The Sims 5 : release for 2021 ?!
I was just on a french popular game website, having a look to buy a new pack with the sales. I searched for "the sims4" and ranked the result from latest to oldest, and the first option was The Sims 5...
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"Chaton;c-17700964" wrote:
I really don't want the next edition to be online. But I feel like people who are not part of the online community, do.
My closest friend, who is in her early 30's, is a big fan of The Sims, just as I am (been playing since the first edition). She's still playing, but she's not part of the community. She sent me a blog post about Journey To Batuu 2 weeks after the release, saying "did you know they made a Star Wars pack ? That's cool !".
She did not know a new EP was coming out until I sent her the trailer link.
What I'm getting at is that she's into Animal Crossing at the moment and she's dying for a multiplayer option in the Sims 5. She really wants it, she says she probably won't buy it if there is no multiplayer. She wants a feature similar to the one in Animal Crossing, where you can visit someone else's island.
Players that are not part of the online community all seem to be excited about multiplayer. When I see clickbait posts on FB titled "The Sims 5 will have an online mode", the comments are always positive and enthusiastic. They're all "crossing their fingers" for it.
I have the (bad) feeling that EA will want to please them first because they represent a larger part of their consumers. They're the silent majority, they don't complain. They don't remember how past iterations were because they don't watch videos, or read blog posts or forums about it. They're easy to please and they're probably easy buyers.
Unfourntly I think you're right. I really don't care about online gameplay. I have no intention of playing with others or seeing their houses as I build my own and if I do want to download a friend's house I can through the gallery but I see a lot of other people excited about it. I don't think they realize all the interactions we will lose, how the sims will have no personality, and everything that I love about the sims will be stripped to a multiplayer safe space. Because let's face it if it's online and children and adults are playing this game they will somehow have to make sure that the sims are a safe place for all ages. I can already see a more lifeless version of the sims 4.
