Well it will happen some day. Could it be this year? Next year?
It has to be coming at some point though. Some players have picked up some 'hints' but nothing set in stone of course but we are more than half the way through 2019 now and TS4 is almost 5 years old. Something is going on behind the scenes but when will more light be shed on the next installment of The Sims?
Lets speculate!
Will we be getting an announcement at any time soon or will we be teased with hints and rumors?
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And then one more year until release.
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Rumor has it that that posting may have been for a different unannounced game, and that Sims 5 still hasn't started yet. And that Grant was put in charge of deciding what's next for the Sims, so he could be making the decision for TS5 at this time. (Clarified by someone claiming to work on FreePlay, so please take this info with a grain of salt.)
they're hiring for concept artists now and that was one of the first things sims 4 went through in early development. i think sims 5 is definitely being worked on right now, but in its very very initial stages. like they're STILL hiring for concept artists so they've yet to even leave that stage.
I'm saying it still could be for a side game instead of TS5.
That would give Sims 5 only 2 years of development - would make it worse than Sims 4. Bad idea. Besides Sims 4 is contracted through Early 2021 and then up for renewal for another 1-3 years.
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Yeah I have heard that too - No matter what it is we won't see heads or tails about it for at least 2 and half to 3 more years - so it does not mean anything to us... yet anyway.
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could be. but given the estimated remaining lifespan of TS4 it makes sense for TS5 to be in early development. we probably wont see it for four years.
Also, the game has probably been in development for at least a year. Because it was probably being worked on before the job opening came out and that was last year in December sometime. Grant moved over to the other game a few months back and he usually does this in the early/middle of development. I would say if they started in 2018 it probably has a release set for sometime in 2021or2022 but if it was started before that it could be earlier. It's hard to guess when we don't know when they started developing it. I know with past sims games they started development right after the release of the current sims game. I'm doubtful that happened with the sims 4 because it felt unfinished when it released and I feel like they've been playing catch up ever since.
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I'd say 2023 at the earliest and like someone mentioned before, I think they'll release very close to their announcement. Maybe demo and gameplay at EAPlay then release a few months after.