Guess who’s back, back again. Oh yes, it’s official. Maxis (via owner EA) announced on their blog that the Sims 4 will be launching in 2014.
More details are promised to be forthcoming – you can also sign up on the Sims website for more details.
The next iteration of the Sims will be coming to PC and Mac. EA says
The Sims 4 celebrates the heart and soul of the Sims themselves, giving players a deeper connection with the most expressive, surprising and charming Sims ever in this single-player offline experience.
I have mixed feelings about the Sims – I remember not affording a shower and forcing my sims to wash their hands 5 times a day to keep that stupid hygiene bar up; or how about adding people to my neighborhood just so that my “main” family could get more friends. That said, I spent plenty of hours playing it, and I know a couple people who will be very happy with this as a gift in 2014. I’m just curious how many millions of expansions/DLCs will follow on.
Surprisingly (or not so surprisingly given the Sim City backlash), The Sims 4 will be a “single-player offline experience” according to the press release from EA. Have they finally learned some actual lessons?
Last Updated: May 7, 2013
OVG OfflineVideoGamer
May 7, 2013 at 14:17
MMORPG?
Trevor Davies
May 7, 2013 at 14:17
I giggled when I saw them expressly mention single-player offline.
My first thought was they were going to put you next to other sim families to form online sim neighbourhoods, possibly linking to sim city so you can pick on online city you’d like to live in.
AndriyP
May 7, 2013 at 14:21
Hahaha same here, hopefully they have learned
umar bastra
May 7, 2013 at 14:22
https://www.debonairspizza.co.za/Menu/Promotions
not the place for this but hey, it’s really funny
You could get a R100 off your pizza when ordering using IE 10 lol
I would rather not risk it but hey ….
DarthofZA
May 7, 2013 at 14:29
I did it. I ordered with Chrome, and changed my agent to think it was IE10. Pizza was awesome 😀
umar bastra
May 7, 2013 at 14:33
lol … You ate a pizza filled with deceit and lies … tsk tsk 😛 But hey, FREE PIZZA!!
Lardus
May 7, 2013 at 14:25
So, how many of the current versions features will be stripped out and become paid for DLC? Will any of the current DLC be incorporated – my guess is NO. My sister plays this, and every once in a while she whines for more DLC, but I will not bow down in Sims 4.
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
May 7, 2013 at 14:26
Oh. So nooooow they want their games offline. Well about time they learnt people don’t want things online!
Galbedir
May 7, 2013 at 15:14
Another one!? *Fall to knees* Noooooooo! Whhhhhhyyyy!!!!??
Johnny Geffries
May 7, 2013 at 17:24
hope it will be a huge free roaming version…sims 3 was cool but the world did feel a little constrained.
Kobus Nel
May 8, 2013 at 12:17
Wait, EA said “offline”? 😮