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# New PBS Game/Show asks if The Sims is just reality TV
- URL: https://www.killscreen.com/new-pbs-gameshow-asks-if-sims-just-reality-tv/
- Published: 2014-01-17T18:27:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-11-17T16:23:52.000Z
- Description: The fourth installment of the The Sims is coming out in fall, which will undoubtedly bring the number of Sims games sold to a grand total of a gazillion copies. It’s already the best-selling game on PC of all-time, and we were wondering what makes a simulation about the ins-and-outs of everyday life
- Author: Jason Johnson
- Tags: News, pbs, The Sims, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-26 09:39

The fourth installment of the *The Sims* is coming out in fall, which will undoubtedly bring the number of *Sims* games sold to a grand total of a gazillion copies. It’s already the best-selling game on PC of all-time, and we were wondering what makes a simulation about the ins-and-outs of everyday life so incredibly popular.

The easy answer is that Will Wright created it; and that it has broad demographical appeal; and you can kill your *Sims* by having them get in the swimming pool and then removing the ladder. But that’s overlooking the possibility that *The Sims* is the DIY version of *Jersey Shore*, and *The Kardashians*, and many other shows that fall under the banner of reality TV. Does *The Sims* really satisfy our craving for watching real people in fake situations getting up in each others face?

Check out the episode to find out, and tell us what you think down in the comments!

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