I will declare the franchise officially dead after sims 3 if any of these assumptions turn out to be true. I'll just continue to play sims 3 like I've been doing this whole time and convert s4 content over to the game. Since it was in the job description it doesn't seem that much of reach, even sims 4 shows they tried to go mobile/online even though it has failed time and time again.
I don't know what the obsession is with this unwanted and failed market plan, but they need to let it go or face losing majority of the sims fan base. If they no longer have passion for the sims, then ending it or passing it on would be a better option than just killing it off.
There's no way I'm paying Ea to watch a sim eat, shit, and sleep or occasional sleep around with other sims. Ea isn't hulu/netflix, I already bought the game from you once, I refuse to keep paying a company just to continue play. Forget it.