The Sims 4 will continue into 2018!

"Simsfan99111;c-16200516" wrote:

"jackjack_k;c-16198664" wrote:

"@SeaSide;c-16198125" wrote:

"TheGoodOldGamer;c-15663310" wrote:
The gurus have made it pretty clear they intend to support this game longer than any other in the series. Obviously other circumstances can come up to change those plans at some point, but part of the whole live service thing is to make updating easier n all that. The gallery has done a lot to promote creativity within the community as well.

I honestly think Sims 4 will end in 2020. It's a new decade, and they might want to focus solely and mainly on Sims 5, so it's not half-baked like Sims 4 was when it came out. But they might add a few stuff packs when they have time. That's just what I think will happen, I still think Sims 4 needs university and seasons EPs and has lots of potential.

They would have to be hard at work on the game now if we want to see it by 2020.

We knew when The Sims 4 went to work, because a lot of the Guru’s stopped working on Sims 3 things, and were kind of there but not really.

This hasn’t happened yet, so unless they’re ditching everyone on The Sims and getting a brand new team, my assumption is we won’t see The Sims 5 till around 2022 at the earliest. They’d need 4 years to develop a new base game.

I expect next year we’ll start seeing Guru’s shuffle around and then some of them will start working on “future content”

I still think the sims get rebooted, a new name or it will just go back to "The SIms" and drop the number. They cant go 5,6,7,8 etc forever lol well they can of course but thats alot of numbers.

Me too. Eventually we will get to the point where they simply use ''The Sims'' again. I was kinda thinking this would have happened already with The Sims 4, but nope. But it will look weird if we reach a point of 'The Sims 9' or whatever. It simply doesn't sound right.

SimGuruDrake was pointing out the new Maxis Studios website so it looks like EA are more likely to expand their staff than shrink it. It does look hopeful for the next few years anyway. https://www.ea.com/studios/maxis

I always get depressed when a new Sims iteration is announced, even the console one, as I never feel that I have done all the things I want to do with the present one. If you want a new Sims 5, with all the trimmings you want, I should start saving now. That is what I am doing as I think my laptop is good enough to play 4 for a couple of years more.

"Simsfan99111;c-16200516" wrote:

"jackjack_k;c-16198664" wrote:

"@SeaSide;c-16198125" wrote:

"TheGoodOldGamer;c-15663310" wrote:
The gurus have made it pretty clear they intend to support this game longer than any other in the series. Obviously other circumstances can come up to change those plans at some point, but part of the whole live service thing is to make updating easier n all that. The gallery has done a lot to promote creativity within the community as well.

I honestly think Sims 4 will end in 2020. It's a new decade, and they might want to focus solely and mainly on Sims 5, so it's not half-baked like Sims 4 was when it came out. But they might add a few stuff packs when they have time. That's just what I think will happen, I still think Sims 4 needs university and seasons EPs and has lots of potential.

They would have to be hard at work on the game now if we want to see it by 2020.

We knew when The Sims 4 went to work, because a lot of the Guru’s stopped working on Sims 3 things, and were kind of there but not really.

This hasn’t happened yet, so unless they’re ditching everyone on The Sims and getting a brand new team, my assumption is we won’t see The Sims 5 till around 2022 at the earliest. They’d need 4 years to develop a new base game.

I expect next year we’ll start seeing Guru’s shuffle around and then some of them will start working on “future content”

I still think the sims get rebooted, a new name or it will just go back to "The SIms" and drop the number. They cant go 5,6,7,8 etc forever lol well they can of course but thats alot of numbers.

Final Fantasy 15 (XV) has already been released and TS15 is still far out in the future ;)

"Simburian;c-16201176" wrote:
SimGuruDrake was pointing out the new Maxis Studios website so it looks like EA are more likely to expand their staff than shrink it. It does look hopeful for the next few years anyway. https://www.ea.com/studios/maxis

I always get depressed when a new Sims iteration is announced, even the console one, as I never feel that I have done all the things I want to do with the present one. If you want a new Sims 5, with all the trimmings you want, I should start saving now. That is what I am doing as I think my laptop is good enough to play 4 for a couple of years more.

Checking out the new site and it list the classics, does this mean they are going to start selling TS2 again? It's got it's on section. Just like TS3 on the new section under classics on Origin site.

"Cinebar;c-16203098" wrote:

"Simburian;c-16201176" wrote:
SimGuruDrake was pointing out the new Maxis Studios website so it looks like EA are more likely to expand their staff than shrink it. It does look hopeful for the next few years anyway. https://www.ea.com/studios/maxis

I always get depressed when a new Sims iteration is announced, even the console one, as I never feel that I have done all the things I want to do with the present one. If you want a new Sims 5, with all the trimmings you want, I should start saving now. That is what I am doing as I think my laptop is good enough to play 4 for a couple of years more.

Checking out the new site and it list the classics, does this mean they are going to start selling TS2 again? It's got it's on section. Just like TS3 on the new section under classics on Origin site.

