If Sims 4 Doesn't Sell, There Won't Be A Sims 5

With Sims 4's launch only days behind us, the Sims forums have been flooded with all sorts of questions, complaints, troubleshooting tips and, in some cases, affectionate adoration for the developers. And it's hardly surprising, what with the games impressive additions striving against a veritable truckload of oversights. What is surprising, though, is just how quickly fans are willing to offer up their demands for the next installment.

[DarkOcelet]

Please do not support this game . It shows you how effin greedy EA really is and if you think that they will release the other half of the game for free then you are fooling yourselves . Maxis really needs to get out of there and make their own game . Free of this greedy company .

[WeAreLegion]

If they were greedy, they would release better games. They would make more money that way.

[jeromeface]

When a games business model is DLC, you simply release a new games so everyone has to buy the DLC again. The sims hasn't really evolved at all since 2. New releases are just an excuse to charge for the same dlc over and over and over again.

[Magicite]

RIP Sims...

[ScottyHoss]

Will not be missing this game. Rot in pieces, and good riddance.

[gamernova]

I try to never buy from Ea. I know that more shady companies exist but in the realm of gaming, they're always the ones trying to impose strategies that screw the consumer.

[3-4-5]

They will act like it's our fault for not buying the game and that " nobody wants a sims game"

They just don't want to make it the way we want them to.

The arrogance.

[Back-to-Back]

Agreed. I personally wish they would remake The Sims Online 2.

[Perjoss]

"If Sims 4 Doesn't Sell, There Won't Be A Sims 5"

Is that a promise?

[CloudRap]

It will survive they will just make a police themed reskin and pretend the previous game never happened.

[Baka-akaB]

And ? What's with this title ? A guilt trip and hostage situation ?

If it dies , it's on EA and the medias , not the fanbase

[-Foxtrot]

"Guilt trip"

I was just about to say the same thing

It's like

"Shit, they have caught on to our money grabbing plans, lets tell them they'll have to buy Sims 4 to get Sims 5"

[pompombrum]

Must be an EA higher up in disguise..only EA are deluded enough to blame their fans for their own blatant shortcomings.

[Baka-akaB]

And this a perfect example of why i have issues with almost all gaming medias , instead of looking out for gamers and being useful to them , even without being militant like some request since the Gamergate stuff , they'd rather spend time defending devs and publishers against our interest .

It's always crap out of the blue like "Why it's ok to get screwed over a decision from MS , sony or Nintendo" , "Why you should be ok with dlcs" , "why you whine too much" , "Why you should go to hell for not supporting that game our editors loved but you thought was crap" , "why it's ok for a game to bear no ressemblance at all to a franchise it borrows , you should shut up and be happy for oblivious newcomers " etc etc ...

[LogicLee]

Read Hardcore Gamer's review of the Sims 4 if you think this article is defending EA or Maxis.

[Baka-akaB]

Sorry but i have a policy since the beginning . Clickbait title ? i dont bother reading and might stick to the comment section if anything .

I wont blame myself if the content doesnt seem to match the rest for the sake of hits .

But glad to see it's not about defending EA

[LogicLee]

Hardly on the "medias." Honest reviewers gave the game the score it deserved. Bad games shouldn't exist just because fans want the series to continue.

[Baka-akaB]

Well big sites , the one with the biggest pull , arent usually honest . And they are likely , bare the occasional surprise , to give it a thumbs up .

So it's at least partially on those , when they are so complacent and ads segments

[FsterThnFTL]

I hope so. I prefer they keep make Sim City games instead.

[RedDevils]

they already did...

[Benoski]

If EA kills The Sims, then it'll be their own fault. They took out key features from both 2 and 3 and dumbed down others. It's no wonder why fans are hating this game.

Honestly, I don't care for the series anymore.

[Jyndal]

Please let it die.
The last few 'Sim' games have been nothing short of crushing disappointment.

