Project Rene Leaks Reveal Season Pass And "SimBucks"

Project Rene Leaks Reveal Season Pass And "SimBucks"

From TheGamer (Written by James Troughton) on | OpenCritic

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Leaks are pouring out from what is supposedly Project Rene's closed playtest, the upcoming free-to-play, mobile and PC multiplayer Sims spin-off, revealing everything from a debug look at the Create a Sim menu to gameplay footage and how exactly the online systems works.

The playtest reportedly focused on the Hub, a public space where you can join friends or random sessions with strangers. Not much was revealed about what EA has planned for this area, but dataminers dug deeper into the files to uncover some interesting details.

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Most notably, it will feature a marketplace. As you'd expect, this is where you'll purchase DLC, and there's a currency called "SimBucks" which leakers speculate will be used for microtransactions. We know from past leaks that there are daily quests and pre-designed outfits that you can purchase with a Sims-themed currency, so this certainly lines up.

They also found that Project Rene will include season passes. We don't know what these will entail yet, but traditionally, buying a season pass guarantees that you'll get upcoming DLC at a cheaper...

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