![]() ![]() Maxis and EA have started talking about The Sims 5 gameplay features that are in the works with Project Rene. It adds that the team is "still developing ways in which we can tailor the experiences per platform" though. "With Project Rene, you'll be able to play on a PC, put it down, and pick up right where you left off on a mobile device", reads the blog post. Content is being tested on PC and mobile. The aim is to offer the "same experience different screens."ĮA has now discussed this more as part of a community update on January 31, 2023. "No matter who you may want to play with, we want you to be able to play wherever you want," says Pearson.ĭuring the initial Behind the Sims Summit, a tech test of "how you can play this game across supported devices of your choosing" was shown off, where someone was placing furniture using a phone screen and instantly seeing those changes replicated on a monitor – again what we assume to be PC. Now, Maxis hasn't officially confirmed the launch Sims 5 platforms yet, but as part of the Project Rene reveal, the developer did showcase the game running on what we assume to be PC as well as a mobile platform. Free to play Will The Sims 5 be free-to-play?Īlthough we've not had official confirmation from Maxis or EA on this, it's looking possible that The Sims 5 will be free to play.ĮA and Maxis have been recruiting for a Head of Monetization and Marketplace for The Sims 5, and one of the role's responsibilities will be to handle "Project Rene’s in-game marketplace of content and UGC (free and paid)" and "pricing of all content in this free-to-enter game, ensuring we have an optimal pricing and content architecture." Platforms The Sims 5 platforms - Will it be cross-platform? Interestingly, it seems like some playtests are already happening, with some leaks showcasing early character prototypes. For more info, the developer is asking people to stay tuned to its social channels and to the official website. Now that doesn't sound anything like Alpha or Beta access in the traditional sense, but does sound like there will be opportunities for the community to have input on the game's development, which is awesome. We'll share in-progress work, explorations, sneak-peeks, behind-the-scenes content as well as start to open up Early Access to Project Rene software to small groups over time," says Pearson. "Over the next couple of years, we'll continue sharing updates with all of you on Project Rene. This was perhaps too simplistic and I can see why the team felt the need to update from this particular iteration.Maxis is preparing for some Early Access periods for The Sims 5, as the studio looks to the community to help guide Project Rene's development. It features video clips of Sims in different situations and expressing different emotions. The Sims 4 has been officially launched and sported a very simple and clean main menu. One thing we can do is take a look back at all of the iterations of The Sims 4’s main menu since it’s launch to see how it has evolved time and time again. Whilst we may never know why Maxis are addicted to updating the main menu for the game, particularly when the main menu never dramatically changed in previous iterations of the franchise. What I want to know is one simple thing – why? Why has the user interface of the main menu been so poorly designed that the team feel like it needs to be updated again, and again, and again – to the stage where we get a news flash to celebrate it has a new look – particularly when there are so many features people have been pleading for and when so many bugs exist in The Sims 4 (particularly with the broken My Wedding Stories game pack). This sounds all well and good perhaps, though it has been through so many “fresh new looks” that it feels as if the main menu is changing on a yearly basis. ![]() As of the end of April 2022, it has been updated once again with a “fresh new look”. ![]() One thing that has also been part of this is The Sims 4’s main menu which is the first thing you see once you load up the game. Even almost eight years on, the updates are continuing with the recent addition of Neighbourhood Stories. This means that it is designed to be receiving new content regularly through DLC and game updates.ĮA and Maxis have certainly been true to this with endless DLC packs and new game features being added into the game from pools to toddlers. The Sims 4 was advertised as being a live service from the moment it was released back in September 2014. ![]()
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