When Do You Think Sims 4 Will End?

"Pancakesandwich;c-16288325" wrote:
Late 2019 or 2020 will be the end of Sims 4. It's probably not going further because that's where making a Sims 5 might become more profitable than developing new packs for this.

This makes a lot more sense than even for this reason. It's about software support policies and product support policies by which a company is bound to legally. When a company no longer develops a product, they are supposed to support it for a number of years afterwards. For tangible goods such as refrigerators, stoves, computer parts, etc., the period is about 5 years. I know this because I worked for some hardware manufacturers for quite some years.

Software, meaning computer programs, the period is a lot shorter because of the nature of the business and how fast things progress. For that the period is about 2 to 4 years. Given that we're already into 2018 and new packs are still being offered, we may see Sims 4 as a product for another couple of years then followed by another two years of full support while Sims 5 fills in and grows beyond that.