EA recruitment message implies that the Sims 5 is a free game, but it is purchased in-house.

CTOnews.com, July 2 / PRNewswire-Asianet /-- EA recently posted a new position for marketing director (deleted as of CTOnews.com post) on the recruitment list for the "Rene" project.

In the position detail, EA mentioned that the executive would be "responsible for the content market and user-generated content (both free and paid) of the Rene project, managing the data-based, player-centric game purchase market... and minimizing player churn."

EA also mentioned: self-pricing all the content in this free game to ensure that we have the best pricing and content architecture. In order to meet the needs of players, provide guidance to the content team on the needs of content in the game.

This means that the Sims 5 will adopt the Noumenon free + in-house model, and although the basic games are free, it is clear that there will be some optional paid content.