The Sims 4 reveals impressive number of new players

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Important takeaways

  • The Sims 4 gained 15 million new players in the last year.
  • Sales of Madden NFL, College Football and The Sims 4 contributed to EA's strong performance.
  • The Sims 4 fans are looking forward to Project Rene as an online multiplayer evolution of the franchise.



The Sims 4 has gained more than 15 million new players in the last 12 months. Then publisher EA's decision to make The Sims 4 down the free-to-play route in 2022, the life simulator's player base has grown by leaps and bounds and shows no signs of stopping.

Then The Sims franchise started in 2000, it has spawned four main games along with several different spin-offs and dozens of DLC packs. During this time, the life simulation game series has continued to compete with very popular IPs Mario and Call of Duty in sales, and became one of the best-selling game series ever, with a total of over 200 million units sold. The most recent entry, 2014 The Sims 4also experienced notable initial sales despite receiving lukewarm critical reviews upon release.


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In the new Q2 FY25 earnings report, EA announced the addition of 15 million new Sims 4 players over the past year, as the game “continues to expand.” The American publisher noted that “increased engagement” in the life simulator The Sims 4 led to “higher than expected” net bookings for the series in the second quarter. Unfortunately, it was not revealed what the total player count for the game was after adding the new group of players.


The Sims 4 has seen an influx of players over the past year


According to the report, the strong performance of The Sims 4, Madden NFL, EA Sports FCand College Football 25 has allowed EA to raise its “FY25 outlooks.” While Madden NFL and College football franchises will collectively surpass the $1 billion mark in net bookings this fiscal year, American Football title interest among new players has more than doubled year-over-year, and second-quarter engagement was up 140% year-over-year. In addition, College Football 25 sales growth meant it was the best-selling game in North America during September. The publisher also stated that EA Sports FC witnessed the growth of live services across all platforms and picked up where the franchise left off after a record breaking FY24. Overall, net bookings for Q2 FY25 were noted at USD 2.079 billion, while net revenues stood at USD 2.025 billion.

For which EA continues to record strong numbers The Sims 4fans are eagerly waiting to see what developer Maxis does next in the genre. right now, Project Rene is the studio's main mission and dubbed as a development of The Sims IP. Although very little about the game is known so far, it is believed to be an online multiplayer Sims title. Without a doubt, for a long time Sims players will be happy to finally see a new chapter in the franchise unfold after 10 years.


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