September 18 (Portaltic/EP) –
Electronic Arts (EA) has shared that it will not be releasing The Sims 5 but instead will update the most recent version of the franchise with a series of new features such as multiplayer mode or creation kits, so that users can sell the generated content.
Since the launch of the first installment of The Sims, 25 years ago, the company has accumulated more than 500 million playerswho have “pushed the boundaries of reality” by guiding characters as well as creating worlds and adventures. Now, the video game developer has announced Changes in the franchise roadmapwhich will no longer have a new release, although it will continue to support The Sims 4 with multiple new features.
So far this year the community has spent more than 2.4 billion hours playing The Sims 4where they have experimented with different scenarios and life challenges, such as forming families. This action, for example, has resulted in the birth of more than 65 million different forms – traditional, adoption, test tube or the ‘Create a Sim’ option – since the launch of this feature in March of last year.
In this context, the franchise has indicated that it intends continue to foster The Sims as “a community-driven entertainment platform” of users. Thus, in order to maintain this experience, it has decided to expand the franchise and “go beyond linear and sequential releases” of new releases.
As a result, the company has ceased The Sims 5 project, that already It will not arrive as a new installment of the saga. Instead, as he noted in a statement on his blog, The Sims 4 will be modernized to offer “more options than ever,” with new experiences that will affect different categories of the life simulation genre, both at the level social and collaborative game mechanics.
This has also been confirmed by the Vice President and General Manager of the franchise, Kate Gorman, in one interview with Varietywhere he has stated that they will not release The Sims 5, because do not wish it to be considered as a replacement for current delivery, which has been the platform used by users for around 10 years.
“What we’re really working on with our community is this new era of The Sims. We are not going to work on replacements of previous projects, we are just going to add more elements to our universe,” has sentenced. In this way, Gorman has explained that they intend prevent players from having to start over with their projects when launching a new installment of the video game.
“What this means is that We will continue to deliver the HD simulation experience and what people would want from The Sims 5, but it doesn’t mean we’re going to start over, reset all your progress and feel like you’re really going to lose all that amazing gameplay you put into The Sims 4,” Gorman added.
Following this line, it is worth remembering that, although The Sims 5 was associated with the Rene Projecta title that the company presented in 2022, EA has indicated that they continue working on this initiative independently.
As the developer has noted, Project Rene “continues its development alongside other new and exciting projects in The Sims franchise, focusing on create ways to make friends, connect and share“.
Thus, he has shared that, as a novelty, this game will offer a multiplayer experience with which users will be able to explore joining other friends and users in a shared location. Specifically, users will be able to explore this experience in a Project Rene test to be launched in the fall of this year.
FIXES AND NEWS IN THE SIMS 4
The franchise has noted that, in order to improve the gaming experience and optimize The Sims 4 for future releases, will release updates with different features and batches of fixes “approximately every two months until further notice.”
The Sims 4 development team is also working on updates to the base game. In this context, the developer has indicated that they continue to explore ways of playing to “surprise” users, and that, next mission, Reaper’s Rewards, will be available starting next Tuesday, September 24th.
Another of these novelties announced by EA are the Creation Kits for The Sims 4with which he intends to continue promoting the creativity of the community with his works. It is a option that will allow users to create new resource collections for the game and make them available to other players.
The Sims 4 Creation Kits will be Available in November this year through The Sims channels and will join the company’s current kit collections. In this way, the developer seeks to “expand the game with trendy aesthetics and styles.”
In addition, EA has also made reference to its The Sims Official Creators Programwith which content creators who share creations on a regular basis will be able to obtain access to exclusive benefits, such as early access to upcoming packs, direct communication with other creators and the development team and other opportunities for collaboration.
THE SIMS LAB
EA has also noted that all the New features they are working on can be tested through the Sims Labs platformbefore they are officially launched to all users. To participate, it is necessary to register and meet a series of requirements.
New features that can be tested in The Sims Labs include: Individual characteristics of Project Renesuch as multiplayer mode, a narrative test for mobile devices and the The Sims 4 improvements with search and discovery tools, and creation tools, among others.
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