“The way to think about it is, historically, The Sims franchise started with Sims 1 and then Sims 2, 3, and 4.
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EA has announced plans to move “beyond linear, sequential Sims releases” that’ll see it forego a direct Sims 4 “replacement” – that is, a The Sims 5 – in favour of a new approach enabling players to keep their progress between titles and “really [have] an ongoing experience”.
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Beyond the promise of “meaningful new features and base game updates” for The Sims 4 – alongside continuing quality assurance and game optimisation efforts – EA has announced new The Sims 4 Creator Kits and confirmed the previously rumoured Sims movie.
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Notably, Project Rene – the “next generation Sims game and creative platform” EA announced in 2022 – is also still in the works.