Hoping for The Sims 5? It's not happening - and you should be happy about that, EA exec thinks

There's no shortage of gamers who want a new entry in The Sims franchise - which is one of the most heavyweight PC gaming hitters of all-time - but we've been assured this isn't happening.

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Furthermore, an EA executive has laid out the case for why The Sims 5 is actually a bad idea for fans - and to be fair, what she says makes some sense.

This is Laura Miele, president of EA Entertainment, who spoke on the topic of another incarnation for The Sims in a lengthy interview with Variety (hat tip to GamesRadar).

Miele acknowledged that The Sims "represents one of the biggest growth opportunities for Electronic Arts" and there are plenty of plans for the franchise in development, but The Sims 5 is not seen as part of this recipe.

Miele observed:

"What I wouldn't want to have happen is you to have to start from day zero and start from scratch and give up all of the things that you have created, give up all of the content that you've purchased over the years. We put out over 85 content packs over the last 10 years on 'The Sims 4,' and so resetting that is not player friendly and not a good idea for our community."

As we already observed, that's a fair point - but still a line of thinking that will disappoint many fans who remain hopeful that The Sims 5 will be made.

What we will be getting is some kind of multiplayer platform, tapping into mobile gaming too, along with upgrades and refreshes on the existing Sims 4. None of what's happening is particularly well defined at this stage, but what's seemingly clear enough is that The Sims 5 isn't part of the picture.

Oh, and we can expect tie-ins for the games with The Sims movie (surprise, surprise) which was announced late last year.