The Sims 5 will be free-to-play with a focus on purchases

Regarding the transition of the basic version Sims 4 to a free game, we won’t be surprised if it will also be free new simswhich was developed under the working title Project Rene.

The free-to-play model is underlined by the announcement of the search for the head of the monetization and game store for the Rene project. Electronic Arts names the game free entry, which indicates a strong incentive to spend money after the player enters the game. In other words, entry to the game will be freebut a large amount of content can be blocked.

The new team member will manage content storage, including user-generated content (both free and paid), maximize player value, and optimize player spending patterns. It will also be responsible for pricing all content. EA’s extensive monetization assets are valued at more than 100 million dollars.

EA has since removed the ads from their site.