Should the next Sims game go above the T rating?

Sims doesn’t need to move above a T rating. To be entirely honest, they can do A LOT more risqué things without jeopardizing the T rating they have now. The super kid-friendly direction they’ve went with Sims 4 isn’t due to the ESRB, as much as they would like to attribute them for it.

The solution is as simple as eliminating the targeting of kids for their marketing. The game is rated T for teen, no reason that children should factor into what shapes the game. Children potentially seeing a PG13 movie doesn’t stop the creators from including what gave it that rating in the first place. Video games shouldn’t be held back by such nonsense either.