laid off. I have a lot of feelings on this, but I'm too upset to share them right now.
bekkasan
8 years ago

I refuse on general principles to play mobile games. EA will not receive a nickel from me on blatant cash grabs.
I don't want to play any games that are tied to the internet that I can't play when I want, where I want and how I want.
So, no more sims games for me after my disks break.
I will not play on Origin. If my internet is down I can't play my favorite game, that is ludicrous.
Lots of other things I do enjoy doing, and will go back to those.
But, for now, my disks work, and Sims 3 just loaded so happy simming y'all.
SimsFan19922015
Seasoned Veteran
8 years ago
Me too. I didn't like playing it on a phone so I deleted it. I hated having to wait for energy when it depleted and I'm not going to spend extra money on items or energy.
AlbaWaterhouse
8 years ago
I despise the majority of mobile games and what they stand for. So yeah, it's a big NO from me.
Plus it is just simply not comparable. Sims Mobile is the opposite of sand box and creativity to start with.
MarrisaPlays
8 years ago
There is this tiny grain of hope that it wont go mobile they will just have a smaller team which could be bad or good depending on how stays/comes in.

If we are seeing the signs of the end and it does go totally mobile im out. i can not stand mobile sims games or just about any other game on mobile. The only thing i have played with any regularity is solitaire or Sudoku while waiting for things. I always knew the sims would end someday but its sad to see it like this. I feel like sims 5 is not planned at all and the sims 4 will be run on a skeleton crew till the content line up is completed.
AineOfMay
Seasoned Ace
8 years ago
I haven't even glanced at the sims mobile game. I will never play the sims on mobile. Just never. It's a bad idea and doesn't fit the sims franchise.
RIP Sims.