The Sims 5, currently referred to as “Project Rene,” will most likely transition the series to a free-to-play model, based on descriptions of the game in EA job listings. First reported by Sims ...

The team behind The S ims released a massive update about several projects in the leadup to the franchise’s 25th birthday next year. The blog post includes updates that seem to clarify the nature of ...

The future of The Sims as a franchise received a major update on September 17, as EA talked about everything from Project Rene to the upcoming movie. But perhaps the most eye-catching piece of ...

EA isn't working on The Sims 5, instead planning to continue releasing content for The Sims 4 while working on the next iteration of the franchise, a free-to-play multiplayer Sims game called Project ...

Players of The Sims are quite familiar with the cycle of new game release, followed by one after another of game packs to build up the content the previous version already had. But that’s not what’s ...

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The Sims 4's development team has released its first big info drop of 2026, revealing Project Rene's status as a mobile game and potentially teasing The Sims 5 in the process. There's been a lot of ...

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For the first time in nearly 25 years, the future of The Sims feels uncertain—not creatively, but structurally. Instead of a clean, linear path toward a traditional next entry, the rumors surrounding ...

In a blog post meant to outline the future of The Sims franchise, and in a recent interview with Variety, EA outlined that the future does not look like The Sims 5. It just looks like much more of The ...