• Elevator7009@kbin.run
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    6 months ago

    I wanted the life simulation genre to grow and for EA to maybe see some competition. But it seems to be mostly Sims to the point this post is here and @[email protected] ([email protected] for the Lemmy users) is dead. I’m here because I enjoy The Sims but it would have been nice to get something new.

    • stargazingpenguinOPEnglish
      2·
      6 months ago

      Unfortunately I don’t know if anyone will ever catch up with the massive head start of EA/Maxis. Having an entire studio centered around it definitely helps iterate more quickly as well. It’s going to be very hard for any potential competitors to offer a fraction of the content, at least at first. Even though I may dislike how much content gets locked behind a dlc, it really builds out the game in a way that wouldn’t happen otherwise.

      That being said, I think a company that got a solid and fun (and bug free!) foundation out the door could get a toe hold in the market. Especially if they offered easy options for scripting custom content, maps, etc.