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    LeGardePourpreLeGardePourpre Posts: 15,233 Member
    in The Sims 4 General Discussion
    According to international fansites Platinum Simmers, SimCookie & SimTimes, EAโ€™s โ€˜The Sims Teamโ€™ will be โ€œmaking a big announcement for The Sims Seriesโ€ on May 6th, 2013. Clear your calendars folks!

    In an official email sent out to select fansites worldwide, EA states they will be setting up a conference call with all invitees to โ€œhear directly from one of the developers about the exciting piece of news!โ€.

    EA has also stated that after this conference call, all invitees โ€œwill receive a brand new image to accompany this special occasionโ€, which they will be getting โ€œapproximately three hours before the rest of the worldโ€.

    Mass emails? Approval for fansites to hype up the event? Big announcement? Conference calls? Special occasion? What could it possibly be!?
    http://simsvip.com/2013/05/03/ea-to-make-big-announcement-for-the-sims/

    BRING IT ON :mrgreen:
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      Stdlr9Stdlr9 Posts: 2,744 Member
      edited May 2013
      I hope it's not more EPs for TS3. I'm ready for a new game -- TS4 -- as long as it's not online-only. That would make it a "no buy" for me.
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      windweaverwindweaver Posts: 7,375 Member
      edited May 2013
      At this late date, I can't imagine it being more expansions, unless they figured out how to do OFB & open restaurants? That'd be the only thing I could think of that would bring many of us out of our misery over the possibility of an online/cloud save Sims 4. That way, at least if 4 does go in the same direction as SC5, then those of us who will not buy it, have something to keep us happy for a long time after. :?
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      SimsTiasSimsTias Posts: 1,622 Member
      edited May 2013
      Desperate or something? lol

      It will be TS4. If not then shame on me i guess.
      The Sims 3 is starting to be boring, i have all EP's except IP and none of the EP's have made the game better exceept for Seasons and Pets. If i play a vanilla version with all patches installed then i would not miss much except for som interaction, clothes and items. I think The Sims 3 EP's have all been really dissapointing compared to The Sims 2. So bring on The Sims 4! :wink:
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      jcp011c2jcp011c2 Posts: 10,861 Member
      edited May 2013
      windweaver wrote:
      At this late date, I can't imagine it being more expansions, unless they figured out how to do OFB & open restaurants? That'd be the only thing I could think of that would bring many of us out of our misery over the possibility of an online/cloud save Sims 4. That way, at least if 4 does go in the same direction as SC5, then those of us who will not buy it, have something to keep us happy for a long time after. :?

      :thumbup:
      It's kind of sad that I have to point out that anything I say is only just my opinion and may be a different one from someone else.
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      BariSaxyBariSaxy Posts: 4,699 Member
      edited May 2013
      Sorry, but more Expansion Packs does not adequately fit the description of "a big announcement for The Sims series". If it said The Sims 3 series, okay, but it says The Sims series in general. If it's not The Sims 4, it will be something unrelated to The Sims 3.
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      Ezo_KeyataEzo_Keyata Posts: 405 New Member
      edited May 2013
      barisaxy wrote:
      Sorry, but more Expansion Packs does not adequately fit the description of "a big announcement for The Sims series". If it said The Sims 3 series, okay, but it says The Sims series in general. If it's not The Sims 4, it will be something unrelated to The Sims 3.

      Shutting it down :lol: ! Nah imma kidding :lol:

      Maybe an online VERSION of TS3?

      But more likely, and more saddening for me, as you said, TS4 :cry:
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      LeGardePourpreLeGardePourpre Posts: 15,233 Member
      edited May 2013
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      Zerbu wrote:
      The official EA account Inside_EA posted a tweet on Twitter with job offerings for the "next Sims game"
      Join the dev team at EA and work on the next Sims game as a UI Engineer! Opportunity in Redwood City: http://bit.ly/100c98B #hotjobsfriday

      Now, judging from the link, this is a flash game, not a full standalone game, so it's probably not The Sims 4, and if it is, there's reason to be disappointed.

      This further complicates the question of what they're going to announce on Monday.
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      CinderellimouseCinderellimouse Posts: 19,380 Member
      edited May 2013
      It's sims 4.
      Cinderellimouse wrote:
      Via Twitter
      BeyondSims wrote:
      Looks like http://TheSims4.com now goes to http://TheSims.com . Hello #TS4!

      and
      SimsDomination wrote:
      This page http://thesims4.com/en_US/home redirect to http://TheSims.com #Sims #News

      Goodbye sims 3!

