There are other life simulation games coming out like paralives and inzoi, but there is no sims 5- why?
This video will explore why sims 4 continues despite save corruption issues from dlc and other things holding sims 4 gameplay back. I discuss the future of the sims franchise, some about project Rene, and why both paralives and inzoi still don't quite fill the void for what I see as a major mistake for the future of the sims.
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