EA to “disrupt the sequel model” by dropping sequential release for the Sims
EA
is
dropping
sequential
releases
for
its
Sims
franchise
and
will
not
be
releasing
a
fifth
entry,
instead
focusing
on
continuing
to
support
The
Sims
4
and
introducing
other
projects.
The
announcement
was
made
in
a
long
blog
post
as
well
as
during
yesterday’s
EA
Investor
Day,
with
EA
president
of
entertainment
and
technology
Laura
Miele
saying:
“Traditionally,
after
every
release
we
would
replace
one
version
with
another,
starting
from
scratch.
Well,
we
are
going
to
disrupt
the
sequel
model.
We
are
investing
in
a
massive
Sims
platform.”
The
previously
announced
Project
Rene
(which
had
been
rumoured
to
be
the
next
Sims
title)
isn’t
cancelled
though,
and
will
be
going
through
a
closed
multiplayer
test
this
autumn.
EA
said
that
both
Project
Rene
and
the
Sims
4
will
be
part
of
“the
Sims
universe,”
though
it’s
unclear
at
this
stage
how
the
titles
will
differ
if
Project
Rene
isn’t
a
direct,
linear
follow
up.
Miele
continued,
saying
the
Sims
4
will
be
the
“the
foundation
of
[EA’s]
future
growth
strategy”
and
that
it
“will
carry
forward
the
tremendous
engagement
and
volumes
of
content.”
She
added:
“We
will
be
updating
the
core
technology
foundation
for
the
product
and
we
will
release
fun
and
exciting
content
for
many
years
to
come.”
EA
has
two
other
Sims
projects
in
the
works:
My
Sims
and
a
mobile
title
codenamed
Project
Stories.
All
these
projects
are
due
to
share
a
Sims
platform
which
will
include
the
marketplace,
creator
and
social
tools,
and
more.
The
company
also
confirmed
that
the
Sims
movie
unveiled
in
March
is
going
forward
as
planned,
in
partnership
with
Amazon
MGM
Studios
and
still
under
the
helm
of
Margot
Robbie’s
production
company
and
director
Kate
Herron.
