In September, it will be two years since EA released The Sims 4 . For the past three iterations of the game a console release followed just over a year later, but not this time. If this tweet from Sims Producer Lyndsay Pearson is any indication, there are absolutely no plans to release The Sims 4 for consoles such as the Xbox One or Playstation 4 in the foreseeable future.
“I want to clarify that we have no plans for a console version of The Sims 4 anytime in the near future. Ignore the rumors,” Pearson tweeted.
I want to clarify that we have no plans for a console version of The Sims 4 anytime in the near future. Ignore the rumors.
— Lyndsay Pearson (@SimGuruLyndsay) July 26, 2016
The first sign of delay came with a mysterious claim EA was having difficulty porting the game for consoles. With each day came new fan speculation, including that EA may be waiting for the next generation of consoles to release. Another theory was that EA was foregoing a TS4 console version altogether in favor of developing The Sims 5, which is still years away from a release date.
Pearson’s recent comment suggests all this speculation is unfounded, and she says to ‘ignore the rumors.’ While The Sims is and always has been a PC game, the fact EA has ‘no plans’ to release TS4 comes as news to Sims fans who were expecting to be able to play with a remote control.
It’s unclear what Pearson means by saying ‘anytime in the near future’ after saying there are ‘no plans.’ Do you think a console version is still on the table down the line? Let us know in the comments below!
