User blog comment:Lost Labyrinth/The Sims Social has been announced by EA at E3 2011/@comment-187.34.218.52-20110612044210/@comment-2225748-20110612100158

Exactly. The Sims 3 is already an open world with as little lag for most computers then thought possible. How're EA supposed to make an online version that will please fans? Even if EA tried, it would likely be a lot less then players expected.