The Sims 4 was announced on May 6, 2013, and released in September 2014 for Microsoft Windows versions for PlayStation 4, and Xbox One were subsequently released in 2017. It is the fourth major title in The Sims series, and is the sequel to The Sims 3 (2009). The Sims 4 is a 2014 social simulation game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts.
