Prior to the confirmation that EA and FIFA's relationship is coming to an end, a report from VGC (opens in new tab) suggested EA’s CEO, Andrew Wilson, expanded on reasons for the decision in an internal meeting, with the comments sent to the outlet anonymously.Īt the time of the report, it had only been suggested by EA that the company could part from FIFA for its line of football games but now we know that is going ahead.
FIFA 23 news and rumorsįIFA licence reportedly an “impediment” to EA Building on the first iteration, EA is promising “twice as much real match data capture” will “take FIFA 23 to over 6000 true-to-life football animations.” EA says we can expect more information on this and other gameplay innovations “soon”.Īccording to a post on the official PlayStation blog (opens in new tab), the game will feature “19,000+ players, 700+ teams, 100 stadiums, and 30+ leagues” so there’ll be plenty to dig into.
There’s to be more information on the inclusion of womens’ teams and these tournaments later in the summer.ĮA is also bigging up its HyperMotion2 technology for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC and Stadia versions. The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand 2023 will also make it into the game as “post-launch content updates at no additional cost”. The feature will be available at launch in FUT Division Rivals (except Co-Op), FUT Champions, FUT Ultimate Online Draft, FUT Online Friendlies (except Co-Op), FUT Play a Friend, Online Friendlies, Online Seasons (except Co-Op Seasons) and the Virtual Bundesliga competitive game mode that is available to players based in Germany.ĮA says that cross-play will initially be enabled for all players when they first launch the game but you’ll be able to opt out of it at any time.įor the first time in the game, women’s club football will feature, with EA saying you’ll be able to play “as women’s club teams for the first time in EA SPORTS FIFA history as the Barclays FA Women’s Super League and Division 1 Arkema come to FIFA 23 at launch.” PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Stadia, and PC versions of FIFA 23 will be cross-play compatible with one another, and PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of FIFA 23 will be cross-play compatible with one another.” In FIFA 23, then, cross-play “will be available for players on the same platform generation. In FIFA 22 cross-play was tested in Online Friendlies and Online Seasons but EA has confirmed (opens in new tab) it will be “expanding on the availability of cross-play to more game modes for FIFA 23, as well as increasing the number of included platforms.” After the feature was introduced for testing in FIFA 22, EA has now confirmed that it will feature in FIFA 23 and it will be available at launch. The most important of these is cross-play. That said, FIFA 23 is going to make some pretty crucial gameplay changes in FIFA 23. At this point, FIFA gameplay feels pretty familiar to those who are familiar with the game and its annual release.