Why SimCity Died

[Haljackey 17,272]

Since this covers the entire SimCity series, I am not sure where in the forum to share this. It's quite interesting showing the rise and fall of the series

 

TLDW- EA saw what a cash cow The Sims was, so they focused on that. SC4 was still in early development at the time, so it got a pass to proceed. 

[MegaRapidz 27]

Interesting watch.

In addition to all of those dodgy EA activities, they pushed a 2024 update that provided zero new content and ruined nearly every mod for the game.

Because of this, one cannot mod the game in 2025 and expect the same gameplay from pre-2024. The way EA handles, updates, and closes off their game prevents every single person in the world from ever experiencing the fully fledged 2020 modpack as it was back then. There is no backdating, no quick hacks -- we are permanently prohibited from that experience.

Bit of a rant lol but wanted to add something to the topic. I hope SC13 picks back up with smart people who can fix it!