This mystery segment in the release Roadmap is ready for a full week of new announcements.

Nobody knows what it truly is, but it’s going to be an interesting segment of five work days during The Sims Nostalgia Now showcase starting January 27th, 2025.

In case you don’t know, Electronic Arts announced an official Roadmap of content releases and announcements throughout their 25th Anniversary celebration of the franchise. The Roadmap covers significant releases: from paid DLC like 3 Kits in January and an Expansion Pack in February to Free Content Updates. All tied mostly to The Sims 4.

One segment titled “Nostalgia Now” from January 27th to January 31st doesn’t mention any announced Sims games. Take a look:

The Nostalgia Now segment starts in just a couple of hours, and we’ve already set up a countdown beneath the theories segment.

Here’s what we believe might get announced during The Sims Nostalgia Now week segment:

The Sims Nostalgia Now Theories

One of the strongest theories out there currently is that The Sims Nostalgia Now five day segment is dedicated to announcing rereleases of previous Sims games. At the moment, the only “official leak” we currently have is a release of two new MySims Games. One is a rerelease Bundle of two MySims Games, while the other one is a brand new MySims game title. Meaning that Maxis has its own department now working on new (and remastering the old) Sims Spinoff games in their full force moment.

There are five days of Nostalgia Now, so it’s possible that one day is reserved to announcing the new MySims games. We already have the MySims Cozy Bundle ready for Windows PC release on March 16th. And for the first time ever, we’re getting MySims Kingdom on PC.

Which naturally leads the question if EA and Maxis intend to give the same treatment for other Sims titles throughout the franchise’s timeline. Such as The Sims 2 and The Sims 1, for which theories are only based on official Sims Merch featuring renders from these title entires. And milk cartons in the upcoming Sims 4 Blast From The Past Event.

a Sims creator who previously suggested the themes of previous Expansion Pack releases right, hinting at Nostalgia Now’s potential crown jewel announcement.

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— SimMattically (@SimMattically) January 26, 2025

This could all potentially end up being false, but it’s worth noting down every theory there is right now in the community. There are a lot of days for Nostalgia Now for which The Sims Team openly invited us to speculate upon before the full announcement.

Nostalgia Now Start Time

Either way, there’s definitely something new being announced during The Sims Nostalgia Now timeline event. All official announcements for The Sims happen by 10AM PT / 6PM BT / 7PM CET. To make things easier we’ve set a countdown below which counts to the first moment Nostalgia Now should begin.

Countdown to the First Day of Nostalgia Now

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By then, we should have the first updates and news ready for you. Whether they turn out to be a potentially exciting new rerelease of Sims 1 and Sims 2, or just a disappointing limited time Merch drop.

Remember, we are only counting down to the first day of The Sims Nostalgia Now where we should get some first information on what to expect. The entire event is set to last until January 31st, 2025.

What do you expect?

What do you think will happen during the Nostalgia Now segment for the 25th Anniversary Celebration of The Sims Franchise? Whether it’s a potential social media pop quiz, a leaked Sims Board Game or rumored game rereleases – let us know your theories in the comments below!