Comments on: Nielsen Super Data Shows $462 Million Yearly Revenue for The Sims 4

By: Regrek

Regrek — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 04:47:00 +0000

I’m one of those that used to criticize everything. I stopped caring.
As for this “news” item, numbers are being thrown around without any verification or a proper source. That’s not journalism, it’s gossip with a game of telephone.
As for TS4 being both trash and popular, Sturgeon’s Law applies to both humans and our thoughts, just like everything else. We are the all singing, all dancing crap of the universe.
Wallowing in shiny garbage is the core loop of Western Civilization.

By: Svein Erik Helgesen Åsheim

Svein Erik Helgesen Åsheim — Fri, 03 Sep 2021 14:57:00 +0000

The game is halfbaked and sad. The gurus behaviour and treatment of this 4th game is what is gross. That is just how I see it.

By: 1234

1234 — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 05:27:00 +0000

Nah, THE game is gross.

By: toto4040

toto4040 — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 19:48:00 +0000

Gotcha, I was under the impression that the game was performing poorly in the gaming space. Sounds like its performing poorly compared to what it used to be and could be 6 or 7 spots higher.

By: toto4040

toto4040 — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 19:37:00 +0000

Yup, you have some good points here. As someone who peruses Sim discussions (rarely comments), the online community feels bigger that what it is.

And i agree (to an extent) that sales aren’t that telling of satisfaction, but I think there is a level of you have to “like it enough” to buy the 20th expansion. If folks cant stand the core mechanics of game, think the team working on the game is trash, and don’t think ts5 would be any better (as some online users would suggest), I don’t see how that equates to a purchase of any kind.

All I’m saying is when I see sales like that, even if people bought it for the reasons you stated above, it makes me say “oh, in the grand scheme, people don’t hate it THAT bad.” I’m probably reading too much into comments. What’s new. 🙂

By: KeiRo Multiverse

KeiRo Multiverse — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 19:11:00 +0000

A decent amount of money comes from console players probably. Also players who have never had a PC and therefore don’t realize how good Sims could be. My old coworker only plays Sims 4 on PS4 and doesn’t remember much of Sims 2 and 3. She has also never had a taste of CC, so she probably doesn’t realize how pointless some of the packs really are.

By: Svein Erik Helgesen Åsheim

Svein Erik Helgesen Åsheim — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 13:30:00 +0000

I think its been like two years since I bought my last pack. The sims team are rushing trough all the themes leaving them all halfbaked. No thanks.

By: Cain Barron

Cain Barron — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 09:33:00 +0000

1/3 of the list is dominated by games that are built on microtransaction. 🙁

We will never stop seeing articles, think pieces and opinion on the detrimental issues brought up by the gacha, lootbox business but at the end of the year, it’s clearly evident that they generate huge revenues that traditional full-price AAA games often wouldn’t.

By: Garth St.Claire

Garth St.Claire — Sun, 29 Aug 2021 16:44:00 +0000

Personally I know I only own the basegame, and that free holiday “pack” or whatever that was. I haven’t bought a single expansion, pack or kit for Sims 4.

By: Ⓜarty

Ⓜarty — Sun, 29 Aug 2021 11:11:00 +0000

That’s what the game has made them, not what’s being put into development. Most of the game’s profits are probably going towards other things.