Sims 4 Hints Sim Moods Will Soon Light Up Logitech Products

The Sims is partnering up with Logitech to expand its current dynamic lighting option, allowing supported peripherals to light up in the color of the player’s Sims mood. Logitech’s peripheral lineup includes keyboards, mouses, speakers, and headphones. For many gamers with intricate lighting set-ups, this is a welcomed feature, as it allows improved immersion into the game.

The feature was first launched by EA in January 2021 when they partnered with Razer. Sims players could experience rotating plumbob (the green crystal above your Sim’s head) effects on their keyboard and mouse during the loading screen, which would light up differently throughout the game depending on how their Sim was feeling. If the Sim is angry, players’ peripherals would turn red, green if they were happy- and so on. If players want to access this feature, they must go to ‘Other’ in ‘Game Settings’ and select ‘Enable Keyboard Dynamic Lighting.’

The news of the upcoming Logitech collaboration was first confirmed on The Sims’ Twitter, accompanied by an image of a player in front of a lit-up PC. Logitech followed suit, confirming that reactive lighting on Logitech products was coming to The Sims. In a statement on the company’s website, Logitech said that the feature would use the company’s Lightsync technology, which is programmable RBG (red, blue and green) lighting. These 3 colors alone can produce over 16 million hues of light. This means there’s a color for any mood a Sim might be feeling.

The lights aren’t just confined to loading screens and moods, however. Discoverable hidden lots and Sims 4 secret worlds will also provide unique color pallets, and a supported Logitech keyboard, mouse, and lights will change color to fit the theme. The Sims isn’t the first video game to take advantage of RGB lighting. Fortnite, Mass Effect, and Far Cry 6 are just a few titles that have offered players the immersive lighting experience. While it was somewhat unexpected for The Sims to follow the same route, it seems to be a step in a new direction for life-simulation games.

Games altering hardware isn’t a new phenomenon- vibrating controllers have been around since the Rumble Pak in 1997. With the advent of VR technology appearing throughout the video game industry, even in unexpected indie titles like Among Us, immersion is a higher priority in the industry than ever before. Time will tell how Logitech’s new hardware improves immersion in The Sims 4, and how else the industry will heighten its immersion as video games continue to evolve.

Sources: The Sims/Twitter, Logitech/Twitter, Logitech

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