News Project Rene (aka The Sims 5) has been Hacked and Pirated (1 Viewer)

Tickita · 4 November 2022

"The worst thing that can happen to a video game, especially so early in development, is currently happening for Project Rene. Also known in the community as The Sims 5.

Last week we wrote about the insider playtest for Project Rene that happened last week. The playtest was offered to dedicated EA Playtesting members to test out the game’s Workshop. Along with up to 3 friends that they can invite. The playtest started on October 25th.

Unfortunately, The Sims 5 has been hacked because of this.
The ability to invite other friends to the Playtest is most likely what made the game leak in the end.

Tom Henderson, a very reliable source in the gaming journalism industry wrote a new report on Insider Gaming about The Sims 5. Specifically, how the game got exploited from the Playtest.

The game has already made rounds outside of the playtesting groups. People who are not invited to the first playtest are now playing the game. With additional claims that they were able to hack the game and have other players connect to it. Without even having to contact the EA Servers first. Or be a member of the EA Playtest group in general.

The initial Playtest for The Sims 5 is the main culprit and reason why the game got hacked. Playtesters were able to invite folks who are not a part of the EA Playtest group. Which lead to the game getting in the hands of hackers who cracked the game files.

Considering that the initial playtest of The Sims 5 was secret, it’s unknown if EA will ever make a statement about the game’s unfortunate hacking.

Project Rene / The Sims 5 is still very early in development. We wrote back in January 2021 that The Sims 5 will be prototyped and developed in Unreal Engine 5. But it’s unclear if the final state of the game will rely on this engine or not."