Over the previous decade, The Sims 4 has actually struggled beneath the technical weight of years of updates and DLC releases, a lot to the annoyance of followers. However at present, the crew’s pledged to put extra assets into the “core recreation expertise.”
The Sims launched an announcement on the matter earlier at present, in which the crew acknowledged that “technical points with The Sims 4 have interrupted your gameplay over time and we acknowledge that this has induced you a lot frustration.”
“In the present day,” the assertion continued, “we will share that we’ve got assembled a crew to make investments in the core recreation expertise, together with tackling your reported considerations. This newly shaped and targeted crew means we’ll find a way to enhance each the variety of fixes and the frequency with which we ship these batched updates.”
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— The Sims (@TheSims) May 23, 2024
The plan transferring ahead, in accordance to the assertion, is to launch a patch roughly each two months, with the primary coming later this month. EA printed the small print of this primary patch in a “Laundry List” on its website. And, true to the “Laundry Record” title, it largely is a litany of fixes for small (albeit irritating) bugs, ranging in the whole lot from a “trash can is required” message showing on tons that have already got one to traversal points with puppies and kitties.
However, behind the bug fixes, the crew guarantees to “proceed making core enhancements to the efficiency of The Sims 4.” To that finish, the assertion says the subsequent patch will embody some optimizations throughout platforms so The Sims 4 makes use of much less reminiscence.
“Consequently, it’s possible you’ll expertise fewer crashes, a greater body charge, and/or a extra responsive simulation,” it provides.
Because the devs acknowledge, bugs and efficiency have lengthy been factors of consternation amongst followers, so the neighborhood’s response to at present’s information was largely optimistic on the game’s subreddit, if just a little cautious in their optimism.
“They did an in recreation survey about [DLC] for lease that appeared to ask rather a lot about how unplayable it was, I’m wondering if that had something to do with this,” wrote one user. “Glad EA is letting them have extra folks, hopefully they’re ready to truly begin fixing stuff (however in all probability not lol)”
Other were a little surprised concerning the seeming reinvestment into the decade-old title, particularly as EA gears up for its subsequent Sims recreation, codenamed “Challenge Rene.” It has been months, nonetheless, since we acquired any updates on that, and EA mentioned final September that it was nonetheless in the “early phases” of improvement.
Within the meantime, the crew has vowed to proceed supporting The Sims 4, each in at present’s assertion and in prior ones.
“Our crew is extra devoted than ever to growing nice The Sims 4 gameplay experiences into the foreseeable future,” the assertion concludes, “and we admire your help as these important enhancements roll out.”
Alex Stedman is a Senior Information Editor with IGN, overseeing leisure reporting. When she’s not writing or modifying, yow will discover her studying fantasy novels or taking part in Dungeons & Dragons.