With the Sims Franchise releasing their older games do you think it will negatively impact the release of this game?

I appreciate the time that these developers are taking to make the best game that they can develop. However, do you think the news from EA will have negative impact on them when they finally release this year?

Also, I know that we want them to be their own thing and what not. But let’s be honest this game is set to be a direct competitor to TS4 - while trying to have more of TS3 experience.