What do you make of the tweet referencing a "new sims experience" being announced in June at EA Play in Hollywood?

It sounds like they're plugging Sims Mobile.Or by 'new experience' it could mean that they're adding some serious patches to the game. After all, Toddlers came almost out of nowhere.

clearly it's a sign that our sims are going to gain the ability to colonize Mars.

I'm hoping it means they are adding the vehicle system and with that burglars, cops and firemen. I think that would be a new experience. Maybe we are getting more supernatural sims.

If it's a "new" sims experience maybe they mean nothing we've seen before ever. I'd be pretty excited if it was mind blowing."CyrusTheLoser;c-16411011" wrote:clearly it's a sign that our sims are going to gain the ability to colonize Mars.I know this was a joke but a playable sim world that isn't even on the sims planet would be cool. I know we have sixam but that's a hidden lot.Spoiler (Highlight to read)I sincerely hope by new experience they don't mean "we're adding micro transactions to the game!!! Now you can buy a horse for your sims family through the simstore wooo"I sincerely hope by new experience they don't mean "we're adding micro transactions to the game!!! Now you can buy a horse for your sims family through the simstore wooo"

They deleted the original tweet and tweeted out "Here's your chance to play our next Sims 4 experience" to make it more clear that they will be showcasing something for TS4 (and not Mobile or TS5). So here's my little bit of speculation:The fact that they'll be showcasing the "next Sims 4 experience" at EA Play, and the fact that this quarterly teaser is conspicuously absent, I think this could mean one of two possibilities;1. There won't be any paid packs this quarter, but there will be a large patch which is big enough to warrant showing off at EA Play (even bigger than toddlers perhaps??)2. They are changing up their "one EP per year released around Christmas" formula. We could be seeing a surprise EP this quarter, but the marketing team don't want it to be announced in a quarterly teaser, but with a proper announcement (both CL and Cats and Dogs had already been announced before the quarter they were released in, so the few seconds that they were featured for in the quarterly teasers weren't the first we had heard of them). This EP (if this is indeed what is happening) is the only pack for this quarter, hence no need for a quarterly teaser. It will probably be announced sometime in May, with a release around June, probably just after EA Play, where it will be playable before release.Of course, it could be Option 3 - there is no notable new content for this quarter, just bug fixes in small monthly patches. But it would be strange to me that they would be hyping up the fact that they'll be showcasing the "next Sims 4 experience" at EA Play if this is the case, so it seems more likely to me that something notable is coming, we'll have to wait and see what it is.Again, just finishing off with a little disclaimer that this is just pure speculation. We'll see what this quarter brings. :)

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Loanet
Rising Scout
7 years ago
If Seasons (real seasons) is free, I will forgive EA for all their horrible packs. If it's just rain, I'll forgive them for Bowling.

I'm not getting myself hyped up, though. I've given EA plenty of "Let's wait until it comes out" chances before.

I don't feel like 'just rain' is our next Sims experience though. It's kind of a catch-all term.

It's not Sims 5 though. I've been through this. It isn't a financially successful thing, to be making it now.
Idontrcall
7 years ago
Even with the word "next" or "new" I would feel it would be Sims 4 related. I am not ready for Sims 5 (maybe in 2 years). I do not think "next" or "new" implies Sims 5 ... I think they both would imply Sims 4.

To me, they mean basically the same thing in this context.

The "next" sims 4 experience will be a "new" Sims 4 experience ... and a "new" Sims 4 experience will be the "next" Sims 4 experience. I don't understand why they would be different.

I'm not meaning to be argumentative to the people who believe "new" indicates a completely different game -- I'm just saying that EA announcing a "new" Sims game means a new expansion, game, or stuff pack ... it does not hype me up for a completely new iteration of the game. I think that's pushing it.

My memory of past events is weak, but people have stated they showcased a couple of stuff packs at EA Plays before -- I think their "next" experience will be the "new" Sims 4 pack -- whatever it might be. I don't think it's a game update -- although it could be a port I suppose. A port would indicate something both "new" and "next," too.
boni06
7 years ago
"Idontrcall;c-16414655" wrote:
Even with the word "next" or "new" I would feel it would be Sims 4 related. I am not ready for Sims 5 (maybe in 2 years). I do not think "next" or "new" implies Sims 5 ... I think they both would imply Sims 4.

To me, they mean basically the same thing in this context.

