Will The Sims Mobile split up The Sims' fan base?

I don't think this game is going to be very successful. And I hardly can imagine anyone abandoning sims 4 for a simplified mobile version of sims 4 with tons of micro transactions.

Sims Mobile will not split the Sims' fanbase (IMO). We all are good at multi-tasking and plenty jump from thread to thread whether it be Sims2,3,4, or mobile threads, to voice our opinions of the games. People may be angry about this mobile game coming out of the blue, but it won't cause a division in the fan base. Again, this is just my opinion!

If/when you try it, I hope you enjoy it! I personally, will not touch mobile apps ever!

Why? Did previous Sims mobile titles do that? This isn't a new thing, having a mobile title in the franchise. I'm sure that, like before, some Simmers will play PC only, some will play mobile only, and some will play both.

I think it's a good upgrade for freeplay. I was wishing we had something like this to replace freeplay for a while, as that game looks super dated. Here it is. Now that my head has cooled a bit, I think this game is a good thing. Some players are only on mobile, so this is nice for them. Maybe they don't have a pc. Maybe if thy like this game and concept enough, and see that it's so similar to TS4 in terms of looks, they will want to invest in a laptop, as TS4 would be basically that but with no limits. If anything this game brings mobile first players closer to The Sims 4, as freeplay looked more like it's own thing. More brand awareness and all that. I think we should be nice to all players, seeing that we are all fans of the sims, even though we might prefer dsifferent games. We don't need to have everyone playing TS4. Maybe you like TS3 more, or sims mobile more, and it's beautiful that we have this choice and diversity.

I personally am not a big fan of mobile games. It kinda surprises me that some people are surprised that the game would be in real time and not sims time and thinking since the game is "free" that they are getting the same game as the sims 4 but for "free". The game is in real time and not in sims time (Which isn't a shocker to me. its a mobile game. Most mobile games are going to be in real time). The game isn't fully free. There are micro transactions in the game. Then there are people saying "Well the mobile game has this and we dont have this on pc version." Well the sims 4 isn't done yet so there is still the possibility of getting some of these items in the pc version. Then there are some people freaking out over how why the reason we only get 1 EP a year is because of the mobile game...which is not the reason why we are only getting 1 ep a year. Then there are some other people freaking out over how they think the sims 4 pc will go a lot more slower thanks to the mobile game...which it wont. In the end I think people are just freaking out over nothing. It's just a mobile game.

"WinMacSims3;d-917580" wrote:
The Sims Mobile is an interesting game but people seem to be thrown off by the fact that the game will have microtransactions and use real time just like The Sims FreePlay. I'm sure The Sims Mobile will split The Sims' fanbase further as people will be divided between The Sims 3, The Sims 4, The Sims FreePlay, and The Sims Mobile as well The Sims and The Sims 2. If they have made the game paid and lacked the free-to-play restrictions, it would be a decent Sims game.

I would like to try it but at the time of this post, it hasn't been released on the Amazon App Store or Windows Store.

What do you think of The Sims Mobile?

Edit: I have tried to download the game after installing the Play Store on my Amazon Kindle Fire HD but it wouldn't allow me to download it saying it was incompatible.

No. People who play the Pc series are a diehard bunch, and will not cave to mobile game. I expect the new game to attract new type of player. Those of us who relish in the pc versions and who were never interested in console, or mobile or MMO will never play that game. It will attract a new player though for awhile.

Nope. Nothing could split this fan base up at this point. But I can see it attracting a lot of younger players though.

I'm a Sims player who always avoided the "This Sim's game is better then this" game. While I believe the first three series are the most passionate and heart filled games while The Sims 4 was rushed for income I'm still a huge huge fan of The Sims 4 and I will never take part of the "This game is better then this" war that's all about insulting what people love. Now me personally I think The Sims mobile is the one thing hardly anyone even cared about. I never even had this in my mind and it breaks my heart this is what The Sims is being reduced to. Yes this is not a replacement for The Sims 4 but that should be a focus including the bug and lag issues that some of us have been having not a freakin mobile game that I never heard one person request. But while I disagree with this move by only 887% I will not share hate for it either. I will not be divided integrated with what I love which is The Sims 1-4 (although Sims 1-3 the most) so everyone just simply "PLAY WITH WHAT YOU LOVE".

I really don't get why people are bothered by microtransactions in free mobile games. I've played mobile games for years and I've never seen one without them.
I'll play both, since pc and mobile games are my favorites.

For me, it's like this:
- Pay $10-$30 for a game pack I'll keep forever OR
- Download a game for free, then pay $5 every 10 minutes if I want to do anything useful.

Considering how TSM is basically a stripped down Sims 4, it's no contest.