Maybe the "new Sims experience" could be optional multiplayer a la Stardew Valley.

"Erpe;c-16465073" wrote:

"Writin_Reg;c-16465058" wrote:
EA Land did not require the subscription and was even free to play. It lasted 6 weeks. It was actually the best of the Sims online games and people did not like it. The most players Sims online had was 2000 - not acceptable at all by EA standards whose multi-players are in the millions.

Regardless - I don't care to play that kind of sims game. I tried all 4 - did not like them at all - never mind never seeing hardly anyone else moving around in the game. The sims online is nothing like the regular sims. Nothing at all.

There are many ways to do it and this can also be seen in the Sims games for mobile devices even though I know that you haven’t tried those games.

Online games are okay for me - but social online games aren’t. I mainly want to just play my own game.

I don't waste my time on dinky telephone games. I run a super computer -with a big wide screen - I thought gameboys were ridiculous as well- my kids had tons of those games, and their kids now like the mobile games- Not my thing at all. Oh and I have 20-20 vision so not a problem looking at them - I just see no point - never mind none of the kind of control I like. Heck I won't even use a laptop - if that tells you anything. I ran my desktop in a camper for two summers - and there were 2 laptops in the camper - brand new, even 1 gaming laptop - not interested. I like desktops I create myself with my components of choice. I am as choosy about the games I play. I don't want a game with the name Sims on it that does not offer what the Sims usually has. Online can just not do that.

I realize some people do like other games like mobile etc - I am just not a fan of spending my game time with other players or on a portable device. I have a big comffie overstuffed office chair on wheels and a nice big desk - that is my comfort zone - so is playing quietly by myself. LOL. MY hubby is very much an online player - so are many in my family. I am not interested. I love creativity too much to really be interested in those kind of scripted games. I have played many kind of games believe me - and now I just play games I enjoy period.