The Sims 4 at Gamescom!

[Caspin]

Hmmm, well it's an interesting interview in that it does state that they don't plan to add CASt to CAS. From what we heard previously, it was possible that they'd still add it before releasing the base game, but from that interview it sounds like that won't happen. I think that's a big mistake. It's one of the best things in Sims 3 and has resulted in some talented builders and sims-makers creating some really amazing stuff for the game (whereas the pre-made EA stuff is often fairly tasteless in my view). To imply that the base game might be less than "great, stable and powerful" if they added Create-a-Style does not inspire much confidence.

And of course here is the bit that makes me frown:

"Is The Sims 4 going to be available for Mac or other platforms?
We are focusing on PC only at the moment."

It is driving me mad that the game is available for pre-order (and for quite a high price!) but they not only won't confirm the PC specs, but they don't even confirm which platform it'll be available for. So what exactly are people pre-ordering?

I'm sure you won't mind Ollie, but I will link to that article in the EA Mac forum as some folk there are anxiously awaiting news on Sims 4 and didn't really get any answers out of Gamescom.