{"id":1485,"date":"2025-10-20T19:24:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T15:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/the-sims-mobile-is-shutting-down-next-year\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T19:24:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T15:24:54","slug":"the-sims-mobile-is-shutting-down-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/the-sims-mobile-is-shutting-down-next-year\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sims Mobile is shutting down next year"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: EA\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/FkvrR1uUUAAV0Sh.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>The Sims <\/em>is in a period of transition \u2014 and as part of that, the ongoing mobile version will be shutting down in a few months. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ea.com\/games\/the-sims\/the-sims-mobile\/news\/final-update\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ea.com\/games\/the-sims\/the-sims-mobile\/news\/final-update\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EA announced<\/a> that today\u2019s update for <em>The Sims Mobile<\/em> will be its last, and that on January 20th, 2026 the game \u201cwill no longer be accessible to play and will be sunset.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The mobile iteration of the franchise first launched in 2018, and has seen more than 50 updates since then. EA says that starting today players will no longer be able to spend real money in the game, and that it will be delisted on both iOS and Android tomorrow before the servers shut down completely next year, making it entirely unplayable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The news comes as the <em>Sims<\/em> franchise is in the process of moving on to what\u2019s next. While <em>The Sims 4<\/em> is still chugging along, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2023\/9\/12\/23870172\/project-rene-next-gen-sims-free\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2023\/9\/12\/23870172\/project-rene-next-gen-sims-free\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">and shows no signs of ending any time soon<\/a>, the mysterious \u201cProject Rene\u201d is lurking in the background as the next big iteration for the series. EA hasn\u2019t spoken about the next <em>Sims<\/em> project in some time, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2023\/1\/31\/23579786\/the-sims-project-rene-multiplayer-solo-cross-platform\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2023\/1\/31\/23579786\/the-sims-project-rene-multiplayer-solo-cross-platform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">it\u2019s expected to be both a single and multiplayer experience that\u2019s available across PC and mobile<\/a>. This, in theory, makes a game like <em>Sims Mobile<\/em> less necessary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Of course, plans for Project Rene could shift as well. Not only is it still early in development, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/787112\/electronic-arts-55-billion-privacte-acquisition-pif-silver-lake-affinity-partners\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/787112\/electronic-arts-55-billion-privacte-acquisition-pif-silver-lake-affinity-partners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EA is in the midst of going private<\/a> in a $55 billion deal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/795232\/ea-battlefield-6-hit-launch-deal\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/795232\/ea-battlefield-6-hit-launch-deal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">that could impact that trajectory of its biggest franchises<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sims is in a period of transition \u2014 and as part of that, the ongoing mobile version will be 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