TheSims5isinDevelopment
TheSims5gameisstillindevelopment,butitisattractingalotofattention.ThegamehasbeenshownatEAPlay2021, whereleaksofscreenshotshavebeenreleased.Theyhavehelpeduslearnmuchaboutthegame,andwhatwecanexpect fromitinthenearfuture.
Charactercreation
TheSimshavebeenastapleoflifesimulatorgames.TheSimsheldthetitleforalongtime.EAhasmadeanumberof changestoTheSims5,includingcharactercreation.
WhenyoucreateyourSimyou'llbeaskedtoselectaname,andchooseagender AnewfamilycancreateasmanySims thattheirhouseholdhas.Simsarelimitedtoanumberofheadsandbodies.
Youcanalsocreateapet.ThisfeatureissimilartoTheSims2:Pets.However,Simscanalsochoosetodesigntheirown hairstyles.
CharactercreationinSims5alsoallowsforgreatercustomizationofclothing.Inaddition,Simscanchoosetheir hairstyles,eyebrows,eyelashes,andhaircolor.Therearefourdifferenthaircolorbins.Eachaffectthegeneticsofthe Sim.Youcanalsochoosetobeard.MaleSimsareabletopickbetweenastubbleormustache.
Templatesarepre-madeforfacialfeatures.Youcanblendandmixthesetemplateswithfacialfeaturescurrentlyinthe game.SimscanimportthesetemplatesfromtheGalleryordesignthemfromscratch.Youcanalsoright-clickonthese templatesandchooseBlend.
TheSims4hasanenhancedbuildmodethatismoreadvanced.Youcanalterthepatternandcolorofitems,changethe appearanceofSimsclothingandadjustthecouchcushions.Additionally,therearenewfilters.
Sims5allowsplayerstoaltertheheightaswellashairstyles,tattoosandbodyoftheirSims.However,EAhasnot disclosedthedetailsofthefeature.Hopefully,thecreatorwillallowplayerstopersonalizelayersofclothing.
Multiplayer
InlightofthefactthatTheSimsseriesisknownforitssingle-playerexperience,it'sabitsurprisingtolearnthatthe series'nextgameisallaboutmultiplayer.ItcouldbeabrandnewgameoranupdatedversionofthepopularSims4.
ThecompanyhasconfirmedthatthenextSimsgamewillhavemultiplayercomponents.Althoughthecompanyhasn't yetrevealedadateforitsnextSimsgame,ithasbeenwithannouncingnewfeatures.Inthelastmonth,thegamewas abletogetanexpansionpack.TheexpansionpackistitledTheSims3WorldAdventures.Thisexpansionpack introducesaholidaythemetothegamewhichisanicetouch.
MaxisisalsoupgradingMaxisgraphicsengine.ThiswillallowMaxistoimprovethegame'svisuals.They'realsohiring aseniorgamedesignertodevelopthegame.
Maxisisalsousingitsvirtualworldtoenhancethegamingexperience.They'vebeenshowingsomeofthelatest features,liketheoptiontocustomizeyourcouchandbed.Youcanalterthecolorandrotateyourpillowsinandout.
Maxishasalsobeenworkingonotherfranchises,includingSpore.Thiscompanyhastheresourcestogoinadifferent direction.However,thebusinessrequiressomeonewithproductionexpertiseforlive-servicegames.
TheSimsseriesiswell-knownforitsself-drivenescape.Whilethisisawonderfulfeaturetohave,Maxisshouldalso takeadvantageofthefactthattheremillionsofSimsfansthatareeagerplaywithotherSimsplayerswithinthegame. Maxisislookingtofindsomeonetodevelopamultiplayerfeatureintheirnextgame.
Platforms
AndrewWilson,EAGamesCEOconfirmedthatthenextSimsgamewasindevelopmentduringtheQ3FY20earnings call.Wilsonmentionedcertainfeaturesthatarecurrentlyindevelopment,butaren'treadyforlaunch.Oneofthese
featureswasthe"cloudsave"thatletsplayerstotransfertheirsaveddatabetweenplatforms.
Anotherfeaturewasthe'Build/Buy'modewhichletsplayersedittheirmodelsinreal-time. TheSimsteamhasbeenopen aboutthefactthattherearetechnicallimitationsthatpreventplayersfromcreatingnon-binarySims.
EAhopestomakeSims3moresocialandoffermoreopportunitiesforinteraction.Thegamewillincludeneighborhoods whichareopen-worldspacesthatletSimsinteractwithgameplayobjectswithintheirborders.
