EA Sports FIFA’s photo. EA Sports vs FIFA. From allies to enemies, step short, and after the new name of the world’s most famous football game was announced, the two giants decided to fight each other without any hindrance. On the one hand, the US broadcaster believes that the new EA Sports FC will be able to stand on its own feet, the fame of its creators is supported by many official licenses and, above all, this money machine, which is Ultimate Team. On the other hand, the highest international football organization believes that even without Electronic Arts, the new FIFA will be created and will be the best football games on the market.
How? Let’s try to think together, starting from official statements and analysis of a market, that football simulators have never been as volatile as they are now.
Which Games and projects may be in development after EA Sports FIFA?
FIFA without EA Sports
EA Sports. At game. The claim that we have been associated with FIFA for 30 years, starting with the 2023-2024 season, from 1993 to the present, will tell us a different story. EA Sports FC’s. But if the key points for the future of Electronic Arts simulation are well known, the situation for the future of FIFA games is much less linear.
The reason is clear: If the numbers in the New York Times report are correct, EA did not agree to the terms of the international football federation, which previously demanded $300 million a year for a brand that “only” paid 150. . . and, above all, would no longer have exclusive rights. It is clear that the federation plans to associate with other as yet unknown authors to diversify the offering and target even higher revenues.
So much so that the so-called “non-exclusive model” will produce the first results in terms of the Qatar World Cup in 2022. 23 it will still be in the hands of EA SPORTS and will be released in the fall of 2022 as usual. But at the same time, FIFA will work with other developers, publishers and investors to bring new games to market immediately. 2024. A sign that plans for the post-EA have been going on for some time.
The first names of these new collaborations will be: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 And FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023. The first is described as an interactive experience rather than a real simulation, and promises to bring fans a new way to experience world competition. A number of other projects will join the second project, but these are still in discussion with the publishers.
FIFA 24 and beyond
But we will see the real fruits of this revolution after the World Cup. On the other hand, FIFA president Gianni Infantino declared that only games with the FIFA brand in their name will be the best football games for fans. We find it hard to believe his word, but what interests us right now is to understand who will develop these “authentic” football games.
After determining that FIFA 23 will be the last EA Sports FIFA, in short, who can create FIFA 24, FIFA 25 and FIFA 26 that Infantino is talking about? FIFA 2K24 This is a possibility, perhaps the most thought-provoking. The Take Two subsidiary has been the basketball equivalent of EA Sports for years, so much so that the NBA 2K series is virtually unrivaled on the market. In the past, he has repeatedly dreamed of a football game that he made himself. Visual Concepts and this new route of the FIFA brand may be the best opportunity to see it finally realized. Sure, the 2K series has lost its air of prestige in recent years, but there’s no doubt that a football simulation developed under their wing will have immediate and inevitable media appeal.
But we can’t forget who has been FIFA’s biggest rival, which has had its ups and downs in recent years. Konami. Also in this case, it doesn’t leave much room for optimism to fans of football games after PES (our eFootball 2022 review here isn’t really enthusiastic), but see here. FIFA eFootball 24 It doesn’t surprise us too much. And this explains the otherwise incomprehensible decision of the Japanese company to abandon such a prestigious brand as PES.
a fragmented market
We’ve still seen too few UFLs and TARGETS to make any predictions about, but the scenario laying before us is one of the delicious ones. After years of bipolarity tending towards monopoly domination, in 2024 we could have four or five football games focused on simulation. It’s also an arcade game like Mario Strikers: Battle League Football, which will launch on Nintendo Switch on June 10, 2022. It’s a greedy roster where we might have to deal with products that were previously unimaginable, which could be even more appetizing when FIFA announces other non-simulation projects it has brought to life.
A FIFA update on FIFA Mario Strikers or Switch Sports to stay on Nintendo. Or crazy transitions like FIFA Rocket League. There is endless space to unleash your imagination. Let’s hope this divorce doesn’t lead to further fragmentation of licenses, which is already a nightmare for those who love to reproduce real championships on their sofas at home.
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Source: Multiplayer
