So this is what they said in the last year's Behind The Sims Summit about The Sims 4:”We are committed to bringing new content in the form of packs, kits, free updates, and Sims Delivery Express drops to The Sims 4 into the foreseeable future. As a sneak peak of what’s to come, during the Behind The Sims Summit we took a look at early concept developments that will be featured in future The Sims 4 expansion packs. We’re also excited to share that infants will be arriving in early 2023!”Hmmm…I hope Rene won't cause the end of the Sims 4…also not to mention the fact that Sims Freeplay and Sims Mobile have coexisted peacefully for YEARS now and are still supported and getting new content updates rather regularly. This time around Maxis seems to have no actual reason or excuse to cease any more Sims 4 content packs and updates, with The Sims 3 there was a clear limit of how many packs they were able to create before the game could no longer tolerate it, but I have heard the opposite for The Sims 4.Could Maxis confirm we will continue to get Sims 4 packs for many more years? <3

Hopefully, The thing is that game studios don't tend to have people work on larger multiple projects like this, when they are getting ready to release a new game they tend to have something called "full production" which is when everything has been decided and they want to focus on getting the new game done. That's when studios tend to be silent, and if they are supporting other games then they tend to not release any major new content because they want everyone to be able to work on their new game and getting it finished. When they announced project Rene during the last sims summit and said that they had 2 more expansion packs planned then I guessed that would mean that they planned to support The Sims 4 for at least two more years and after that they would decide if they would go into full production to finish Project Rene.I know that they have said that they have separate teams, but they are going to reach a point where they are not going to be able to change a lot more and just need to work on creating everything that they have decided to make.

"logion;c-18280508" wrote:Hopefully, The thing is that game studios don't tend to have people work on larger multiple projects like this, when they are getting ready to release a new game they tend to have something called "full production" which is when everything has been decided and they want to focus on getting the new game done. That's when studios tend to be silent, and if they are supporting other games then they tend to not release any major new content because they want everyone to be able to work on their new game and getting it finished. When they announced project Rene during the last sims summit and said that they had 2 more expansion packs planned then I guessed that would mean that they planned to support The Sims 4 for at least two more years and after that they would decide if they would go into full production to finish Project Rene.I know that they have said that they have separate teams, but they are going to reach a point where they are not going to be able to change a lot more and just need to work on creating everything that they have decided to make.Yes but didn't Simmatically confirmed on Twitter that Horse Ranch EP will not be the last EP? The way they replied with an emoji or something implies that there may be way more content planned for The Sims 4 than some of us have been expecting…also I saw in another thread the awesome @LeGardePourpre stating that it may take even more years for Rene to be ”finished” before being ready for an official release due to the fact that they are going to make it both, a mobile and PC game experience. So maybe what they said is true? :O

To be honest I don't know. They said "years" are left but we don't know how many years. And I don't know if they would produce content for both at the same time. I do however, totally understand how you feel because I don't want ts4 to end either!! There is so much more they could still bring to it! I would be thrilled with another 10 years.Ts5 might actually be a good game but still, that means years of waiting for content all over again. I still have tons to do in ts4 that would keep me busy for years but I would miss the exciting announcements for ts4. And I know a lot of modders and builders would most likely drop ts4 and move to ts5.

Also, I heard from one source that Rene is set to release in 2028. This could be just a rumour, but I kind of hope it is true, because Sims 4 definitely needs way more improvements and the way they just announced the new Behind The Sims Summit and Rene's involvement in it makes me worried that Sims 4 is not going to last for as long as many of us hoped for. I will be very upset if Maxis wants to lose millions of customers willing to pay for new packs for The Sims 4, this time they cannot use the ”we can no longer make more packs for Sims 2/3 because the game has a limit cap for DLC” card as an excuse to end the series. I am not going to be happy at all once Rene is out if we are going to get the same amount of silence for 1-2 years in case they stop making new Sims 4 content before Rene arrives and the base game will be yet another empty canvas for possibilities and potential that could go for a waste.

They said all this like, 2 years ago. So years has happened, realistically. The sims 4 team has already been reduced due to Project Rene, which tells me they are a lot closer to moving everyone over than you might think.

Is this promise about future Sims 4 content true?

logionX
Seasoned Hotshot
2 years ago
Hopefully,

The thing is that game studios don't tend to have people work on larger multiple projects like this, when they are getting ready to release a new game they tend to have something called "full production" which is when everything has been decided and they want to focus on getting the new game done. That's when studios tend to be silent, and if they are supporting other games then they tend to not release any major new content because they want everyone to be able to work on their new game and getting it finished.

When they announced project Rene during the last sims summit and said that they had 2 more expansion packs planned then I guessed that would mean that they planned to support The Sims 4 for at least two more years and after that they would decide if they would go into full production to finish Project Rene.

I know that they have said that they have separate teams, but they are going to reach a point where they are not going to be able to change a lot more and just need to work on creating everything that they have decided to make.
Superstara140
Seasoned Novice
2 years ago
"logion;c-18280508" wrote:
Hopefully,

The thing is that game studios don't tend to have people work on larger multiple projects like this, when they are getting ready to release a new game they tend to have something called "full production" which is when everything has been decided and they want to focus on getting the new game done. That's when studios tend to be silent, and if they are supporting other games then they tend to not release any major new content because they want everyone to be able to work on their new game and getting it finished.

When they announced project Rene during the last sims summit and said that they had 2 more expansion packs planned then I guessed that would mean that they planned to support The Sims 4 for at least two more years and after that they would decide if they would go into full production to finish Project Rene.

I know that they have said that they have separate teams, but they are going to reach a point where they are not going to be able to change a lot more and just need to work on creating everything that they have decided to make.

