Where do fans get the idea that Renee will need to be online?

"celipoesias;c-18266736" wrote:
Grant Rodiek has already made it clear that The Sims 5 can be both online and offline. That is, he practically made it explicit that players will be able to choose when they want to play offline, on their terms, and when they want to play online, also on their terms.

He also made it clear that the game will not be an online MMO, where we will be able to find players from all over the world. It will be an online game where you can invite some friends to play with you, and that's it.

I think you're confusing offline with single player. He confirmed that there will be a single player mode, and that the multiplayer one won't resemble a MMO, whatever that means to EA.

I still think it will be online, at least partially, because of the play anywhere features. They were really advertising that in the expo as the big feature that sets this version apart. And as far as I know, there are only a few methods to transfer data between your cellphone and PC. Wifi is the most popular. The way EA tends to think, and program, I don't think there will be option to go 100% offline. That means that you will most likely need wifi and an internet connection to play. It also means that on high use days and times right after they've updated, your chance of being able to play are about as much as anyone has at winning a lottery. That's if their whole servers don't crash completely.