Why is nobody excited for Project Renee? (RIP The Sims 5)

What on earth is happening with Project Renee/Sims 5?

The Sims 5 has been speculated for some time. Following the news we aren't getting The Sims 5 anymore, we now know Project Renee will be something different.

What is The Sims Project Renee? In this video, we are discussing why I think Project Renee isn't going well. And the future of The Sims with Project Renee.

[jakobebroke]

One thing to note is at 3:07 when EA says "Our best years are ahead" they're talking to their investors, not their customers. Seems like they're only going to implement more shitty cash grabs and gimmicks

[metalcore]

The fact they were quiet about it during what was supposed to be this big anniversary celebration stream definitely feels like to me they’re scrambling to rework the game the same way they reworked what the Sims 4 was before becoming the Sims 4

[capital.B]

As a retro simmer, I couldn’t care less about Rene. Sims is a portal to escape the real world, why would I want to meet other people in there though? If I wanna mingle, I would’ve met them in person.

[KrisRogos]

It is a shame that of all the entries that could have gotten the "forever" treatment, we are left with 4. Graphics aside, Sims 3 felt like it had the most freedom and customisation, while Sims 2 had the most soul, with small touches and well-integrated features.

I think if we are stuck in the 4ever, EA should at least spell out if and when we can expect to get the features we wanted for over a decade:
- full item and clothing swatch customisation like in that preview (and in TS3)
- open world or at least neighbourhoods
- usable cars and bikes (how on earth did we have functional driveways in TS2 20 years ago, teleporting cars in TS3 and can't even get decorative ones in TS4 is just wild)

[CustardCream]

I never wanted Renee, I wanted a true Sims 5.

[Jabrils]

Yo! Game developer here: The sad truth of the gaming industry is that acquiring new users is first order for large companies like this. Most large companies split their player base into a few groups, largely new players vs casual players, & they objective is to do whatever you gotta do to convert new players into casual players. As I am sure many of you can attest to, although you might agree the Sims is a broken mess & they are doing little to fix the issues for you as a casual player, you continue to buy the latest pack & DLCs, so there isn't much need in the higher ups eyes to fix anything, meanwhile, releasing new packs could potentially be that 1 pack that gets a new player to play the game for 40 more hours, & may even get them to buy another 2 or 3 packs & the cycle continues

So long as you continue to play & buy, they have no incentive to fix anything

[SYNTHLOVEDNA]

I hate project rene and it's not even out yet. I'm happy that Sims 1 and Sims 2 are getting re-released so everyone can play it and forget about SIms 4 and Project Reneesme cuz it's delusional from the start.

[KasiaElle]

Remember when sims 4 came out and the selling point was "atleast its not as buggy as TS3"

[SweetLala]

One thing that annoys me is the whole "people are still discovering Sims 4 so why would we start a new one." Umm because you did it before. No one was worried about "people just discovering" Sims 2 when they moved on to 3 and so forth. The pervious iterations lasted for no more than about 4 years or so, so why keep this one going?? It's so annoying.

[bethanywhite]

the reason why nobody is excited for project rene is because EA stopped being transparent about it.

personally, i think EA is very unconfident with rene currently based on the results of the hub playtest. as someone who has been datamining the three rene builds for years now (2022 pc + mobile, 2024 hub playtest), as well as having participated in the hub playtest personally, i have no idea what maxis is doing with rene lol.

the game files show that rene is definitely meant to serve as a mainline sims game, but EA is not advertising it as such at all. everything seems vague and in a state where its really hard to say for certain code features "is this just unfinished or did they abandon it?". i can say for sure that the leaked playtest screenshots are all for rene though. renes codename in the files is "lotus". it has stayed the same since the original leak back in 2022. i still am very much under the impression that rene was meant to be a sims 5 for a very long time in its development, and that they either switched directions during development or just switched marketing completely.