Yes but didn't Simmatically confirmed on Twitter that Horse Ranch EP will not be the last EP? The way they replied with an emoji or something implies that there may be way more content planned for The Sims 4 than some of us have been expecting…also I saw in another thread the awesome @LeGardePourpre stating that it may take even more years for Rene to be ”finished” before being ready for an official release due to the fact that they are going to make it both, a mobile and PC game experience. So maybe what they said is true? :O
Babykittyjade
Rising Observer
2 years ago
To be honest I don't know. They said "years" are left but we don't know how many years. And I don't know if they would produce content for both at the same time. I do however, totally understand how you feel because I don't want ts4 to end either!! There is so much more they could still bring to it! I would be thrilled with another 10 years.
Ts5 might actually be a good game but still, that means years of waiting for content all over again.
I still have tons to do in ts4 that would keep me busy for years but I would miss the exciting announcements for ts4. And I know a lot of modders and builders would most likely drop ts4 and move to ts5.
Superstara140
Seasoned Novice
2 years ago
Also, I heard from one source that Rene is set to release in 2028. This could be just a rumour, but I kind of hope it is true, because Sims 4 definitely needs way more improvements and the way they just announced the new Behind The Sims Summit and Rene's involvement in it makes me worried that Sims 4 is not going to last for as long as many of us hoped for. I will be very upset if Maxis wants to lose millions of customers willing to pay for new packs for The Sims 4, this time they cannot use the ”we can no longer make more packs for Sims 2/3 because the game has a limit cap for DLC” card as an excuse to end the series. I am not going to be happy at all once Rene is out if we are going to get the same amount of silence for 1-2 years in case they stop making new Sims 4 content before Rene arrives and the base game will be yet another empty canvas for possibilities and potential that could go for a waste.
wildirishbanshee
Rising Novice
2 years ago
They said all this like, 2 years ago. So years has happened, realistically. The sims 4 team has already been reduced due to Project Rene, which tells me they are a lot closer to moving everyone over than you might think.
Superstara140
Seasoned Novice
2 years ago
"WildIrishBanshee;c-18280532" wrote:
They said all this like, 2 years ago. So years has happened, realistically. The sims 4 team has already been reduced due to Project Rene, which tells me they are a lot closer to moving everyone over than you might think.

Sorry but no. This was stated in an October 2022 blog post. So it's less than 1 years. What are you talking about?

https://www.ea.com/en-gb/news/everything-announced-during-the-behind-the-sims-summit
logionX
Seasoned Hotshot
2 years ago
"ULIBABA66;c-18280519" wrote:
"logion;c-18280508" wrote:
Hopefully,

The thing is that game studios don't tend to have people work on larger multiple projects like this, when they are getting ready to release a new game they tend to have something called "full production" which is when everything has been decided and they want to focus on getting the new game done. That's when studios tend to be silent, and if they are supporting other games then they tend to not release any major new content because they want everyone to be able to work on their new game and getting it finished.

When they announced project Rene during the last sims summit and said that they had 2 more expansion packs planned then I guessed that would mean that they planned to support The Sims 4 for at least two more years and after that they would decide if they would go into full production to finish Project Rene.

I know that they have said that they have separate teams, but they are going to reach a point where they are not going to be able to change a lot more and just need to work on creating everything that they have decided to make.

Yes but didn't Simmatically confirmed on Twitter that Horse Ranch EP will not be the last EP? The way they replied with an emoji or something implies that there may be way more content planned for The Sims 4 than some of us have been expecting…also I saw in another thread the awesome @LeGardePourpre stating that it may take even more years for Rene to be ”finished” before being ready for an official release due to the fact that they are going to make it both, a mobile and PC game experience. So maybe what they said is true? :O

It might be many more years until they will be done with Project Rene... making a mobile version together with the PC version is rather unusual, I think it's more common for studios to develop their mobile version at a different studio. But the thing is also that Maxis have merged with mobile game developers that have worked on sims mobile so I'm finding it a bit difficult to understand how exactly they are working and progressing with Project Rene.

If I were them I would have kept the mobile version as a separate project and not develop it together with the PC version so that wouldn't affect the development of the PC version but they instead seem to be developing it together with the PC version which will complicate the process.

So it's possible that they are able to keep everything separate on different teams and are able to support the sims4 for many years to come, I'm just finding it a bit unlikely because they are making things a bit more complicated than I feel that they need to be, but maybe we will understand more what they are planning in future sims summits.
wildirishbanshee
Rising Novice
2 years ago
Was talking more about the years part, which wasn't mentioned in that blog post. Foreseeable future can be "end of business year" or many other things. Obviously it wasn't end of business year, because that's over. We're in a new one now. Can also mean "until we get out what we already have" and who knows how long that takes.
wildirishbanshee
Rising Novice
2 years ago
I don't foresee that happening - EA goes all in with new Sim games. However, no Sim game has ever lasted this long, so only time will tell. And it's not uncommon for EA to say one thing, like "foreseeable future" and 6 months later release the newest version...so...YMMV.
Superstara140
Seasoned Novice
2 years ago
"LeGardePourpre;c-18280557" wrote:
"Peacefully" ... as long as both are profitable.

I think TS3 Store wasn't shutdown yet because people still purchase content.
TS3 and TS4 co-exist even if TS3 development is over a long time ago.

I have this strong feeling that Horse Ranch EP will be extremely profitable for Maxis, and that will kind of force them to continue working on this game for years to come. Also didn't we get the news recently about Growing Together EP becoming a huge success for Maxis too? This game series definitely has longevity power (yes I mean The Sims 4). Many Simmers seemed to underestimate it ever since 2014-2015 as far as I remember.