[Grap]

Sims 3 was good not great but good. Sim city in another hand was piece of !@#$, Sims 4 is not bad i actually liked played it for 3 hours but yah no pools and no toddlers was a big @!#$ mistake.

[RebelWAC]

Hope it doesn't sell. Can't believe it even got to see the light of day.

Work on something new please..

[Loktai]

This is like blackmail for fans in a way.

And yes FTL simcity would be way better though the last one was also met with critical hatred. The original company making SIM games is no more.... Maxis was a great company and made and published a lot of really amazing things. Let it die :-C

[Drithe]

The Sims ... they suck!

[tablecloth]

“We’re not working on Sims 5. We’re not thinking about Sims 5. If Sims 4 isn’t successful, there won’t be a Sims 5.”

Buy our decent/average product or else!

[zyphee]

K

[grayfoxx881]

It sounds like they're putting pressure on the community for a sequel, rather than actually making a great game to generate strong sales.

[ScottyHoss]

Ask the PC modding community /s

But really, it would probably be a better game.

[mmj]

EA really need to look at what they're doing with their disgusting business plan.

Anyone who has Sims 3 and has spent £300 on the expansions for it are massively downgrading with Sims 4... sequels should at least have the same content as the previous game. Instead, EA are just cutting large parts of Sims 3 out of Sims 4 and then will be looking to sell it all back to their customers with new expansions.

[mushroomwig]

At this point I don't think it would even matter, The Sims 5 would probably have the actual Sims being sold as DLC any way.

[ScottyHoss]

The user agreement takes your soul and you must buy it back!

[jbrock11]

I know I can't be the only one actually enjoying the game.

[Grap]

You are not but come on you can't deny that toddlers and pools will be as dlc, and that is a shame my friend even sims 2 had pools and that game was like 10 years ago.

[annoyedgamer]

They are trying to guilt their gullible fanbase into buying their rubbish. This is blackmail.

[muttsurini]

ugh the last good sim that i played is sims 2 on the psp, sims 3 sux balls.

[LogicLee]

It's wrong to guilt players into keeping the franchise alive -- especially with EA failing to keep its promises.

[HexxedAvenger]

Wow... Never expected that. Make it sound like it's the consumers fault the game isn't doing so hot.

[ChuckTheIceMan]

This is no way affects me.

[Arty84]

Ok lets say the franchise dies how long until another dev does the exact concept but with another name just like all the minecraft clones hell it might be the best time in the past decade for someone else to take Maxis postion in this genre

[ValKilmer]

Alright, everybody, let's make sure not to buy The Sims 4.

[EliteGameKnight]

oh, it's probably not a good idea to blame the fans given the events of the last couple of weeks....

[CerealKiller]

EA will not change until shareholders wake up and throw the CEO out before they destroy every last franchise that they own.

[diesoft]

EA, you have GOT to stop screwing up a series and then blaming it on everything but yourselves. I LOVE Sim City, for instance, and I had NO PLANS to support your insane strong-armed DRM with Sim City 5. Doesn't mean I don't still have a desire for more sim city, I just have no desire to support a big middle finger to gamers.

[RamboRabbi]

At £59 on origin they're almost guaranteed to fail, overpriced copy paste bullshit.

[Omnisonne]

''If Sims 4 Doesn't Sell, There Won't Be A Sims 5''

But if The Sims 4 does sell, The Sims 5 will probably follow the same model (i.e cutting content and selling it seperately) Should they add content for free, they wont make much profit. So im guessing they worked themselves in a bad position

[aliengmr]

It will be "Si__ 5", as they just didn't have time to add the "m" and "s".

Don't worry though, the "M" DLC will release at launch and the "S" DLC will follow shortly after.

Gamestop will have the "Male Sim" pre order DLC while "Female Sim" DLC will be exclusive to Origin.

[sonicjam]

I say everyone just buy a copy for the sims 3 instead and with all of the DLCs to tell EA fuck sims 4 and we want a real sims sequel.