Sims 4's New Stuff Pack Is Hiding A Not-So-Subtle Taylor Swift Reference

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often hosts celebrity guests, but a player's latest discovery should appeal specifically to Taylor Swift fans. In its decades-long run,has often featured celebrities through in-game references and even full-blown digital recreations of famous actors and musicians. The latest chapter in the sprawling life-sim is no different, but on this occasion, superstar Swift is at the center of the inside joke.

Posting to X (formerly Twitter), eagled-eyed fan @danofmyheart shared an image of a new in-game item added to through the most recent Stuff Pack. Titled the «Delicate Bracelet,»the glitzy piece of jewelry sports an item description that's a direct reference to «Delicate,» a beloved Swift song.

The item reads: «The item description appears to be a direct response to „Delicate,“ answering several questions raised by the track's lyrics.

Many items in contain fun Easter eggs for players to discover. However, it would appear that the „Delicate Bracelet“ is the first one that directly references Swift. However, given the number of users that have used 's powerful character creation system to create digital replicas of the popstar, it makes sense that developer Maxis would want to appeal to fans who may play the game.

Swift is the latest A-lister to be referenced in ,but she's far from the first. The original game received the expansion in 2003, which introduced a new region to the game known as Studio Town that sported recreations of several famous bands and musicians, including Bon Jovi, Avril Lavigne, Christina Aguilera, and Sarah McLachlan. Beyond that, released an entire DLC bundle dedicated to Katy Perry, and veteran comedian Drew Carey was included as a secret NPC in .

While is still releasing plenty of additional content for the game, much to the chagrin of some fans,Maxis has confirmed it's currently developing a new mainline game. Sporting the codename, details on the fifth core game in the franchise have yet to be revealed. Given it was announced in 2022, fans are