Electronic Arts will shut down “The Sims Mobile” next January, seven years and more than 50 updates after the game launched.
“First, we want to say thank you,” the “Sims Mobile” team said in a blog posted to the EA website Sunday. “The Sims Mobile and The Sims community as a whole are full of creativity, kindness, and imagination. You’ve amazed us with your stories, builds, and Sims. We’re proud to have shared this journey with you, and as a token of our appreciation, we’ve prepared a few surprises as we head into TSM’s final chapter.”
Before the game is sunset on Jan. 20, EA is rolling out one final update for “The Sims Mobile” in the coming months. The first part of the update launched Monday. However, “The Sims Mobile” was delisted from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store on Tuesday, so it is no longer available for new downloads, only for users who already have “The Sims Mobile” installed or have previously downloaded it.
“The Sims Mobile” shutdown comes on the heels of EA announcing it will be going from a publicly traded company to a privately held. The buyout deal, valued at $55 billion, is with several investors, including private-equity firms Silver Lake, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners.
“The Sims” franchise as a whole is still alive and well at EA, with a new update for “The Sims 4” released in September and ongoing plans for a new “Sims” game that will explore online multiplayer features.
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