Interview with Senior Producer SimGuruDuke

"luthienrising;c-17213730" wrote:
Selected out (with highlights) for people who are determined that there's still a Sims 5 on the near horizon and that Sims 4 is not popular:

... Duke's impression is that it may still be a while yet before we see a new major entry. Even though five years is the longest gap we've seen between two numbered Sims titles, Duke says he still has ideas for content they can add to keep players busy for several more years at least.

"We talk a lot about a three-year view," he says. "What are we doing over the next few years? What do we have planned? ... My technical directors are terrified when I tell them I want to build DLC for five more years. But if our audience is there and our community is asking for more, we certainly have the ideas.

"We're still drawing more players than we've ever had, year-over-year ... For us, it's exciting that we're not heading into the next iteration right now. Instead, we're talking about what we've never done, and themes no one has ever thought about.

And I absolutely adore this phrasing and how it brings together "realistic" and "nonrealistic" Simming:

The Sims series encompasses a lot of what people like in simulation games broadly, which Duke identifies as the ability to experience the extraordinary within the ordinary.

Also <3

"Frankly, I think everyone's life would be better if they had the opportunity to spend some time in The Sims," he says. "It's a special place, and I think you learn something about who you are and a lot about other people and other stories.

"cheescaeks;c-17213739" wrote:
i am so up for five more years of sims 4. this game still runs so smoothly 5 years in with all packs installed, the team has been fantastic with keeping this game working so smoothly i can't wait to see what else they have planned.