Sims 4's Developer Teases Hint At Upcoming Game Announcement
Developers working on The Sims 4 have been sharing mysterious tweets hinting at an exciting new game project, but are keeping details under wraps.
Developers of The Sims 4 have been teasing a new upcoming game project with a series of mysterious posts on Twitter. It's unknown what direction the simulation franchise is headed next, now that the Game Pack and Kits announced in the Sims 4 roadmap at the beginning of 2022 have been released. So far, the development team has yet to reveal any plans for the rest of 2022, leaving fans to speculate on future Sims content.
The Sims 4 originally released in 2014, and since then has received over 30 DLC packs alongside free content updates. Trends have shifted over the years, with a recent focus on smaller releases in the form of Game Packs and Kits in lieu of the more detailed and larger Expansion Packs. The development team has also begun releasing new and unique elements of Sims gameplay for free, like challenge Scenarios that task the player with completing different goals, and the recently-released Sims 4 Neighborhood Stories, which allows for NPCs to experience independent life events. The last release mentioned on the Sims 4 roadmap launched this week, a Kit entitled Decor To The Max, that centers on bold interior design.
Members of the Sims 4 development team have been sharing mysterious tweets that hint at a big upcoming project, SimsCommunity reports. Developer SimGuruGeorge tweeted about writing "funny object text" for new objects, as well as playtesting some kind of new gameplay element, only referred to as "[REDACTED]." SimGuruSalo expressed their excitement for the project in a tweet about new in-game shoes, and followed it up later with a Twitter post stating that it "feels great to wake up excited to work on the project" that they are a part of. The biggest clue perhaps comes from SimGuruGeorge, who used the term "feature," perhaps hinting that a new gameplay element is to be introduced.
While news of an upcoming project is exciting, many are still waiting on fixes for the buggy Sims My Wedding Stories to be released, and are unhappy about new content being worked on before previous releases have been made playable. The fact that new gameplay is mentioned implies that this project isn't a Kit or Stuff pack, and is either a Game Pack or Expansion Pack. Many players have been eager for a new full Expansion Pack release, as the last, Cottage Living, came out in July 2021. However, it's also possible these tweets could also be in reference to another free update that adds new gameplay features, or one individual gameplay-focused item perhaps included in a Kit.
The vague nature of these tweets makes it hard to pin down exactly what players should expect next from The Sims 4. Some may even speculate that developers have been working on The Sims 5, although it is extremely unlikely for the next game in the series to be released anytime soon. The Sims 4 has been out for over seven years, and many players feel they have exhausted all the possibilities of the game. Regardless of what project these tweets are referring to, new content is almost always welcome in The Sims 4 - particularly new gameplay elements - to help inspire longtime fans to return to the game.
Source: SimGuruGeorge/Twitter, SimGuruSalo (1,2)/Twitter (via SimsCommunity)