The controls are very difficult to use. They make gameplay less fun and more a challenge, especially the live mode. Taking screenshots has become something I’d like to avoid, however it’s the biggest part of my gameplay. Zooming in/out changes the time speed/pauses the game. I can’t see why the controls for changing the time speed and which sim is selected where reversed. We never were able to switch between sims in CAS with L1/R1, we had to click on them. L1/R1 only switched between outfit categories.
Build mode was somewhat improved, but having to do additional steps do be able to do what one intends to, is unnecessary. Wanting to change to “Free placement” opens the Search bar. Wanting to undo something, opens the search bar. Now I have to place the items, close the catalogue and then change to free placement (using L2). I haven’t found any additional step, way or solution for undoing something without opening the search bar. I don’t understand why controls, that had stayed the same for 6 years (!) and everyone was accustomed to, had to be changed without taking the opinion of people who actually play on console into account. The changes were unnecessary and did more harm than any good for the players. Playing Sims isn’t the same anymore and isn’t as fun as it was before, because dealing with those controls is challenge.
I hope you’ll listen to the feedback of console players and change the controls back. We don’t and we never needed the changes in first place, even if that might have been something that should have helped us console players. Since it hasn’t improved our gaming experience in the Sims, please change them back to how they were before. Please.