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      Ezo_KeyataEzo_Keyata Posts: 405 New Member
      edited May 2013
      Cinderellimouse wrote:
      It's sims 4.
      Cinderellimouse wrote:
      Via Twitter
      BeyondSims wrote:
      Looks like http://TheSims4.com now goes to http://TheSims.com . Hello #TS4!

      and
      SimsDomination wrote:
      This page http://thesims4.com/en_US/home redirect to http://TheSims.com #Sims #News

      Goodbye sims 3!


      I am really sad to say bye to TS3.

      I only started playing it a year or so ago, so saying goodbye to it so soon is genuinely quite a shock!

      And can someone ask me a question, how long will the TS3 forums stay open once TS4 has been MADE?

      Because I think they should remain open, and the store. Think of all the money they would make just from the store!
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      SimsTiasSimsTias Posts: 1,622 Member
      edited May 2013
      It will not be a flash game... TheSims4.com redirects you to TheSims.com and it haven't been like that before which means Sims 4 is incoming!
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      LeGardePourpreLeGardePourpre Posts: 15,233 Member
      edited May 2013
      The Sims 3 is dead !

      Don't buy Island Paradise and Time Travel, these packs are now useless.
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      thesims3boythesims3boy Posts: 18,046 Member
      edited May 2013
      LeGardePourpre wrote:
      The Sims 3 is dead !

      Don't buy Island Paradise and Time Travel, these packs are now useless.
      Then what would we do when we get bored waiting for TS4? :?
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      ZerbuZerbu Posts: 3,457 Member
      edited May 2013
      It recently hit me that the reason they're advertising for someone good at flash could be that they want more UI mock-ups made in flash, not because they're trying to make an entire game from it.

      (That's probably about the fourth thread I said that in :lol: )
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      BariSaxyBariSaxy Posts: 4,699 Member
      edited May 2013
      LeGardePourpre wrote:
      The Sims 3 is dead !

      Don't buy Island Paradise and Time Travel, these packs are now useless.

      Speak for yourself.
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      LeGardePourpreLeGardePourpre Posts: 15,233 Member
      edited May 2013
      thesims3boy wrote:
      Then what would we do when we get bored waiting for TS4? :?

      Just play TS3 base game :P ! TS4 base game will be empty like that...
      Prepare yourself to restart everything (stories, creations, wait for Pets, Seasons and more expansion,....) !
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      ZerbuZerbu Posts: 3,457 Member
      edited May 2013
      LeGardePourpre wrote:
      Prepare yourself to restart everything (stories, creations, wait for Pets, Seasons and more expansion,....) !

      I actually plan on continuing a story. I'll be recreating the offspring of my TS3 sims in TS4, and continuing from there. :D

      Although it's still a long time away so I could change my plans.
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      AnmirlaAnmirla Posts: 3,836 Member
      edited May 2013
      :? No thank you.

      It's something of a relief actually.
      No more finding a mod and falling in love with it just to have it not work upon installation of the next update/EP.
      No more drooling over some of the new Store content having to make myself back down and wait for one of those very few and far between awesome sales.

      Once everything is said and done, I can figure out what my particular needs are for mods because I know there will no longer be a chance of things being fixed by EA and having the trade off game of something else broken in their place.
      I can set my worlds up exactly how I finally want them and really enjoy the play. :D
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      jcp011c2jcp011c2 Posts: 10,861 Member
      edited May 2013
      Anmirla wrote:
      :? No thank you.

      It's something of a relief actually.
      No more finding a mod and falling in love with it just to have it not work upon installation of the next update/EP.
      No more drooling over some of the new Store content having to make myself back down and wait for one of those very few and far between awesome sales.

      Once everything is said and done, I can figure out what my particular needs are for mods because I know there will no longer be a chance of things being fixed by EA and having the trade off game of something else broken in their place.
      I can set my worlds up exactly how I finally want them and really enjoy the play. :D

      This! I haven't installed any mods yet as I've decided to wait until the last EP is released (well the last one I'm getting anyways.) Once that's done no reason to hold off. And it's not like once Sims 4 comes out Sims 3 suddenly stops working on my computer - well, beyond the normal glitches it has anyways :?. I fully intend to continue playing Sims 3 for quite some time into Sims 4's life. I did the same with Sims 2, and only started playing Sims 3 when pets came out. I might be behind the times but I'd rather do that than play just base game again.
      It's kind of sad that I have to point out that anything I say is only just my opinion and may be a different one from someone else.
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      ZerbuZerbu Posts: 3,457 Member
      edited May 2013
      jcp011c2 wrote:
      This! I haven't installed any mods yet as I've decided to wait until the last EP is released (well the last one I'm getting anyways.) Once that's done no reason to hold off. And it's not like once Sims 4 comes out Sims 3 suddenly stops working on my computer - well, beyond the normal glitches it has anyways :?. I fully intend to continue playing Sims 3 for quite some time into Sims 4's life. I did the same with Sims 2, and only started playing Sims 3 when pets came out. I might be behind the times but I'd rather do that than play just base game again.

