The Sims 5 : release for 2021 ?!

"bixters;c-17700417" wrote:

"Cinebar;c-17699829" wrote:
Someone in this thread asked what was the premium service (before TS4 release) this was a plan to sell TS4 as a premium service at a monthly fee. It was seen in a reveal of TS4 gameplay in the UI where if you paid the montly fee you could get early access to packs such as OR, Spa Day and Spooky day. This was all before TS4 was even released and was the plan. Those packs were not advertised with their current names of those packs but descriptions about them, so, they were either already in existance (before release of TS4) and or planned way ahead of time. But the were there to get as early access if you paid the montly fee. EA/Maxis dropped that idea when they received backlash about making players pay a montly fee to play this iteration and dropped the online features. ETA: People are saying this can't be real because the site in question also advertised that type of game service, but it was a plan and it was going to happen until the backlash of online so it's not impossible they know something the general public doesn't for TS5.

I did not know this! I knew it was going to be online, but I had no idea they had the audacity to think we'd want subscription fees!

Unfortunately, I think they are going to try subscription fees with the Sims 5, seeing as how badly Sims 4 did with their DLC. It just seems inevitable. It will certainly make EA more money, and Sims 4 has proved that Simmers will pay for anything...

I don’t know about that. I don’t think older people like me would be as willing to pay for a subscription service. I have all the packs so far except JTB. Also they would lose a lot of their younger audience because many parents don’t mind spending money on their kids, to buy packs, but would draw the line at a subscription service.