Papoutsis was asked about the firings, delay, and payout by other developers at the studio. "While yes, the software that everybody worked on is in a great spot and it felt like, 'Hey we should launch this,' that wasn't where both parties aligned around," he said during the meeting.
"We definitely know that there's a big love for those products, and I think reintroducing them would be quite a kick because players who've never played those early generations of The Sims would actually be surprised by how different they are in a lot of ways."
"Dynasty Warriors has always sold significantly better in Japan than in the West... But times may be changing, as the release of Dynasty Warriors: Origins in January 2025 has seen encouraging sales."