The Sims 4 does not require Internet connection

If Origins is any part of it I won't touch the game. I HATED Sims 3 and HATED Origin. EA is a bunch of selfish losers afraid 1 person on Earth might pirate their crummy game. They need to get over it already! No one cares.

" EA described The Sims 4 as a game that celebrates the "heart and soul of the Sims themselves" through a single-player offline experience."

So did Sim City, that didn't stop you fucking that up.

They wanna reinstate the public's trust they can issue a special edition of the game that allows for offline play, then give it no cost to those who purchased it!

Their mainframe is built on origin which uses internet connection as a central component I doubt they would let origin go the wayside......get used to internet connection 4 everything

Seroiusly they expect what little fanbase they have left to actually believe what they say? I'd rather believe a PATHOLOGICAL LIAR at this point. EA hurry up and fucking die already no one LIKES YOU.

Only ______ still buy ea games.

Ok brace yourselves everyone, and if you hate spoilers look away because I'm going to skip right to the end.

EA is lying. They know that if they announce DRM now they're going to have a year of negativity directed at the game. For now, they'll tell us what we want to hear, then as the release day gets closer the spin will start. They'll explain the difference between their new version of "always online" and what we THOUGHT always online meant, and how this isn't DRM, it's an exciting new feature.

Wernher, you are trying WAY too hard to fit in with the youth with that look... what a tool...

And F the sims... EA is a drug dealer, putting out the same game over and over again.

And it should say "despite our efforts to make Sims 4 always online, the last time we tried we failed, so for once we won't repeat our mistakes..."

I think it's about time this made another round

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAsaFD9MQ8I

Yeah! I'm still not buying it.

$500 dlc for all the stuff we already bought for the previous game LOL

I wouldn't mind a multiplayer option but only if it is optional.

Also if this game ends up like Sims 3 where you basically get three pieces of furniture and a couple of floor tiles and wall papers with all the rest of the stuff in pricey item packs it won't matter because I won't be going near it.

Sims 3 is straight up robbery in the number of items it gives you out of the box.

I beleive that this game should have had a multiplayer option back in 2009.

They just gained about an additional 10 million units sold over the game's entire lifespan.

Hmm could EA be learning?

i think EA is starting to learn not to repeat it's own mistakes! hope so, they still one of the biggest game companys on the market, if they start to get it right it will be great for us gamers!

Oh thank god.

Lets hope it doesnt have so many performance bugs like 3 does aka sims getting stuck somewhere to many cars around

It's true - no connection is required.

The alternative they've come up with is that each purchaser will have an EA Representative on-site at all times while playing the game.

Sim City 4 won't require online? More like, Sim City 4 won't require purchasing.

Looks like profit losses, shutting down studios (firing employees) and a massive slamming of their company/game (Sim City) is actually opening their eyes.

Color me surprised.

Now to see what microtransactions are in the single player game!

@rushiosan Well, if you are given the choice of a simple "Install -> use KeyGen -> Copy crack -> Play" or EA's "Buy overpriced product -> create Origin account -> install Origin -> troubleshoot account creation and logon problems for a few days -> get your personal data spied on by Origin without your consent to improve their "service" -> install game -> activate game -> troubleshoot game activation problems for a few days -> launch game -> try to enjoy it until for whatever reason your Origin account gets perma-banned or hacked, locking you out of all your bought games" way, then it becomes obvious very quickly why their games are still being pirated so much.

Personally I think DRM free games sell better because it's just a better service for the customer to just enjoy the bought product troublefree until eternity, whereas DRM only annoys and restricts them (and doesn't hinder pirates anyways).

it will require 20 expansion packs to work though

So, now my wife starts her "Sims" collection all over again. Sigh. Hopefully the AI will be a lot smarter and cleaner for this new version. I make the houses and she uses them.

i refuse to believe this

It is almost like they are learning.

Lol, this is the only game they make that SHOULD have online. I wonder if they just stripped it all out as damage control. I hate that social interaction crap, but really? A Sims game with no social interation? Honestly though, I think Simcity is pretty awesome. Granted, I got it a month after release, but it ran perfect for me. Never had any issues playing it "online" in a private mode to simulate playing "offline" as I've always known and played the series.

I really like how EA has to announce that their games are or aren't going to be always online now. You're still in denial EA, get to acceptance already.

Had loads of fun with Sims 2 on my PC...really amazing games but I still haven't bought Sims 3 :/

Man if I was going to buy a new Sim game they would have to do something new and different to make me really want to buy it. that's for sure.

Ah, I see EA is learning from their massive mistake.

Will this even sale? I saw copies of Sims 3 earlier this year for $4.99.

What ever happened to 'Online only experience are the future, single player are no more'?