It has been 26 years since the social simulation franchise, The Sims, burst onto the scene and, since then, it has managed to reign supreme when it comes to the highly contested genre. Now consisting of four mainline entries, and hundreds of DLC packs, the games, developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts, boast a dedicated fanbase who have been there every step of the way.
However, with it now having been 12 years since the last entry, The Sims 4, was released, fans have been wondering whether The Sims 5 will ever come to fruition.
Unfortunately, it seems as though there are bigger fish to fry in the meantime as, overnight, it was revealed that EA, which has now been made private by an investor consortium led by Saudi Arabia's sovereign Public Investment Fund (PIF), had initiated mass layoffs across many of its gaming divisions. As such, it has led to BioWare shutting down, and titles such as Mass Effect 5 having their development canceled. That being said, it seems as though The Sims 5 may actually be safe.
With multiple cancelations and 400 layoffs, EA claims that it is still "the number one publisher in western HD...
