The Sims 4 will continue into 2018!
http://simscommunity.info/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Capture-3.png I don't why people expect otherwise, but a lot of people have said they think the Sims 4 will end this year, which has prompt...
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We are already part of the live service you know - and you can choose Origin access subscription or outright buy the game as usual and for some games there is the regular subscripts they have always had. They now give you choices according to the game you play - but we are all on the live service - period for a while now. We have had the options for a while now. Steam has it as well. I also play a fair number of Steam games also.
It is no longer like Live service used to be and subscriptions is just one of the many options they offer - depending on the games you play.
Like Andrew Wilson said in one of his speeches last year - it is all about giving players the games they like to play on all their technology with more option on how to pay and how to play. He said they recognize some players like to compete, some players like to play with others, and yet some players like to play alone and relax with just their own game and theirselves. That he wants EA to be able to provide the games ALL player love.
So no he is not against any play style and fully believes to keep more players you have to cater to all our play styles.
His motto is players first.
ETA - And yes, I agree mobile does have to stay online - seeing any mobile game sort of means it is used on some sort of connected device - technically. It's how they make their money on the often free mobile games is by the online transactions. But mobile games are in a class of their own, you could say.
It is no longer like Live service used to be and subscriptions is just one of the many options they offer - depending on the games you play.
Like Andrew Wilson said in one of his speeches last year - it is all about giving players the games they like to play on all their technology with more option on how to pay and how to play. He said they recognize some players like to compete, some players like to play with others, and yet some players like to play alone and relax with just their own game and theirselves. That he wants EA to be able to provide the games ALL player love.
So no he is not against any play style and fully believes to keep more players you have to cater to all our play styles.
His motto is players first.
ETA - And yes, I agree mobile does have to stay online - seeing any mobile game sort of means it is used on some sort of connected device - technically. It's how they make their money on the often free mobile games is by the online transactions. But mobile games are in a class of their own, you could say.
