{"id":249042,"date":"2023-09-14T07:46:48","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T11:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=306580"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:14:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:14:31","slug":"what-it-means-that-the-sims-5-is-free-to-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/what-it-means-that-the-sims-5-is-free-to-play\/","title":{"rendered":"What does it mean that The Sims 5 is Free to Play?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The release of <strong>The Sims 5<\/strong> (also known as <strong>Project Rene<\/strong>) promises to be historic within the franchise. For the first time in the series, <strong>The Sims 5 will be available for free <\/strong>from the day of its release. This news has caused a significant divide within the <em>Simmer <\/em>community, with some celebrating it while many others <strong>lament <\/strong>this decision.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"The Sims 4\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/b5a8c002-96bf-11e6-9802-00163ed833e7\/2717422898\/the-sims-4-sims-4-square-art-01-ps4-us-09jul19.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">The Sims 4<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/the-sims-4.en.softonic.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/the-sims-4.en.softonic.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s undeniable that The Sims franchise has been marked by success. Although the release of The Sims 4 in 2013 initially frustrated players due to the <strong>lack of content<\/strong>, over the years, the game has been polished through successive patches and numerous content expansions. Nearly a decade later, EA made The Sims 4 available for <strong>free<\/strong>, encouraging many to give the game another try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, with The Sims 5 on the horizon, many are wondering what it will be like and how it will differ from The Sims 4. In a new episode of <strong>Behind The Sims<\/strong>, EA has confirmed that we will be able to access the fifth installment for free without paying an extra penny\u2026 for now. Although it seems that EA is still finalizing the details, there are <strong>concerns <\/strong>that the game may eventually charge players excessively for essential features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed-Youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Behind The Sims: A FIRST LOOK?! STUFF PACKS?! &amp; THE LATEST ON PROJECT RENE!\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mu5iU38RIuU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are the repercussions of this change for The Sims?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So far, there is little information on how this new free-to-play model will work in The Sims, but EA has already clarified some details. First, the company has pointed out that features like weather will be included in The Sims 5 by default. However, some extras like <strong>winter sports<\/strong> or other <strong>paid add-ons <\/strong>would be offered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EA also hints at its goal: to turn The Sims 5 into a multiplayer game. <strong>Has EA taken note of the excellent financial results of titles like Genshin Impact and wants to emulate them?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"The Sims 4\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/b5a8c002-96bf-11e6-9802-00163ed833e7\/2717422898\/the-sims-4-sims-4-square-art-01-ps4-us-09jul19.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">The Sims 4<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/the-sims-4.en.softonic.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/the-sims-4.en.softonic.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The release of The Sims 5 (also known as Project Rene) promises to be historic within the franchise. For the first time in the series, The Sims 5 will be available for free from the day of its release. This news has caused a significant divide within the Simmer community, with some celebrating it while &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/what-it-means-that-the-sims-5-is-free-to-play\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;What does it mean that The Sims 5 is Free to Play?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9211,"featured_media":249045,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":1},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-249042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9211"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=249042"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249042\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":317937,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249042\/revisions\/317937"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/249045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=249042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=249042"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=249042"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=249042"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=249042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}