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What began as the fourth mainline base game entry in the long running Sims series in 2014 is, nearly 12 years out from that initial launch, almost unrecognisable as a Sims game as we knew them up until this iteration. While history had taught us to expect a brand-new Sims generation every four or five years, The Sims 4 has broken that unspoken rule to become the first truly live-service title in the franchise. The base game went free-to-play in 2022, meaning that monetization is now exclusively through add-ons, ranging from classic expansion packs to increasingly granular microtransactions; and while other Sims games are known to be in development, the intention seems to be to keep The Sims 4 alive alongside whatever successors and spin-offs are coming next.\u003c/p\u003e\u003csection data-transform=\"mobile-ad-break\"\u003e\u003c/section\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt\u0026#39;s uncharted waters all round — for the many Simmers who aren\u0026#39;t used to such a long generational lifespans (although, I regret

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