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NO SIMS 4 REVIEWS UNTIL AFTER THE RELEASE

“Looks like there’ll be no The Sims 4 reviews until after it’s out. EA tells me no one’s getting access ahead of release. I’m nervous."  —Dan Stapleton, IGN’s Review Editor

When asked if there was usually a good reason for publishers to hold back games from reviewers until after the release, “Not usually” was Dan Stapleton’s reply. No wonder he’s nervous.

"Oh and my proudest moment today: Got the game to crash ;) ” —Crinrict, Gamescom

“There were some bugs in the game. I noticed that Sims in my game change positions during their conversation. When they finish chatting, they’ll for example switch their sofas/seats and then start gossiping. Still, I told SimGuruHydra about this issue and we’ve been told "This build is pre-release Beta software that contains bugs which will not be present in the shipping version”.   —Sims_Community, Gamescom

“Everyone jogged everywhere in my game for some strange reason – hopefully this is fixed in the final build.” —Beyond Sims, Gamescom

Given the games development history and the reports from those who played the game at Gamescom, I can only assume that all of the bugs and issues we’ve seen have not been fixed.  Time will tell.  In the meantime, waiting to buy The Sims 4 until after the launch — when you know what you’ll be getting — seems prudent.

This is not a good sign.