It has been eight years since EA launched . While it appears there’s nonetheless loads of life left but within the sport , many followers have been questioning about the way forward for the sequence. During a showcase on Tuesday, the writer and developer Maxis introduced the subsequent entry within the franchise, and supplied a sneak peek into what’s forward.

The next-gen Sims sport is presently dubbed Project Rene. Maxis opted for that working title “to be reminiscent of words like renewal, renaissance and rebirth to represent the developer’s renewed commitment for The Sims’ bright future,” EA mentioned in a press launch.

Maxis is within the very early levels of constructing Project Rene, which in all probability will not arrive for an additional few years. However, it did provide some particulars through the , together with a have a look at extra in-depth customization. You’ll be capable of change the patterns, colours and shapes of objects, together with numerous components of every merchandise. For occasion, you can alter the form and dimension of a mattress’s footboard or tweak the cushion format and sample on a sofa. It appears that you will have extra freedom over easy methods to place objects with out having to depend on the grid system that The Sims has lengthy employed.

You’ll be capable of play Project Rene by your self or with your folks (there’s the choice to share furnishings units, for example). What’s extra, it will likely be a cross-platform sport with cross-progression, so you’ll proceed enjoying while you transfer to a special machine. That’s additionally a potential trace that Project Rene is being eyed as a free-to-play-title.

EA mentioned it was offering its earliest-ever have a look at a Sims sport. As such, a few of these deliberate options might change within the coming years, and there is nonetheless much more to return. Maxis desires enter from gamers because it develops Project Rene. As such, it is taking an analogous method to sibling studio Full Circle, which has invited followers to  and provide suggestions to assist information its work.

Elsewhere, the stream supplied some particulars on updates for the present video games. Maxis is working with Overwolf, which is behind mod repository CurseForge, to construct a vacation spot that The Sims 4 followers can go to to seek out trusted mods and player-created content material for the sport. More particulars on that can be revealed later this 12 months.

Meanwhile, the subsequent wave of enlargement packs is coming in 2023. The showcase included a teaser associated to infants, who might not be confined to cribs. One was proven crawling round earlier than an grownup picked them up.

Starting Tuesday, The Sims FreePlay will permit gamers to make use of all hairstyles, earrings and glasses on Sims of any gender. Maxis is upgrading characters’ faces in addition to a part of a drive to . The Sims FreePlay can even acquire a superyacht that your Sims can stay in early subsequent 12 months. As for The Sims Mobile, balconies can be accessible within the construct and purchase catalog someday this vacation season.