Is there really a Sims 5 coming out?

I think I remember reading in a blog or interview somewhere that Sims 5 was in the early stages of development, and the same interview is the source of all the concern about Sims 5 being Multiplayer On Line.

I'm pretty sure that's the extent of what's been officially released.

Aside from that one interview tho we can only speculate based on EAxis's inner remake of teams and stuff
I'm taking a guess to say that Sims 5 is in the last stages of pre-production and will start going into production this year

We'll get more official info in early 2022 with a release in early 2023

"SinaMegapolis;c-17452607" wrote:
Aside from that one interview tho we can only speculate based on EAxis's inner remake of teams and stuff
I'm taking a guess to say that Sims 5 is in the last stages of pre-production and will start going into production this year

We'll get more official info in early 2022 with a release in early 2023

They won’t be able to go into full production until most of the team is done with TS4, as they don’t have enough staff to have both TS5 and a TS4 pack to be in full production at the same time. Pretty sure TS4’s pre-production started in 2009 or 2010 but didn’t go into full production until early 2013 when the team was done with TS3: Island Paradise, the last EP made at Redwood Shores.

The full production period is comparatively short due to how expensive it is. There is no reason they would go into full production until they have everything planned out & are very sure about what kind of game they’re gonna make. Expect the game to spend like 3 years in pre-production and only 12-18 months in full production.

Dear god, I hope so!

i hope they come out with a sims 5 but more thing to doe in it

I think it has been in development since late 2018 by a small team led by SimGuru Grant, they’ve hired some new people to work on a new title and in an entirely new studio... I’d expect an announcement next year and a 2022 release

"AlexSimmerman;c-17453983" wrote:
I think it has been in development since late 2018 by a small team led by SimGuru Grant, they’ve hired some new people to work on a new title and in an entirely new studio... I’d expect an announcement next year and a 2022 release

I also think it's already in production. They won't tell us nothing untill it's almost released, i think, cause that would lower sells in the remaining sims 4 packs.

Yes, OP, it's true. But none of us know if it will be titled The Sims 5. EA had job listings for Maxis on Glassdoor site a few years ago hiring new developers and managers etc and other positions for a new Sim (by Maxis) Triple A game. They have since listed a few newer positions for this project in the last year or so. Our best guess is the game has been in development for a few years now. But whether EA sticks with it or not is another matter. Sometimes they work on stuff then trash it or pull the plugs on new games. But this one was for Maxis and what does Maxis do? they make Sim games. Our best guess is this is The Sims 5 since this franchise is the only one done by Maxis that gets a AAA budget.

Rumors fly around it's multi player because the CEO hints at multiplayer in a few interviews when he speaks about the entirety of The Sim franchise. Rumors fly around it has to be a multiplayer because EA as a whole has been hard at work building a new AI called S.E.E.D. which is rumored to be used in all future games produced by EA (which would include Maxis)

S.E.E.D. AI is supposed to be a revolutionary AI that we have never seen before, (mainly for RPGs and Shooter games) but would also change world events and every time you loaded a game things would be different...it seems it would be logical that would mean a server world in a shooter or RPG game, right? But what about Maxis games?

Well, logic would seem to suggest, yes, they would also take advantage of this new remarkable AI and use some of that in their own games, too. Since EA wants all their games to use this new AI. (rummors, but many articles about S.E.E.D.)

So, yes, Maxis did hire new employees for a new Sim game (it was stated on Glassdoor) and it's a AAA game..and that can only mean a new Sim game of this franchise and not a spin off...because Spin offs don't get a AAA budget. And why so many of us also believe it's a multiplayer is because they also stressed the position of needing someone who is very familar with live service and how to do that, and maintain that, and or whatever live service workers do. That job offer was listed last year..so it may be closer than we know and we all know multiplayer or microtransaction games love live service updates to buy that little thing you need to get ahead.

There are hints...I don't remember them all, there have been so many different posts and topics about it...

A couple of years ago Maxis moved a lot of people around, people changed places and roles which could be because they were changing their production, but it could also be because they just moved around some people.

SimguruGrant who often responded to questions about the sims4 on twitter, said one day that he did not work on the sims4, and when people asked him what he was working on he simply responded "not the sims4".

Maxis have hired a lot of new people lately to work on what seems to be a new game.

EA mentioned during their Q3 2020 financial and accompanying earnings call that they are planning to make 14 titles, where four games are from established IP's. The sims could be one of those four, unless EA have said something else since then.

Given that making video games takes such a long time to make I think Maxis are working on a sequel and have been working for a while already, but at what state it is in, no one can really say.

Part of me is hoping that the reason why...their support for the sims4 seems to be...less than it was, is because they are busy working on other things.

In the latest roadmap they said they are not working on multiplayer, so maybe other type of live service, like Jasmine Holiday perhaps.