EA not being transparent about rene is also what causes everyone being so misinformed and misunderstanding pretty much everything about rene. i think you've covered it very well though

[gaborpakozdi]

out of topic but i have to say i just love listening to you rambling about topics like this, it doesn´t only keep me entertained but it also enhances my english skills!! thank you, you are fr carrying me through my english studies at university

[MadamBellaCosplays]

I never play mobile games idk if it's just me but I hate bit apps/games taking up the whole space of my phone. Also never have/would pay a penny into mobile games as phones become outdated so quickly that I want a game I can play for years to come not just for a short period of time. Will not ever be touching renee if thats what it truly is

[Tmanstomp]

Im angry they think they can slide us a phone game in place of what was supposed to be the best sims game in my mind... I was imagining it would be open world like sims 3 with the best elements from sims 4, and with realistic graphics and raytracing. I think thats what we as a community would love, I've talked to people while streaming about this idea and they said they would like to see it also

[rachelsuegoodman]

They're gonna wait 10 to 15 years, and then come out with a Sims5. They are probably gonna wait for everyone to get bored of the new life sims. And they'll come back for nostalgic reason. Nostalgia will be their best friend.

[primrosett]

It's interesting how the game is really unstable with a lot of packs, yet I with only a few packs and literally (I kid you not) 100 gb of cc in my game, get relatively few crashes. I'll grant that I have a pretty good gaming laptop but it really puts into perspective how much the stability issues are 100% an EaMaxis issue.

[renmagcon]

Had to replace my laptop so whilst downloading the sims 4 again, I decided to just add only a few packs. Get to work (for the aliens) City Living (for the lot traits, 4 game packs, most of the stuff packs and some kits. No mods and I'm really enjoying a bug free game. No lag either. So you are absolutely correct that the more packs added, the more bugs and glitches you get.

[Teknikah]

For me personally, Sims 4 could be improved by at least these 2 things:
1) Gallery sharing and downloading for Styled Outifts. I hate CAS and have no fashion sense, but other simmers make beautiful outfits.
2) if the neighbourhoods could possibly be updated to "open world". I doubt that can be changed now but i would feel more freedom being able to just visit the neighbouring 3-4 lots in the neighbourhoods when im in an active lot there. Not the whole world, but just that smaller section of it. It just feels weird to not be able to pop across the road to my neighbour but i can do laps around their house jogging

[TheDawnofVanlife]

I am surprised no one is talking about EA’s major stock drop, there biggest since 2008. It had to do with FC25 sales not meeting expectations. The new Dragon Age didn’t do well either. But the sports games pays EA’s overall bills. Don’t know how it will affect Sims, but the sports games are such a pillar of their financial profile I wonder if they are just going to stay pretty ‘safe’ in how much they invest in Sims going forward.

[DigitallyRemasteredMusic]

Hello simmers. I’m one of the older players. I started out 25 years ago with TS1 and I dropped off the sims wagon around 2012. I even ventured over to the console versions in the early 2000s which included the Urbz and Bustin Out. (I hated the urbz haha).

Since 2012 I’ve played on and off but I haven’t been a solid player since. I think ts4 is a great game and has so many cool things to do. I think there has been a lot of love put into it but it lacks a certain feel and experience that we had back with ts1 to ts3. Just wanted to say that ts3 is my favourite out of the series but I admit things started to feel different towards the back end off that era though.

TS2 had such a magical and excitement when they had a new EP coming out. I still remember how excited I felt when Open For Business was coming and watching the demo videos from Maxis. Then Seasons came and just took many of us away to another world of magic.

I remember when Bon Voyage came out and that was the first time I witnessed a major backlash due to bugs that came with it. Sadly, since Bon voyage, there seems to be too many bugs in each game. The packs used to be rather polished.

I remember winning the Halloween video contest on the sims 2 website in 2006 or 07. I loved that old BBS message board!!! Just thought I’d share some random memories. Talking of that old BBS board and the old TS1 forum - That was the place to share and talk to fellow simmers - NOT in game on sims multiplayer version. I’m not for online gaming at all. Gaming is a very personal and ‘me time’ experience. I want to just play with my dog laid at the side of me. I don’t want to have to interact with idiots and childish morons. The sims code of ethics, as it were, was to enable players to escape to another world where you are in control. You don’t have to tolerate other human beings. The sims has always been very appealing to the autistic community, because we don’t have to interact with other people. So I’m really not ever going to get into any kind of online version of the sims.

[kaitlinannwright]

I have all the packs and have NEVER had issues with it crashing until the latest patch. Now it crashes after a certain amount of time, and if I try to save when going to manage worlds for some reason. I removed mods and it still happened.