SIMS 4 TOOK A STEP DOWN... THEY PUSHED IT OUT TOO SOON

I have to agree. I think the developers were focusing a lot on the performance of the game. And that was great for me, being able to play the Sims 4 on my laptop. But I still think that they were focusing a bit too much on the performance. I'm willing to risk the performance of my game for a few major features, like open world, toddlers, terrain tools, cars... Sims 3+2 are still the greatest games in the series.