The page is meant to highlight for folks who do not know much about Maxis how many games the studio has and provide them with links to each products specific page to learn more about them. Nothing more :)

"SimGuruDrake;c-16203256" wrote:


The page is meant to highlight for folks who do not know much about Maxis how many games the studio has and provide them with links to each products specific page to learn more about them. Nothing more :)

I think it would be nice if the Sims 2 were sold on Origin. I would love Sims to be ported to Origin too because it made me sad that I can't play it on Windows 10 with my desktop computer. I mean it is fun to play older games like SimCity and Plants Versus Zombies and Theme Hospital on there. I do like the sleek look of that new site and still so happy about the Sims merch shop.

I have been wondering with each iteration lasting about 4-5 years, when is a good time to start coming up with ideas for the Sims 5? Personally I think the Sims iterations lasting five years is ok because music changes, fashion changes, and technology changes. I think the Sims 4 will go into part of 2019 with pack releases and the Sims 5 will be released that year as well. I just hope a lot of the Gurus I've met this iteration including you continue on the journey with the next iteration when it happens because I've sort of bonded with some of you as friends. I do hope if there is a Sims 5, it isn't called that reason being it is getting to the point where the numbers start to feel like the Land Before Time movies. I think in order for an iteration to have its own merit not having a number attached would help maybe. I already have ideas for it like having a height slider, gradual aging, and hair length sliders. I just hope it has an offline option with it, isn't multiplayer, and I'm able to pick my own lot sizes again. Anyway enjoy your break whenever it will be later this month.

"Scobre;c-16205356" wrote:

"SimGuruDrake;c-16203256" wrote:


The page is meant to highlight for folks who do not know much about Maxis how many games the studio has and provide them with links to each products specific page to learn more about them. Nothing more :)

I think it would be nice if the Sims 2 were sold on Origin. I would love Sims to be ported to Origin too because it made me sad that I can't play it on Windows 10 with my desktop computer. I mean it is fun to play older games like SimCity and Plants Versus Zombies and Theme Hospital on there. I do like the sleek look of that new site and still so happy about the Sims merch shop.

I have been wondering with each iteration lasting about 4-5 years, when is a good time to start coming up with ideas for the Sims 5? Personally I think the Sims iterations lasting five years is ok because music changes, fashion changes, and technology changes. I think the Sims 4 will go into part of 2019 with pack releases and the Sims 5 will be released that year as well. I just hope a lot of the Gurus I've met this iteration including you continue on the journey with the next iteration when it happens because I've sort of bonded with some of you as friends. I do hope if there is a Sims 5, it isn't called that reason being it is getting to the point where the numbers start to feel like the Land Before Time movies. I think in order for an iteration to have its own merit not having a number attached would help maybe. I already have ideas for it like having a height slider, gradual aging, and hair length sliders. I just hope it has an offline option with it, isn't multiplayer, and I'm able to pick my own lot sizes again. Anyway enjoy your break whenever it will be later this month.

I don't see that as being possible. The engine has to be made which generally takes a couple of years - before the base can be started. You see how empty a base game is that only had less than 2 years work on it - and that was after 2+ years work on the engine.

We absolutely don't need a repeat of Sims 4's release days....

Oh no - an even worse thought - is what if they re-use the Sims 4 engine. Lord I hope not.

But anyway - I guess none of us will know the when until they tell us anyway. They generally announce a new game about a year and a half before it comes out - so looks like we will be speculating for some time to come regardless. One thing we do know - it won't be before 2019 anyway.

That's fine with me - as I finally have been enjoying Sims 4 this year and do look forward to what they make for 2018 as well. Hoping for witches and University. Both would make me really - really happy.

> @TheGoodOldGamer said:
> The gurus have made it pretty clear they intend to support this game longer than any other in the series. Obviously other circumstances can come up to change those plans at some point, but part of the whole live service thing is to make updating easier n all that. The gallery has done a lot to promote creativity within the community as well.
>
> I get the feeling a lot of the doom n gloom is propagated by people not wanting/not liking the idea of further support, rather than any actual evidence to back up such claims.

The Sims 4 should end and they should revive the Sims 3, which is by far the best game of the serie. I don't know why it should be the longest game that they will support, it makes no sense!

> @rudy8292 said:
> People seem to forget that they are working on multiple packs at the same time...
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> Different packs are in different stages of production, and @SimGuruGraham confirmed that this Stuff Pack is not the next SP we'll get, so there is plenty more they are working on.
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> I don't know why people were thinking this was the last year for TS4. It's making them enough money to continue developing this one, and I think there is still A TON of stuff missing that they can bring into the game.
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> I like the idea behind this community focused project, but I just hope they will do something similar with an EP. Maybe the last EP of the series can be community focused project like this? Yes please!

People were thinking this was the last year for TS4 because it is such a lame game, it does not compare to TS3 in any way, I don't care how many expansion packs they will release, I bought TS4 and it was a wast of my money, that is why it should end and they should move on to better and bigger things!

If I could, I would start a petition to have TS4 end and ask them to start working on TS5, open world people, that's what we need, larger neighborhoods, cars, no loading screens, playing TS4 is going backwards after playing TS3; what they should do is revamp TS3 get all the glitches out and everything will be perfect.