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What is the future for The Sims?
Jerrid_120
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Sim City died and out came Cities Skylines.
Do you feel the same will happen to the Sims? Do any of you think another life simulator exaggerating real life needs to be made now?
I feel a little competition will wake up EA and Maxis (RIP)
Do you feel the same will happen to the Sims? Do any of you think another life simulator exaggerating real life needs to be made now?
I feel a little competition will wake up EA and Maxis (RIP)
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This!
But you are right though, TS5 probably is the future so it gives us something to look forward to
Kind of like how I felt about The Sims Medieval as it faded away,
I thought they would at least get in a few more add-ons for Medieval.
Simstagram: https://www.instagram.com/my_sims_4_pics/
Yep selling well...
It feels a little early and often for this. I can't imagine many companies being happy about needing to discount their product to get numbers up.
I hope the strategy works out in the end. I really do want a Sims 5. I'm just a little concerned about what it will be.
I agree with you that they need competition though. Can you imagine if Rockstar released something like it?? It would be LIT
REALLY? Have you never seen Steam sales?
Competition is always good, but it would take a company with deep pockets to invest upfront in a competitor to Sims. I'm not sure many would go there when the market for other game styles seems both broad and deep, letting a lot of games flourish side by side easily.
*is.
Lots of competitions between titles. Supply and demand.
The Sims is a monopoly that shouldn't need to be discounted this much so often.
Monopoly on what? Simulation games? What are you saying.
Also:
Was announced this month.
It might be a monopoly, but it's still two years old in an always-changing marketplace. A little "look at me again" nudge could bring new players who held back because they don't want to play without some of the add-ons that the game has two years in - more add-ons than a typical game has. Sale prices can be a sign of sagging sales volume, but they aren't always that.
The Sims is a one of a kind game and doesn't have a close competitor.
Coke has Pepsi.
Call of Duty has Battlefield.
If you want an alternative to The Sims, you will be playing a very different game.
Even this market is different and bit monolithic. A lot of simmers don't even play other games.
We might not have toddlers in The Sims 4 but we sure got them on the forums.
OMG LOL!!!!!!!!
Even though the Sims does not face any direct competition, it faces competition from other PC games too. It's not a perfect monopoly (which is an economic idea that does not usually exist outside regulated markets). This means that other PC games (simulation games, like Stardew Valley but potentially other kinds of games too) still pose an (indirect) competitive constraint on The Sims. Ie Imagine the Sims was priced at $120 (since it's allegedly a monopoly they could do it couldn't they?), would anyone still buy it? Probably not. Demand would switch to other games (or even to previous games). These games indirectly compete with The Sims.
All that means The Sims games do not live in a bubble outside the market. The game's price has to adapt to market conditions, to (indirect) competitors' new launches and offers etc.
ETA: that doesn't mean I don't agree that The Sims needing some DIRECT competition. Of course direct competition is always preferable and I think the franchise (and us consumers) would benefit from it. My comment related to the fact that the game is currently on sale in Origin and how this may just be a tactic to adapt to market conditions.
The devs of Planet Coaster seem so excited about their game and like they are honestly listening to fans and implementing what they want, unlike devs who say, "We're listening" but then don't do a darn thing about what the fans are asking for. Check out one of the videos: http://youtu.be/maYufgvcRis and look at all the detail. This cartoony look didn't work for me in TS4 but it does for PC, because there are so many simulated people and the emphasis is on the park itself.
PC goes into Alpha 3 today and you can buy it early (only for a few more days, though, then it's closing until release) and play it for months before its November release. Costs a little more but I want to support these devs. The gameplay videos have me excited, not cringing like I was with TS4 prerelease videos. Competition!!