Sleep over sleepwear behind a paywall?

I have a ton of cc pajamas in my game now, so missing out on these particular pj's won't be any love loss by me.

BUT.... it's a shame EA chose to use this approach. This was one of those 'missed opportunity' moments where every simmer could have gotten a free matching set of family jammies right before the release of a family expansion pack. How cute would that have been? Family photos with everyone wearing matching jammies.... :smiley:

Ty @simgirl1010
I will head over to that discussion. This makes me so sad……. @AncientMuse I don’t even mind paying for it, but I got out of a subscription service to play sims 4, I’m on a fixed income now. I don’t pay for tv streaming services, my youngest daughter has me on her accounts. This is the only game I play where I have to buy packs, now it looks like paying outright for the content is not going to be good enough anymore…..sad, sad, sad….

My speculation:

If subscriber-only exclusive content is the road EA is going down for The Sims franchise, I foresee the shared online gallery we all use becoming a scavenger hunt trying to find households/rooms/lots that don't contain these exclusive items, lest we end up with missing parts (cas or build/buy assets).

Right now, I can download anything and everything my little heart desires because I've bought and paid for each and every DLC that's come out (to the tune of well over $1000 thus far). I don't need to look at what packs are used for each creation that catches my eye, I just download what I like and plunk it into my game. No in-depth thought process or analysis necessary.

BUT.....

Assuming these subscriber-only exclusive item incentives will now be coming on a monthly basis:

Today - an exclusive set of matching pajamas. (meh, not a big deal and easily replaced with something else in-game)
Next Month - an exclusive couch, loveseat, armchair. (again not a big deal, but will change the aesthetic of the room a bit)
The Month After That - an exclusive set of matching windows, doors, columns, spandrels, stairs, fences, gates? (a big deal and would change the entire look of a build when instantly replaced by other items in-game).

Now consider "many more years" of this Sims 4 exclusive content being added in..... Result: We end up with a ton of gallery creations most simmers will have to avoid downloading, even though they've paid top dollar for their (what used to be) completed game collection.

Speculation: Monthly exclusives will equate to an ever-expanding problem for gallery users.

:|

It's not a rumor. Discussion here.

https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/1006766/rumoured-sdx-sleepwear-set/p1

Its only for the x-box players anyways so not loss for me since I am PC player

"LeGardePourpre;c-18234724" wrote:
If Console players unlocked it, is it added to their game on PC ?

EA Play $4.99 a month.* Cancel anytime.
It's very expensive for only 4 items when kits provide 25 items for the same price.


But if there is no time limit, maybe it will worth it when all the "member-only in-game rewards" will be released.
Or maybe it could be like the MMORPG, it will become free for the non-member several months later.

I would not mind buying it as a kit. There were several swatches in different sizes

So many people asked for a wider array of sleepwear, and this is how it comes. Or is said to come. I don't know...

I thought this was meant to be a 1:1 port, if Console players get something we don't, then it's not 1:1.