The Sims 5may well be gunning for release on mobile phones before coming out on home consoles. The newSimsgame is currently being developed under the codenameProject Rene, and developer Maxis is actively hiring talent to help bring the project to fruition, with the process potentially revealing more than intended.
Withnews onThe Sims 5being fairly slim at this time, the game’s considerable fan base is eager to learn more about how Maxis aims to differentiate the new franchise entry from its predecessors. While new features and content are a given,The Sims 4has grown massively over the years since it first came out, and Maxis has a tall task in front of it no matter what.
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According to a new job listing posted by Maxis, the studio may be aiming to release its newThe Simsgame on mobile devices before pushing it onto home consoles. Notably, Maxis is looking for a Multiplayer Gameplay Software Engineer to work on a game fromThe Simsfranchise, and one of the requirements is that the applicant needs to have ample experience in developing “for both PC and Mobile platform games,” without referencing consoles in any way, shape, or form. Of course, it is also worth highlighting that this job listing doesn’t specify that the applicant would be working onThe Sims 5, though it does mentionProject Reneoutright.
Maxis hasn’t come out and said thatThe Sims 5will launch first on mobile devices, it’s worth pointing out. The job listing itself makes no such statements, but the studio is hiring for a fairly noteworthy position, and it’s not hard to draw conclusions based on the information provided. There are a number ofways forThe Sims 5to revolutionize the genrethat don’t have anything to do with fancy graphics, for one, and launching the game on mobile phones could extend its audience by a fair margin.
As some believe thatThe Sims 5should go live-service, the monetization model would certainly fit mobile devices rather well. At the same time, however, Maxis is simultaneously working onThe Sims Mobile, and the new hire could end up working on a sequel to that particular title instead. In summary, it could go either way, and fans should wait and see what Maxis says next before jumping to conclusions.
One thing that is for sure, though, is thatThe Sims 5has plenty of competition from thebest real-life-sim games on the market. Not only are several previousSimstitles on that list, but the niche has been slowly growing even more competitive over time, with Paradox Interactive’sLife By Youbeing a particularly notable challenger.
The Sims 5is currently in development.
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