The Sims 5 mobile support has Simmers worried

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The Sims 5 was officially announced as Project Rene, but the future installment in the franchise already has dedicated Simmers worried.

During the Behind the Sims Summit, a sneak peek of early development on the next Sims game was shown, and VP of franchise creative at The Sims Lyndsay Pearson hinted at PC and mobile crossplay. From the looks of it, players will be able to have the Sims open simultaneously on mobile and another platform of choice, and moving an object in build mode on mobile will move it on the other platform, as well. 

While this initially seems like a boon for Simmers on the go, The Sims subreddit (opens in new tab) is worried about how the purported mobile compatibility will effect the future game's graphics and performance. "If it’s going to support both PC and mobile you know it’s going to be basically a mobile game," writes one concerned Simmer (opens in new tab). 

"PC-Mobile crossplay is a HUGE red flag. That means the game will be made to be playable in both platforms, and that limits its potential graphic and gameplay-wise. Just see all the downgrades that happened with FIFA (also a EA franchise, let me remind you) when it became crossplatform," says another (opens in new tab). 

Others worried that a game with so much mobile compatabiilty might mean a game with microtransactions, or one without the hyper-immersive gameplay so many are hoping will come with the next entry in the franchise. "It's bad enough that they have to limit The Sims 4 to account for consoles (sorry console players... but it's kinda true), imagine having to limit themselves to something that is playable on a phone," worries one commenter (opens in new tab). 

One poster sought to quell concerns by suggesting The Sims 5 might