In its more than a decade-long history, The Sims 4 has brought a gazillion dollars to its creators, but soon, we may witness a failure of legendary proportions, comparable to Blizzard missing the chance to release Dota 2. The reason for this potential misstep is that the general manager of The Sims franchise, Kate Gorman, officially confirmed that EA has no current plans for The Sims 5.

Gorman stated that the company intends to continue releasing updates and paid expansions (including features like a multiplayer mode) for The Sims 4. She cited the main reason for not moving forward with The Sims 5 as a desire to avoid forcing players to lose the progress they’ve accumulated over the past decade.

While there is some logic to this, EA is taking a significant risk. Humans are naturally conservative, and it takes compelling reasons for people to abandon what they are accustomed to, but The Sims 4 runs the risk of falling into the trap of becoming morally outdated.

A competitor, InZOI, is already gaining attention with its capabilities, features, and drastically superior graphics running on Unreal Engine 5. It’s possible that EA’s reluctance to develop The Sims 5 may give Krafton a blank check, allowing a large portion of players to flock to this entirely new game—assuming the hardware can support InZOI. In theory, this approach could cost EA dearly. For now, we can note: EA has no plans for The Sims 5.

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