🎮 Everything we know about EA Sports FC 24 so far | OneFootball

We are just a couple of weeks away from the worldwide release of EA Sports FC 24 – the video game franchise formerly known as FIFA – and the excitement is building.

This week, EA Sports have begun teasing those all-important in-game player ratings, and you will find the top 20 players in the game here.

But what else do we know about the upcoming game so far?

When does it come out?

The official worldwide release date on PC and consoles is 29 September 2023.

But fans who pre-order the Ultimate Edition (which costs a bit more) can get a whole week of early access to the game, beginning on 22 September.

Who’s on the cover?

The FIFA…sorry, EA Sports FC (that’s going to take some getting used to) cover star has genuinely become one of football’s most prestigious accolades in recent years, and this year Manchester City and Norway powerhouse Erling Haaland features on the Standard Edition cover for the first time.

The Ultimate Edition, meanwhile, features 31 players, past and present, including Pelé, David Beckham, Marcus Rashford, Sam Kerr and Virgil van Dijk.

What’s new this year?

EA Sports are very excited about their new HyperMotionV technology, which features in the game for the first time this year.

The V stands for volumetric data, which EA have used to analyse more than 180 real life, top-tier football matches, bringing more realistic player movements and animations to the game than ever before.

Remember Haaland’s gravity-defying volley against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League last season? That’s in the game apparently.

There’s also PlayStyles, which add true-to-life behaviours and traits to some of the game’s biggest stars, making them more unique and realistic to control, and also adding a new dimension to Ultimate Team.

Check out the gameplay deep dive video above to find out more.

What about Ultimate Team?

Ultimate Team has fast become one of the game’s most popular modes, and EA have added a few new features this year, such as Ultimate Team Evolutions and the ability to include women’s players in your Ultimate XI.

Watch the video above for more.

And Career Mode?

Unfortunately, it seems the Career Mode overhaul many fans had been crying out for isn’t happening this year.

EA have added some new tactical and training options along with a brand new spectator mode to Manager Career, while Player Career adds a new Player Agent feature and a reinvented Personality system built around the all new PlayStyles.

But by and large, it looks like Career Mode won’t be hugely different to what we experienced in FIFA 23.

Anything else?

As always, EA are promising the world’s most authentic football game, with 19,000+ fully licensed players, 700+ teams, 100+ stadiums and 30+ leagues across world football.

They’ve also done some work this year on making stadiums feel more alive, adding a host of new cut scenes (including the Ballon d’Or ceremony) and even making the kits look more like real fabric.

There’s also some new stuff in the Clubs game mode, such as the introduction of a new Clubs Season format culminating in Playoffs, the introduction of PlayStyles for more realistic player development, and loads more customisation options.

Oh, and why the name change?

As you might have heard, EA Sports severed their almost-30-year relationship with FIFA at the end of last season due to a reported disagreement over licensing.

EA insist that their split from world football’s governing body will enable them to invest more money in gameplay and other features, and do things they had previously been unable to do.

Speaking to the BBC last year, EA Sports vice president David Jackson said it will be business as usual for football’s longest-running video game franchise.

“In terms of things that they’ll miss, players will notice only two things: The name and a World Cup piece of content every four years,” said Jackson.

“Outside of that, very little will change about the things they know, and love about the current FIFA products.”

Meanwhile, FIFA president Gianni Infantino has gone on record as saying FIFA plans to continue making a yearly football game without EA, but we will probably have to wait for FIFA 25 or FIFA 26 at the earliest before it sees the light of day.