It's been making improvements to the base game for those who have already spent their hard-earned cash on it, kits, game packs and expansions. The Sims 4 was in development for over three years, so it makes sense that EA Maxis is continuing to maintain The Sims 4 in the meantime. Unfortunately, this doesn’t bode particularly well for a Sims 5 release any time soon, and we’ll probably be lucky to get our hands on it before 2024. It didn't entirely dismiss the idea of future expansions that could involve "werewolves, faeries, and zombies". It also isn't clear if this will be implemented in The Sims 4, which is expected to have fresh content churned out for a few years yet, or if development is far enough away for The Sims 5 to be where it makes its debut.įollowing the release of The Sims 4: Cottage Living expansion, EA Maxis hasn't revealed exactly what its future plans for The Sims 4 look like but the developer stated in a March 2021 blog post (opens in new tab) that its roadmap "continues to be focused on improving content that is in the game”. This AI tech could prove to be a more effective way of actually creating your likeness within the game, though there are no examples available right now to show off its capabilities.ĮA owns the patent outright, so we’ll have to wait and see how and if they’ll implement the tech. While the first Sims game allowed you to place an image of a face onto a character model in Sims Creator, the results often left something to be desired. Reported by Sims Community (opens in new tab), the patent discusses the AI technology, explaining that it will allow players to upload photographs of themselves or characters, which can then be converted into an accurate Sim. The Sims 5 multiplayer rumors, news and moreĪ patent filed by EA back in April 2020 and approved in October 2021 reveals AI technology could be used in The Sims to turn pictures of people into in-game characters. It's possible that if the game does go down an online multiplayer route, as reports have suggested, we could see more significant gameplay changes than previous releases. Perhaps we could even take direct, third-person control of your Sim, instead of the overhead view of clicking and moving. It'll be interesting to see whether The Sims 5 adds a new dimension to the game. Sims gameplay has remained relatively unchanged through its lifetime, with some new additions and quality of life updates thrown in from time to time. There's also socializing with people as soon as they happen to pass by your home. You have daily needs and shifting emotions to take care of, which you complete and keep in check by doing certain actions, such as eating. With gameplay, we can probably expect that The Sims 5 will play similarly to previous iterations, no matter what it ends up looking like. There are currently no The Sims 5 trailers, so we can only speculate as to what the next generation of The Sims holds for us.
Instead, we'd imagine it'll come to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. Given this will be a "next-generation" experience, that effectively rules out the PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.
So, while the continued release of expansions shows that EA isn't done with the The Sims 4 just yet, it doesn't mean it isn't thinking about The Sims 5 at all.Īs for what platforms we'd expect to see The Sims 5 on, historically, main entries have always released on PC first. It's worth noting that EA continued releasing expansions for The Sims 3 until October 2013, even after it announced The Sims 4 in May 2013 for a September 2014 release. It's possible EA and Maxis could release further content packs for the game, though it does feel like there's fewer places to go. As for the smaller game packs, Werewolves, arrived in June 2022. High School Years is the latest expansion pack for The Sims 4, released in July 2022. However, it stands to reason that The Sims 4 is still going through its lifecycle and EA isn't finished with it yet. This means this is the longest we've ever gone without a brand-new mainline Sims game. The Sims 3 came out in 2009, after which The Sims 4 was released in 2014. Bear in mind that the gap between past The Sims iterations has been typically long as well.