On The Sims official forums, producer Grant Rodiek stated the following: Will there be a Sims 5?ĭuring the early days of The Sims 4, Maxis made it clear that they were focusing entirely on the success of The Sims 4 before even thinking about a next game. As of January 2021, ten expansion packs, nine game packs, and eighteen stuff packs have been released for the fourth generation of the series. It wasn’t until September 2014 that Electronic Arts finally released The Sims 4.

With this release, EA announced on April 2009 that Will Wright, who designed the original game, had left Maxis to pursue a personal project. Eleven expansion packs and nine stuff packs were released for the third generation of the series.

Over 400 exclusive items were also released for this game via The Sims 2 Store.Įlectronic Arts released The Sims 3 on June 2009. For a period of 5 years, Electronic Arts released eight expansion packs and nine stuff packs for The Sims 2. Seven expansion packs and two deluxe editions later, The Sims was discontinued and Electronic Arts released the The Sims 2 in September 2004. By March 2002, The Sims had sold more than 11.3 million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling PC game in history at the time. The first Sims game, named simply The Sims, was released in February 2000.