User blog comment:Duskey/Debunking a myth - The Sims 4/@comment-2225748-20101227090439/@comment-1519608-20101227091645

I don't know if that's so true. All I can say is that something in the present game MUST appeal to people because we're all playing it. In that regard, EA has done something right. But, as with all things like this, any move EA makes could substantially alienate a large section of their player base... but at the same time, not changing the game could be just as risky or even riskier. In your particular instance, I could see EA moving the game in either a more mature (or, dare I say it, dark) direction and alienating a large group of people that just doesn't want The Sims to be like that... just as easily as EA could move the game even more towards kiddy things and by dropping anything which would keep it at a 'Teen' rating, and alienate those players who want at least some grown-up feel out of their game. And of course if they do nothing, then no one is happy because the game feels stale and therefore there's no reason to buy new expansions.

The Sims is on top... it's EA's game to lose, in essence.