Behind the Sims Summit - My Notes
I have to preface this by saying, that I do think the summit lived up to the hype!
The summit announced many exciting news including updated babies, two expansion packs in 2023, and a super early sneak peak of The Sims 5 (known as Project Rene).
The summit let players know that there is still more updates, packs, and kits coming to The Sims 4. Sim Deliveries will be coming to the game monthly. There will be new packs, including two expansion packs coming in 2023. Below are two screenshots from the stream that depict two worlds and in-game and build-and-buy items that are not currently in-game.
In this first screenshot, we see what appears to be two different worlds. The one on the left looks like a market space and the one on the right shows a parent (with a baby carrier!) and a child riding a bike. I personally think that the photograph on the right might be hinting to a Sims 3 Generations like pack coming to Sims 4.
This second screenshot shows concept art of items that we don't currently have in the game. I think the traditional style might also point to a Generations pack.
This screenshot depicts dentures, a chair, a box that looks like it has mementos, clothing, and a container with hair accessories - which again, I think can all point to generations come to the game.
The live stream also announced changes for the Sims FreePlay and the Sim Mobile. The Sims FreePlay will see improvement to sim faces, hairstyles available across genders, and super yachts. Sims Mobile will be adding balconies!
The team also announced that The Sims is partnering with Overwolf and CC creators to create a place for players to access safe CC and mods to add to their game. I think this is such an incredible idea! Mods and CC are such a huge part of the Sims experience, and I am glad that the franchise is developing even better relationships with this important community. I hope that as partnerships like this develop, that the team continues to think about players on console and how they can benefit from partnerships like this.
Towards the end of the stream, super early clips of build-and-buy concepts for The Sims 5 were shared. The goal is to make the game collaborative, easily play across multiple devices, and to give players the option to play solo or with others.
Finally, the stream concluded with a sneak peak of improved babies, which will be coming to the game in early 2023!
Did you catch the stream? What are your thoughts?
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