      For me it depends on how good The Sims 4 base game is. If it's amazing, I probably won't play The Sims 3 anymore, but if it's boring then I'll go back to TS3 for a while. I plan on having the offspring of my TS3 sims leave for the TS4 world, but I can continue to play the life of the older generation sometimes.
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      LeGardePourpreLeGardePourpre Posts: 15,233 Member
      edited May 2013
      jcp011c2 wrote:
      Once that's done no reason to hold off. And it's not like once Sims 4 comes out Sims 3 suddenly stops working on my computer - well, beyond the normal glitches it has anyways :?.

      LOL, be careful !

      The final EP could include a big annoying glitch, EA won't never fix it.

      They never fixed the TS2 fatal errors.
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      CinderellimouseCinderellimouse Posts: 19,380 Member
      edited May 2013
      Ezo_Keyata wrote:

      And can someone ask me a question, how long will the TS3 forums stay open once TS4 has been MADE?

      Because I think they should remain open, and the store. Think of all the money they would make just from the store!

      At least a year I should think. The sims 2 website only shut down recently (although I think the store shut before that). I hope they keep the store open for a while because there are a couple of sets I'd still like to get.
      LeGardePourpre wrote:
      The Sims 3 is dead !

      Don't buy Island Paradise and Time Travel, these packs are now useless.

      Nah! I'll still buy them, I need something to play for a while because a base game with no e.ps gets *yawn* very quickly! :lol: If they released OFB right before sims 4 I'd buy that too!!! :D

      I'd say I only recently felt like the sims 3 became full enough to amuse me thouroughly, I like to feel as though I have a lot of freedom of choice. I have a list as long as my street of things I want to do. Sims 3 will amuse me for quite some time yet!

      That's not to say I'm not interested in Sims 4, I'm tempted to buy it on release day because I've played since the first game (how I remember staring at that box art!!!) and the sims has been a sort of sidekick to my life for many years, I want to see it grow and develop into something better. The current gurus are doing such a great job and I think they really understand us whinging simmers now and that excites me because I think they can improve on the base game and the engine so that what follows is EPIC!!!

      BUT... as good as the base game is I'll still be reverting to sims 3 for some time... AND I really really need OFB!!! Please gurus! For little ol' me!!! (And 900+ others)
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      CinderellimouseCinderellimouse Posts: 19,380 Member
      edited May 2013
      LeGardePourpre wrote:
      jcp011c2 wrote:
      Once that's done no reason to hold off. And it's not like once Sims 4 comes out Sims 3 suddenly stops working on my computer - well, beyond the normal glitches it has anyways :?.

      LOL, be careful !

      The final EP could include a big annoying glitch, EA won't never fix it.

      They never fixed the TS2 fatal errors.

      I'll wait for all the noobs to install first! :twisted:

      I didn't have many major glitches in the sims 2. Nothing like the riddled ulcerous coding that is the sims 3!!! (I still love it though... it's like a sick old beloved dog!)
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      LeGardePourpreLeGardePourpre Posts: 15,233 Member
      edited May 2013
      If they will announce TS4 now, it means the release date is Early 2014.

      They can't released a new TS3 EP at the same time.

      Island Paradise team already begin to join the TS4 team and soon the Time Travel team will join them.

      There is nobody which develop a new EP now.
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      CinderellimouseCinderellimouse Posts: 19,380 Member
      edited May 2013
      LeGardePourpre wrote:
      If they will announce TS4 now, it means the release date is Early 2014.

      They can't released a new TS3 EP at the same time.

      Island Paradise team already begin to join the TS4 team and soon the Time Travel team will join them.

      There is nobody which develop a new EP now.

      Shhh... break my heart why don't you! :cry:

      :D
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      LakrossLakross Posts: 1,577 New Member
      edited May 2013
      LeGardePourpre wrote:
      jcp011c2 wrote:
      Once that's done no reason to hold off. And it's not like once Sims 4 comes out Sims 3 suddenly stops working on my computer - well, beyond the normal glitches it has anyways :?.

      LOL, be careful !

      The final EP could include a big annoying glitch, EA won't never fix it.

      They never fixed the TS2 fatal errors.

      Lol they don't tell you that when you're buying TS3. I guess that's what I get for coming in on this series so late and being so ignorant :XD: Well at least I can be sure what to expect from now on, I'm glad I know that. I'll just mentally prepare myself for a permanently borked game. And just in case, refrain from buying anymore products until I can feel assured I won't be screwed over in the end. wishful thinking
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