The next Sims game will be free-to-play with paid DLC

The next Sims game currently goes under the name Project Rene rather than The Sims 5, but that aside, we know a growing amount about EA Maxis' next social simulation. During today's latest Behind The Sims community update, they shared more, including the news that the next entry in the series would be free-to-play and without...

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The next Sims game will be free-to-play with paid DLC

Project Rene - the next game in The Sims series - will be free-to-play without a subscription or energy mechanics, and will co-exist with other Sims games.

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Ah, so the sims is dead, I see.
It’s also soon to be astroturfed to hell and back with “omg let people enjoy things” and the “stop having FUN” comic any time people mention how dogshit this is.
It’s not even out, why are you convinced it’s going to be horrible?