Fans of The Sims have their hopes up that the original two games will finally be remastered for modern platforms after Electronic Arts cryptically teased them in a new 25th anniversary promo video. Kotaku understands that The Sims 1 and The Sims 2 will both be re-released on PC before the end of the month.

The Sims has been on consoles in some form or another since 2003, when an adaptation of the original was released for PS2. It was fairly different from the PC classic, though much of the core remained intact. PS2 and PSP versions of The Sims 2 emerged in 2005, again somewhat different from the original.

The Sims turns 25, and EA is reportedly poised to re-release The Sims 1 & 2 this week as part of the series' quarter-century celebrations. The Sims 1 & 2 have, of course, long been unavailable in an official capacity,