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Sims 5 canceled – EA’s new ‘massive Sims platform’ explained

Big things are still coming to the Sims franchise.

It’s been a decade since The Sims 4, and while we’ve long known another title was in the works, which we’ve all been dubbing The Sims 5, there won’t actually be a The Sims 5. Here’s why there won’t be another Sims sequel anytime soon.

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Why was The Sims 5 canceled?

Maxis, the developers of The Sims franchise, has confirmed there are no plans for a The Sims 5 game, as of yet. There’s been speculation about The Sims 5 being in development over the years and many assumed the next installment in the Sims franchise—Project Rene—was a codename for the next franchise sequel, but there was no confirmation.

Laura Miele, the president of EA’s entertainment and technology sector, explained that instead of creating an all-new game, which would mean more than 80 million people would lose 10 years of hard work and money spent via microtransactions and DLCs, they’d be devoting their time and resources into developing, enhancing, and expanding on their biggest Sims title: The Sims 4.

The bold new strategy, which was unveiled during an EA Investor Day on Sept. 17, means The Sims franchise will instead be expanding with a new hub-like Sims platform.

Massive new The Sims platform, explained

A Sim wearing a yellow dress walking down a city street by some green plants in The Sims 4 Lovestruck.
The Sims 4 will be the backbone of the Sim’s franchise. Screenshot by Dot Esports

The massive Sims platform name dropped at EA’s Investor Day refers to a one-shop place for Sims players for its four Sims games: The Sims 4 (which will form the foundation), Project Rene, My Sims, and Project Stories.

On this unified Sims platform, players will be share things like creator tools from the creator kits, enjoy an expanding marketplace, experience a single-user content gallery, and be social.

At the time of writing, little is truly known about what this massive Sims platform will entail beyond that it’s happening. But from what it sounds like, the Sims might be getting an all-in-one client where you can make purchases, play The Sims 4, socialize, and use creator kits. It certainly sounds like a very exciting future for The Sims, even if it’s not The Sims 5.


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Hayley Andrews is a staff writer for Dot Esports with a dual degree in business and human resource management. After discovering her passion for creative writing and gaming, she now writes about MOBAs, MMOs, and cozy games.