EA has confirmed that The Sims 5 will be ‘free to download’
The Sims 5 will be “free to download”, Electronic Arts has confirmed.
The next-gen Sims game, which is officially codenamed Project Rene, was announced last October.
EA said at the time that it would feature both solo and multiplayer gameplay, while offering the same experience across all supported devices including mobile.
A job advert briefly published online this summer described Project Rene as a “free-to-enter” game – something which Lyndsay Pearson, VP of franchise creative for The Sims at developer Maxis Studios, confirmed on Tuesday.
“We intend for Project Rene to be free to download, and that means that when it’s ready and fully open to our players, you’ll be able to join and play and explore Project Rene without a subscription, without core game purchase or energy mechanics,” she said in a behind the scenes video which can be watched below.
“We want it to be easy for you to invite or join with a friend, and that means extending an open invitation for everyone to play.”
Pearson added: “We’re developing this game in a different way, and we’re bringing everyone along with us, and that means a lot of different phases of development, which can include everything from closed invites and small public tests to large-scale early access options.
“And yes, when Project Rene is ready, it’ll be available to download for free.”
Pearson said that at launch Project Rene won’t be as fully featured as The Sims 4, which has been significantly expanded with new content since its 2014 release.
“We want to focus on building something strong and cohesive from the start, so it definitely won’t start with everything you have in The Sims 4, but we’re going to add new experiences and content to Project Rene over time.”
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