Electronic Arts has released their official Fiscal Year report for Q3 2021 where they’ve talked plenty about their strong growth during the period of the last 3 months. For The Sims 4 they’ve stated some interesting remarks.
First of all they’ve reported that since the release of The Sims 4 the game grew more than 33 million players! Other than that they’ve also reported that the game will continue to grow and release new content in the coming period, including Fiscal Year 2022 which lasts from April 2021 to April 2022. Here’s what they’ve officially stated regarding The Sims 4:
- The Sims 4 has grown every year since launch. As we expand the experience more new and relevant content, we engage a diverse and growing audience spanning players of all ages and demographics. Life-to-date more than 33 million people have now played The Sims 4, and daily, weekly, and monthly average players in the game all reached all-time highs for the third quarter in December. Our Maxis team just delivered the 10th expansion pack for The Sims 4, and we see continued growth for our Sims business in FY22.
- The Sims 4 is on track for its sixth consecutive year of growth, and Apex Legends for its second, at the beginning of what we hope will be a similarly long run for this title.
- Meanwhile, the live services teams for FIFA, Apex Legends, The Sims and Madden all continue to outdo themselves. And of course, we’ll have other surprises that we’ll reveal when the time is right.
“Life-to-date more than 33 million people have now played The Sims 4”
Worth remembering that Sims 4 has had periods of being given away free, and multiple sales at only $5, as well as being included in EA Play (which is now part of XBox Game Pass). And anyone who has gotten the game through any of those means, paying $0 or $5 on the game, counts as a “life-to-date person who has played Sims 4.”
So? The article also says “played The Sims 4.” Doesn’t matter how people acquired the copy, it means 33 million people have played the game at least once.