EA exec says The Sims 5 is "not a good idea for our community" because The Sims 4 got so much DLC: "What I wouldn't want to have happen is you to have to start from day zero"

The Sims 4 screenshot showing a young woman with shoulder-length wavy brown hair and an academic green coat, her expression surprised.

Sims fans have spent at least a decade badgering publisher EA for The Sims 5 after The Sims 4 released in 2014, but despite teasing a sequel with spin-off game Project Rene, EA has no plans to create another main Sims title, and EA president Laura Miele stands by it.

She tells Variety in a new interview that The Sims 5 is actually a bad idea that sucks. "We put out over 85 content packs over the last 10 years on The Sims 4," she reminds players, some of whom are no doubt crying right now while inbreeding their WickedWhims families to cope. "Resetting that is not player friendly and not a good idea for our community."