{"id":100895,"date":"2022-10-18T18:34:57","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T18:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/the-sims-5-is-in-early-development-under-the-codename-project-rene\/"},"modified":"2022-10-18T18:34:57","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T18:34:57","slug":"the-sims-5-is-in-early-development-under-the-codename-project-rene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/the-sims-5-is-in-early-development-under-the-codename-project-rene\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sims 5 is in early development under the codename ‘Project Rene’"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

After eight years of The Sims 4<\/em> and its expansions, fans have started to wonder what’s next for the classic life simulator franchise. On Tuesday, The Sims developer Maxis unveiled a very early look at \u201cProject Rene\u201d (pronounced like Ren\u00e9e), the codename for the game that will eventually become The Sims 5<\/em>.<\/p>\n

During the developer’s Behind the Sims Summit, Maxis’ vice president of franchise creative for The Sims, Lyndsay Pearson, shared high-level plans for upcoming Sims content. Pearson officially announced Project Rene, the next mainline Sims game, which will allow for solo or collaborative play and cross-play across various devices. <\/p>\n

The preview of Project Rene presented at the summit focused on technical systems like building and customization, but didn’t show off the actual titular Sims themselves. The preview showed a player customizing a room, and it looked very different than the current buy-and-build mode in The Sims 4<\/em>. In one example, the player was shown taking apart a bed to manually adjust the shape of the headboard and the texture of the blankets. In another, the player was able to decorate a couch by picking the right throw pillow and then adjusting it carefully so it landed just right. With these features and the asymmetrical room layouts on display, it looks like players will be able to create very unique homes for their Sims.<\/p>\n

Project Rene also makes the building phase of the game significantly more social, with the buy-and-build phase becoming a multiplayer feature for those interested in sharing their builds. Friends can hop in and decorate a room together right in Project Rene, instead of having to use screen sharing to get advice. The building phase is also fully cross-platform; During the preview, one player was seen scrolling through the furniture catalog on their phone to fill the room before tinkering with the details on PC.<\/p>\n

Pearson stressed that Maxis has never shared in-progress looks at a Sims title so early in the development cycle, and that the developer will continue to share updates on Project Rene over the \u201cnext few years.\u201d <\/p>\n

Maxis will also continue to support The Sims 4<\/em> with updates and expansions as it goes free to play on Oct. 18. The Sims 4<\/em> will be updated in 2023 with two additional expansions. in 2023, The Sims 4<\/em> will also see the addition of infants, which will expand on the baby stage of a Sim’s life. The developer also has plans to collaborate with mod platform CurseForge, supporting the robust modding community around the franchise.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After eight years of The Sims 4 and its expansions, fans have started to wonder what’s next for the classic life simulator franchise. On Tuesday, The Sims developer Maxis unveiled a very early look at \u201cProject Rene\u201d (pronounced like Ren\u00e9e), the codename for the game that will eventually become The Sims 5. During the developer’s …<\/p>\n

The Sims 5 is in early development under the codename ‘Project Rene’<\/span> Read More »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":100903,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/ea-teases-the-next-generation-of-the-sims-with-project-rene\/","url_meta":{"origin":100895,"position":0},"title":"EA teases the ‘next generation’ of The Sims with Project Rene","date":"October 18, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Nearly a decade after The Sims 4 EA has confirmed that launched the next major entry in the franchise is in the works. At a Sims livestream event, the company announced Project Rene, described as \u201cthe next generation The Sims game and creative platform.\u201d It sounds very early in development\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Technology"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":100955,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/the-sims-5-is-now-in-development-heres-a-first-look-at-its-build-mode\/","url_meta":{"origin":100895,"position":1},"title":"The Sims 5 Is Now In Development, Here’s A First Look At Its Build Mode","date":"October 18, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"After eight years of The Sims 4, developer Maxis has revealed the next generation of The Sims is on its way. Currently titled Project Rene, this new iteration is meant to be \"reminiscent of words like renewal, renaissance, and rebirth,\" and represents the team's \"renewed commitment for The Sims' bright\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Technology"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":101552,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/the-next-sims-game-is-a-cross-platform-title-dubbed-project-rene\/","url_meta":{"origin":100895,"position":2},"title":"The next Sims game is a cross-platform title dubbed ‘Project Rene’","date":"October 19, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"It has been eight years since EA released . While it seems there's still plenty of life left yet in the game , many fans have been wondering about the future of the series. During a showcase on Tuesday, the publisher and developer Maxis announced the next entry in the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Technology"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":102217,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/the-sims-5-is-in-early-development-shows-powerful-new-creative-tools\/","url_meta":{"origin":100895,"position":3},"title":"The Sims 5 is in early development, shows powerful new creative tools","date":"October 20, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"The Sims 4 is now a free-to-play game - and yet somehow this isn't today's biggest The Sims news. That's because, during today's Sims Summit livestream, Maxis also announced that the next The Sims is in-development. Currently codenamed Project Rene, it's a few years away, although we saw some early\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Technology"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":101793,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/ea-gives-super-early-look-at-next-generation-sims-game-project-rene\/","url_meta":{"origin":100895,"position":4},"title":"EA gives “super early” look at “next generation” Sims game, Project Rene","date":"October 19, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"As part of its first ever Behind the Sims Summit Stream event, EA has given a \"super early\" look at its next Sims game, codenamed Project Rene, and shared a few future plans for The Sims 4. Project Rene - a name EA says it chose to reflect words like\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Technology"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":105994,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/ea-says-it-will-do-better-after-its-first-behind-the-sims-summit-did-not-fairly-represent-players\/","url_meta":{"origin":100895,"position":5},"title":"EA says it “will do better” after its first Behind The Sims Summit “did not fairly represent” players","date":"October 23, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"EA has promised The Sims fans it \"will do better\" after its recent Behind The Sims Summit only featured a single \"black simmer\". As part of its first ever Behind the Sims Summit Stream event , EA gave a \"super early\" look at its next Sims game, codenamed Project Rene,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Technology"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/WBSrTyi5Q5PVdCS8YuRSKdMp4mQ=\/0x29:1456x791\/fit-in\/1200x630\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/24117271\/Ri28myNM.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100895"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100895\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}