While Electronic Arts has not yet confirmed if "The Sims 5" is coming soon, the development of the fifth installment of the popular life simulation video game series is said to depend on the success of the current title, "The Sims 4," which was released three years ago.

EA has no plans to release additional downloadable content (DLC) packs for "The Sims 4" until the end of this year, thus resulting in talks about the possibility of "The Sims 5" popping up soon. As reported by Mobipicker, many players have been expecting that the follow-up game would be launched next year. However, this seems unlikely and the most probable date of release is 2020.

For now, EA is silent about their plans for "The Sims 5." Although according to Games Radar, the game studio is already pondering on the possibility of releasing the successor to "The Sims 4."

For those hoping that the fifth "Sims" title will be released, EA noted that everything will depend on the profitability of the current game. The studio said that if "The Sims 4" performed poorly in the market, then they would not bother developing a follow-up title. Otherwise, EA is open to release a new game in the coming years.

Fortunately, the possibility of "The Sims 5" happening is high, given the current success of "The Sims 4." EA has released several stuff packs for the game which have been popular among the players.

Among the most requested features by the fans for "The Sims 5" is an open world setting, similar to "The Sims 3." Players would like to see their own household as a part of a large neighborhood, where they can roam around the community and visit other households. Another thing that the fans would like to see in the fifth game is a larger variety of vehicles.

"The Sims 4" is available on Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.