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Variety article with Kate Gorman, VP/GM of The Sims :
“The way to think about it is, historically, ‘The Sims’ franchise started with ‘Sims 1’ and then ‘Sims 2,’ ‘3’ and ‘4.’ And they were seen as replacements for the previous products,” Gorman said. “What we’re really working with our community on is this a new era of ‘The Sims.’ We are not going to be working on replacements of previous projects; we’re only going to be adding to our universe. With that, you’ll see there are more ways to experience ‘The Sims’ on different platforms, different ways to play, transmedia, and lots of great offerings within this universe. So absolutely, we’re still continuing to support ‘TS4’ more than ever. Still continue to deliver expansion packs and updates and fixes. But what this is to say is, the way we’re going to do things going forward is a little different. And it’s really exciting and it’s really the most expansive iteration of ‘The Sims’ yet.”
(For a mysterious reason my brain thought "expensive" when I read "expansive")
Happy At Home event was a game of "launch, claim & quit".
I don't know about US but in France people were still at school, at work or passing tests (teen) in June. this event was 1 month too early.
I wonder if this new approach to kits will mean that there will be more kits released.
So Project Renee will be a sort of online chat room. Wonder if it will be for everyone or just for people you know and invite. I like that those sims were reacting to the pigeons, seems there will be some gameplay too, not just chatting.
Like many, I highly dislike this decision and I actually think it is a poor choice for the long run. There are many Simmers who may love TS4, but there are also many who only play it because there are not many options out there and they wish there would be a new one with better features and that had expanded on the previous versions like 2 &3. I am one of those people.
From the beginning TS4 was missing basic features and they had to catch up in order to even feel like they have even a slightly complete/full base game. 10 years for a game is a long long time. I truly wish they would reconsider this choice.
I have been losing more and more hope with this franchise after all of their choices over the past decade and this literally just crushed it further. I love this franchise as a whole and I do love certain aspects they have added to TS4, but the game as a whole is not fulfilling enough for many because at it's core feels empty and i don't think any updates can change that when it's a core foundational issue.
The Emotions system has been one of the worst features ever implemented into this franchise, and I will stand by that. The systems that TS2/3 had worked way better and those games are between15-20 years old. I am just really tired. Also the pre-alpha images of project Rene look literally like a mobile game D: I don't even know how to feel at this point except major disappointment and sadness. lol.
In term of development, realistic games are very expensive and long to develop. For example Paralives development required less people and less money (less than $2M) than Life By You ($20M) and inZOI.
Same ! Well, it probably IS the most expensive though at this point.
Creator Kits ... finally CC for console players !!!!
Again this is very shallow, I’d rather have precise information, not a riddle.
The creator kits for instance : what are we talking about ? Build/buy items ? CAS items ? both ? Will it cost the same as kits ?
>The year is 2036
>The Sims 4 has announced its 86th Expansion Pack, Get Rhinoplasty
>Bug fixes have a staggered release date: you must buy the latest DLC to get them right away, or must wait three months for the public release
>The 82nd EP, Get to Jury Duty, But it's a Rabbit Hole, has broken the game so bad that it won't even turn on anymore
>But the pack is a fan-favorite because it has a whopping 3 lots across 2 neighborhoods, and they're all enormous, at 20x15.
>The new limited-time event, True Fans' Celebration, gives you new items (all reskins of DLC items) for every piece of DLC you buy within the allotted time frame
>Game Packs and Stuff Packs have gone extinct
>Kits are now just reskins of basegame items
>Kits are released 20 times a quarter and make up 99% of all content updates
>A new pack type is introduced: Grab Packs. Basically mini refreshes sold as different packs
>Get to Witches' Wands is the new Grab Pack: Get 6 new wands (all reskins of RoM wands) and a limited set of magic spells.
>The spells are accessible for witches if you bought Realm of Magic or the Get to Witching - the latter is an EP that brings back witches, because content is more recycled than ever before
>Loading screens now feature ads for packs you don't have
>NPC Sims will appear in game with content you don't own, including clothes, traits and life states. They lose this content if you add them to your household. This is to motivate you into buying content and complete your game
>Pop-up ads interrupt the game every three IRL hours
>Buy 3 tickets to the new Sims movie, and you'll get a code for a poster you can add to your game! Tickets start at $130 per person
>New meshes have not been created in 5 years. Every new item is a reskin of something else
>Despite the last 15 years proving otherwise, Sims fans still hope they will acknowledge the Sim's 4 πst anniversary
>The Gallery's search features are so broken, they display content from inZoi
>The Simology panel now includes Disabilities, Psychoses, Fandoms, Religious Beliefs, Stomach Contents, Political Beliefs, and Satisfied With the Player's DLC Purchases meter. Opening the Simology panel crashes the game
>The Sims has a new TV show! Hopefully it will last longer than a season
>EAxis is under fire for their collab with a new make-up brand, as all of the IRL collab items leak nuclear waste
>EAxis refuses to comment. In fact, communication with EA has completely broken down
>On the plus side, we got leaks for EP 87: Get to Buying My Pet Second Stuff
>Still no cars
