User blog comment:LostInRiverview/The Sims 2 website shutting down/@comment-86.186.104.162-20121220163145/@comment-2201555-20121220223539

Anyone who still believes in the 2012 phenomenon honestly needs to get out more.

Besides, EA literally stage an "end of the world" for all their games unlike most other developers who support their games indefinitely. Heck, Half Life 1 still has a player-base albeit small but Valve hasn't cut them off completely. EA are in it for the money, nothing less.