At the Behind The Sims Summit presentation, EA shared news about the development of the next part of the franchise - The Sims 5. Work on the project is in full swing, and Maxis want to surprise fans with an abundance of many mechanics that have previously appeared in the form of custom modifications for the four.
Project Rene (codenamed the fifth part) is planning bring to a new level. From the revealed plans for The Sims 5:
- cross-platform - the ability to play on the same save from different devices (both on a PC and on modern mobile phones);
- multiplayer - for example, in the construction mode, players will be able to connect with other users, thereby recreating amazing buildings in a joint way;
- advanced building options: fans of the franchise bitterly recall the palette of the third part, and finally, the prayers of millions were heard;
- free movement of objects, which was previously only possible with codes.
There are many changes, ideas and plans.
It's hard to say in what direction EA plans to go, but their desire to create a game, creativity oriented, visible to the naked eye. At the moment the project is under development - possible The Sims 5 release is set on 2024 year.
In other Behind The Sims Summit news: The Sims 4 becomes free game.
The starting version of the life simulator can be picked up at all available sites - on Steam, Origin, or, for example, on the official page of Electronic Arts. For DLC, unfortunately, you still have to pay.
In addition, Electronic Arts decided to expand the activity of modders: thanks to cooperation with Overwolf, in the near future, for the fourth part of the franchise, separate in-game area. With it, players from all over the world will be able to share additional content with other players.
Read on:Share in comments your opinion regarding the release of The Sims 5 and the demonstration of new game mechanics in development. We also invite you to familiarize yourself with a separate article about the fifth part, where they collected the latest news, rumors, etc.
I hope it will be open world like part 3
Nowhere was it said that Project Rene is a direct continuation of the series and the fifth part, no need to spread false information. On the broadcast, this project was basically called a “program”, not a game.