Her legs and hips gently sway from side to side and her knees turn inward. She looks distracted, and she can't seem to stand still. The Sims 5 does not have a confirmed release date.Alice gets up in front of the class and starts her speech, but something's wrong. Outside of The Sims, EA also released the popular battle-royale shooter, Apex Legends, as a free-to-play title with paid season passes. Last year, EA released the base game of The Sims 4 for free on all platforms eight years after its initial release. This isn’t the first time EA has launched a game under a free-to-play model. What’s not clear yet is just how playable the game will be without additional purchases, or, of course, just what sort of pricing model we might see on this content and how it could be packaged. The meat and potatoes of the job listing suggest that the future head of monetization will be in charge of determining optimal pricing for all sorts of content in the game’s marketplace, finding the sweet spot where profit is maximized and players are retained. Read More: The Sims 5 Prototypes Give Us A Taste Of What’s Next For The Life Sim Provide guidance to content teams on in-game content needs to meet player demand. Own pricing of all content in this free-to-enter game, ensuring we have an optimal pricing and content architecture. Own Project Rene’s in-game marketplace of content and (free and paid), and manage a data-informed player-centric player purchase journey - maximizing value to players, optimizing player spend patterns, and minimizing player churn.

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A The Sims 4 image shows characters dancing while wearing cowboy outfits.Īn Electronic Arts job listing for a role related to The Sims 5, the upcoming entry in its popular life-sim series, appears to confirm that it will launch as a free-to-play game.Īs noted by Sims Community, according to the application listing for “ Head of Monetization & Marketplace, Project Rene” (Project Rene being the codename for The Sims 5), the person who fills this role will be in charge of the game’s free-to-play monetization practices.

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