Almost six years since Sims4 was released, and Sims3 is still doing well, while CC and mod creators continue to add playability and fixes to that iteration. Same goes for Sims2. So, given the fact that even though EA kicked those iterations to the curb, players still play both along with playing Sims4. There is no way I am ready to up and quit playing Sims4 then wait years for Sims5 to become a proper game. This is my fourth time of going through the hassle of waiting for new content and bug fixes, and it has grown to become more work and frustration than the Sims experience is worth. The money part doesn't bother me. It's the lack of showing us anything different and unique, and after twenty years of creating Sims games, I had high expectations for the teams to be a lot better at developing unique content when Sims4 was announced. Sadly, my initial excitement for Sims4 died fifteen minutes into playing that bare bones base game; and I went back to Sims3 for sixteen months. Returning only after the release of several packs that I bought at a discounted price. Add in all this talk about on line, multi-player capabilities, a 'reality TV' spin off, and competitions that will no doubt divide this community even more, and EA can count me out.