The "next" sims 4 experience will be a "new" Sims 4 experience ... and a "new" Sims 4 experience will be the "next" Sims 4 experience. I don't understand why they would be different.

I'm not meaning to be argumentative to the people who believe "new" indicates a completely different game -- I'm just saying that EA announcing a "new" Sims game means a new expansion, game, or stuff pack ... it does not hype me up for a completely new iteration of the game. I think that's pushing it.

My memory of past events is weak, but people have stated they showcased a couple of stuff packs at EA Plays before -- I think their "next" experience will be the "new" Sims 4 pack -- whatever it might be. I don't think it's a game update -- although it could be a port I suppose. A port would indicate something both "new" and "next," too.

"Idontrcall;c-16414655" wrote:
Even with the word "next" or "new" I would feel it would be Sims 4 related. I am not ready for Sims 5 (maybe in 2 years). I do not think "next" or "new" implies Sims 5 ... I think they both would imply Sims 4.

To me, they mean basically the same thing in this context.

The "next" sims 4 experience will be a "new" Sims 4 experience ... and a "new" Sims 4 experience will be the "next" Sims 4 experience. I don't understand why they would be different.

I'm not meaning to be argumentative to the people who believe "new" indicates a completely different game -- I'm just saying that EA announcing a "new" Sims game means a new expansion, game, or stuff pack ... it does not hype me up for a completely new iteration of the game. I think that's pushing it.

My memory of past events is weak, but people have stated they showcased a couple of stuff packs at EA Plays before -- I think their "next" experience will be the "new" Sims 4 pack -- whatever it might be. I don't think it's a game update -- although it could be a port I suppose. A port would indicate something both "new" and "next," too.

It's weird because you think sims 4 will be 4 years old this year and by this time sims 3 felt done. Sims 4 to me personally feels like they are getting on track since last year. It feels like it needs more time and I'll honestly wait as long as it takes for them to make sims 5 worth The upgrade.
Netzspannung
Seasoned Newcomer
7 years ago
So "experience" is marketing speak for content? I don't disagree, it is just that the wording worried me a bit. I can understand why some people think it is VR (although I don't think that's what it is) because "experience" makes it sound like it will change how people play. I certainly hope it is new content and not something like an online component, or something of the sort.
invisiblgirl
7 years ago
> @Netzspannung said:
> So "experience" is marketing speak for content? I don't disagree, it is just that the wording worried me a bit. I can understand why some people think it is VR (although I don't think that's what it is) because "experience" makes it sound like it will change how people play. I certainly hope it is new content and not something like an online component, or something of the sort.

Yes, 'experience' seems to imply more than content, and 'next' is definitely not the same as 'new'. 'Next', I think, implies something for the PC/console game, rather than a 'new' experience on a different gaming platorm. Marketing people aren't usually careless with words (except when they are) - we do a lot of our own marketing in my department, and we do debate words like 'next' and 'experience' as opposed to alternatives. In any case, they specifically said 'Sims 4', so it's definitely not Sims 5 or another spin-off.
TheSimsSerbia
New Spectator
7 years ago
Open Naighborhood!!!! New Experience!!! Or new Ways off worlds,open worlds!!!! in FREE pach and NEW EP Seasons!!!!
Idontrcall
7 years ago
Seasons would definitely be new to the Sims 4. I don't know if it's next.

Cars would be new to the Sims 4. Farming would be new to the Sims 4.

Any of these might be the next experience. Or it could be anything -- these are just examples.

I really don't understand the new and next difference here.
Briana2526
New Scout
7 years ago
We had spa day that's new, we have cafés that's new we have yoga that's new, we have a vacuum cleaner and that lgbt update that is new. Sims 4 is introducing more new stuff then the previous now anything can be new cars, burglars, firemen etc. Just like anything can be next Seasons, another stuff pack or game pack another Vacation lot.
boni06
7 years ago
"Briana2425;c-16416362" wrote:
We had spa day that's new, we have cafés that's new we have yoga that's new, we have a vacuum cleaner and that lgbt update that is new. Sims 4 is introducing more new stuff then the previous now anything can be new cars, burglars, firemen etc. Just like anything can be next Seasons, another stuff pack or game pack another Vacation lot.

Well technically yoga was in sims 2
Cafés were in sims 3

The vacuum cleaner is awesome though.
babysquare
7 years ago
I think the point is "new to the sims" and "new to the sims 4" are two different things.