The Sims 4 won't be reviewed until after launch - EA isn't giving out early copies

Supposedly EA won't be giving out early review copies of The Sims 4, opting to wait until after the game is released instead.

[-Foxtrot]

And the plot thickens

I can't imagine why, probably scared incase the majority of reviewers end up being honest with gamers and mark it down because of all it's missing features (which they bloody well should)

Apart from the main ones, toddlers and pools, it is missing lots more features

http://ts4news.com/post/945...

Honestly if you havent read the list, give it a read, some of the things cut are ridiculous...yet they have like seven types of ways your Sim can walk in the Sims 4 /s

[Matt666]

WTF EA, seriously that's more then a step back, its more like you jumped off a cliff backwards. I was looking forward to the sims 4 until I read all the things missing from it, I think I stick to the sims 2&3.

[nX]

EA is cancer for this industry, they still haven't learned anything from their previous fiascos. Wouldn't surprise me if this is online only, bug ridden or full of microtransactions.

[LordMaim]

That's pretty ridiculous. I can understand how it wouldn't have all the features of all the add-ons for Sims 3, but its missing a lot of basic features and gameplay elements, especially the Create A Style feature which was so integral to the previous game.

This is Sim City (2013) all over again.

[Starbucks_Fan]

I wasn't planning on buying it anyway. Lack of content. Sticking with Sims 3.

[RmanX1000]

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM I WONDER WHY.

[WeAreLegion]

Good luck with all of that.

[BitbyDeath]

I'd only be tempted to buy this if the load times are fixed.

[2pacalypsenow]

cuz its gonna suck . Its like the tablet version of sims but on PC

[aliengmr]

Ha Ha, that pretty much confirms it. Releasing a content free game.

[Brooklynbully718]

Ea is getting dumber by the day

[Arty84]

so much for the who " we are listening" thing EA reps have belched out to reporters recently seriously If kinda worries that its because the game is leaving out content that has been in the series for a while now for gods sakes you wont have pools available on launch or newborns and what else they cut to add on later as DLC I see a "poolside fun pack" in the near future

[URNightmare]

LOL Hilarious!!

[EL Lanf]

Guys, you gotta understand, the Sims 4 engine simply isn't built to handle review builds. Why, we should be utterly grateful they went to the effort of making the engine handle create-a-sim.

I for one will be pre-ordering even The Sims 5 even though it will have to sacrifice engine support for sims for the sake of the better user experience.

[uth11]

I hear Sims 5 will have pools.

It just won't have any Sims

[Goro]

They obviously know the reviews will be negative, what other reason could it be?

[scark92]

I just hope they get bad reviews for what they did with this title, and then maybe they will learn.

[rextraordinaire]

Because there's not gonna be anything to review! :v That'll come as DLC.