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"Writin_Reg;c-16240453" wrote:
As EA officially announces the next Sims series about 15 or more months before it comes out, I would not be counting on it in 2019 if you do not get the official announcement in the next couple months. Also there is the added issue - that with every past coming new series many of us were aware the next series was being worked on at least a year before EA officially announces it - and frankly not an official - unofficial peep has leaked out yet. So myself I am doubtful about 2019 being the end of Sims 4 - never mind the fact the CEO talked about extending the shelf life of all EA's present games thanks to the live service.
One other fact is in the data files of Sims 1 - 2 - and 3 there were numbered slot limits in each game for the number of eps each game would be capable of properly holding and remain stable - so many of us knew the max eps each base game could possibly have from the first day we had the base game - Sims 2 and 3 maxed out their allotted slots, Sims 1 could have had another ep but they never did it. Interestingly, Sims 4 has no allotted slots period, and supports what devs have said since the game came out- "that the Sims 4 had no limits and they could continue to work on Sims 4 as long as it was feasible to do so". On top of it the live service that Sims 4 is now fully connected to could indeed extend the Sims 4 as long as the devs consider it feasible to add to this game. Unlike any previous Sims series game - Sims 4 does not have an expiration date if devs and EA wants to keep it going.
This also explains why Maxis heads have said since the first game that Sims 4 is different than the rest of the series and that we need to not expect what went on with Sims 1-2- and 3 - with the Sims 4. Yet players constantly do the comparisons. I do it myself, even though I recognize it is technically very different from it's game engine up than the previous 3 games of the series.
I think you're right. And it's also important to note that games in general are taking a lot longer to develop than in the past, with longer gaps between games in the same franchise. Games as a Service is becoming more and more a thing (something in all honesty the Sims always sort of did) with longer times between new games and more support and content being produced for a game over a longer time period. With these trends it would not surprise me if the Sims 4 has a longer development period.
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