Itisanticipatedthatthegamewillfeatureimprovedmultiplayerfunctionality Thiscouldbethenextmajorthingforthe Simsseries.Cross-playisapossibilityandwillallowmultipleplayerstoplaythesamegameonmultipleplatforms. RumoursswirlthatthenextSimsgamewillfeatureanonlinemultiplayermode.Howeverit'snotbeenconfirmed. AnotherrumoristhatTheSims5couldbeavailableonNintendoSwitch.However,Nintendohasn'tannounceditsplans foritsnext-genconsoles.
TheSims5isexpectedtobeavailableonPC,Mac,PlayStation4,XboxOne,andtheOriginStore.Itwillalsoinclude expansionpacksthataredesignedtoaddnewcontenttothegame.
AlthoughthenameofSims5isnotyetdetermined,itislikelythatitwillbedubbed"ProjectRene". TheSims5could bethefirstSimsgametooffercloudsavesthatwillallowplayerstotransfertheirsavesacrossplatforms.
Leakedscreenshots
DuringlastClickformoreinfomonth'sTheSimsSummit,MaxisshowedearlyscreenshotsofTheSims5.These weren'tnecessarilynew,butwereactuallyscreenshotsfromapriortestingphase.
Theseimagesshowinteriorsaswellasbuildingswithmoreintricatelydesignedfixturesandrooms. Theyalsoshow moreofanoverallviewofthegamewhichallowsplayerstoexplorewaystomaketheirownenvironmentfortheir Sims.
Theimageshaven'tyetbeenconfirmedbyMaxisorEAHowever,theydosuggestanewlevelofdetail.Incontrasttothe previousmainlineSimstitles,TheSims5isexpectedtofeatureanenhancedpersonalitysystem,aswellasmorerealistic outdoorevents.It'sexpectedthatitwillbeanextremelypopulargame,andEAhasalreadybegunworkonthegame.
TheSims4wasreleasedin2014andhasreceived12paidexpansionspacks.MaxisandEAhavestatedthattheywill launchatleastonemoreDLCpackforSims4beforeTheSims5isreleased.
AlthoughEAhasn'tyetconfirmedTheSims5,thegameisbeingplayedunderProjectRene.Thegameisexpectedtobe availableonbothcomputersandmobiledevices.Itwillletplayerssharetheircreationswithothers.Itwillalsobecrossplatform.Thismeansplayerscanplayonbothplatforms.
Howevercertainplayersareskepticalofthegame'scomplexity,andhowitworks.Othersbelievethatit'snotreallythe Sims5.ButtherearealreadyreportsofplayerspostingtheirexperienceswithProjectReneonline.
Sims5willlikelyfollowthesamepatternasthepreviousgame.Sims5willfeaturemorerealisticoutdooreventsandan evolvingpersonalitysystem.Thegamealsooffersgamesthatarebasedonapartments.
EAPlay2021showcase
EAhostedamajorconferencecalledEAPlayLiveearlierthisweek.Theeventfeaturedgamesthatwillbereleasedin thecomingmonths.Italsoincludestheannouncementofnewgamesaswellasmajordetailsonothergames.
EAPlayLive2021isscheduledtobeheldonJuly22.Thepreamblewillstartat10AMPST.Itisexpectedtolastfor about40minutes.Themaineventwilltakeplaceat1pm.Itwillincludeavarietyofgames,includinganewUFCvideo andBattlefield.
EAwillalsorevealnewtrailersforupcominggames.Itispossiblethatwe'llalsogetmoreinformationaboutthe upcomingSimsgame.BecausetheSimsfranchisehasbeenaroundformorethan22years,itispossiblethatEAwill announceitsfifthinstallmentatEAPlayLive.
TheEAPlayLive2021willalsolikelyincludenewsportsgames.Thesegamesareprobablygoingincludeabrandnew NHLandMaddengameinadditiontoanupcomingUFCgame.EAcouldalsoannounceabrandnewStarWarstitle.
EA'sKnockoutCity2ndseasonwasalsoannouncedattheevent.Thegamewillincludenewgear,anewmap,andanew ball.Inadditiontothat,thegamewillfeatureanewLeaguePlaymode.Thegamewillalsofeaturenewcosmeticsas wellasanewmovie-themedmap.Thegamewillbeavailableonallplatforms.
EAPlayLivealsorevealedLostinRandom,anewgame.ItwillbeavailableforPC,XboxOne,andtheNintendo Switch.Itwillcombinecardcollectionwithdicebattles.ThegamewillbereleasedonSeptember10.