User blog comment:LostInRiverview/The Sims 4 has been announced!/@comment-4077536-20130508085727/@comment-1519608-20130508191350

I will honestly be surprised if it is released in early '14... both TS2 and TS3 were projected for early-year release - TS2 was ultimately released in September and TS3 in July. They're trying to build hype for the game in order to improve their financial reports. In a few months they'll announce a delay, I bet.