In what we imagine to be the least surprising news for Switch owners, it seems the the upcoming FIFA 23 will include cross-play functionality - just not for the Switch. Players across PC, PlayStation, and Xbox will be able to play together for the first time in the franchise's history, leaving Switch fans to wallow in despair as we no doubt put up with yet another 'Legacy Edition'.
Although nothing has been officially announced at the time of writing, it's also reported that FIFA 23 will include both the men's and women's World Cups, with EA looking to expand its license partnerships to allow for an all-encompassing FIFA experience. Perhaps, if nothing else, we can look forward to this particular addition in the Switch version.
Finally, EA's Hypermotion Technology has reportedly received a significant upgrade. As Xfire states, "the technology has been enhanced tenfold, and now allows the development team to capture animations from real footballers in real matches using stadium cameras, eliminating the need for Xsens suits". Sounds pretty swish!
This all comes in the wake of reports that the FIFA license itself may in fact be dropped, with EA's CEO Andrew Wilson seemingly expressing indifference to the issue. If FIFA 23 does indeed prove to be last game to feature the FIFA brand, it may yet pave the way for a more up-to-date Switch version. Well, we can hope, at least.
Given EA's track record, it's likely we'll find out more about the next entry in the FIFA series this summer.
[source xfire.com, via eurogamer.net]
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anyone surprised by this?
And of course, we will get another legacy edition. FIFA 23 Legacy Edition
Oh no
Anyway
EA. Need we say more.
It treats Nintendo as an afterthought. It has ever since Nintendo decided against making Origin the native way to play on the WiiU.
Ironically, the reaction to that decision by a US company is more akin to the way Nintendo reacts to things it does not like than a smart business decision,.
I don’t want to play with anyone that’s cross. Just happy people.
It'll just be the same crap they've released every other year. They can keep getting away with it as long as people keep buying it.
How will I sleep at night.
Oh no what will I do? I won't be able to play with people on other Platforms with a game I wasn't going to buy anyway, that's terrible.
EA are without doubt the worst Publisher/Developer in existence right now.
Not really news, but you've got my click and a comment, so, it wasn't all for nothing, then.
Can't wait to own of FIFA 19: Re-re-re-remastered Edition later this year.
In all seriousness though, I continue to buy them once they plummet in price about a month or so after release. For the price, I don't mind coughing up for the updated content (I'm mainly into the Manager mode anyway), and I'm glad that the Switch is at least getting something.
I just wish they would throw in a Mii mode like the Wii instalments from years gone by or something else to differentiate it from the other versions (like 6-8 player couch multiplayer).
The fact that you need two copies of the same version to enjoy wireless multiplayer is also a bit of a kick in the teeth when EA should have incorporated cross-compatibility between FIFA 19 and beyond.
It's funny on one of their LinkedIn Apps it says "we exist to inspire the World to play" but news like this inspires me to stay as far away from them as possible.
@Silly_G But that means that they would need to put effort into it.
It's a good thing that EA is the worst gaming company out there right now, otherwise, I probably would have cared about this news.
@Silly_G If I remember correctly, there was a past entry, I think on Gamecube or Wii that had a 5v5 street football mode. And it was pretty good. I'm sure it even had some sort of career mode. Even something like that for Switch owners would go a long way. The manager mode on the Switch editions really hasn't evolved much from the Gamecube/Wii days. Just a different UI, training system and a new scenario or two. It's sad really.
Nintendo could solve the Problem and Make a football. There rich company could even buy a FIFA pro licence. So there game has all the names.
Nintendo would make a lot of money. Plus hire people form Konami Pro Evolution soccer series. AKA Seabass
At this point, should we even care about FIFA games at all? I never did and can't understand how it continues to sell so well, but I guess its demographic isn't gamers, but soccer fans
EA. It's in the game.
Or used to, back in like Sega/SNES era.
and that's why I don't buy FIFA anymore! Pathetic
I just love the legacy editions so much! Why would I want to play with people on other systems if they don’t have legacy editions as well?!?!?
Hopefully that sarcasm was obvious lol.
Removed - unconstructive
So, what's the plan on blackmailing casual players to not buy this game as merchandise?
This is truly an annual franchise with little progression. Make fun of Just Dance or Call of Duty all you want. Complain about Pokémon or other sports games for lacking in quality. But as it stands, FIFA on the Switch may just take the cake for being the worst of them all.
If anything, at least I'll have lived to see even FIFA games have female protagonists.
What a bunch of tools.....so sick of EA. I hate soccer so who gives a crap but it just angers me that they in year one slap together some last gen engine and then just ride it as 'legacy' the rest of the way. Then they hold the NFL license and have apparently decided that 20M+ Switch sales a year and a platform now over 100M is not worthy of their Madden game? So all they have released for the Switch in 5yrs is FIFA (ps3 version), two racers (NFS HP and Burnout), Fe, and those yarn games (name eludes me)....no Madden, no Mass Effect trilogy, no dragon age, no Sims....no nothing of what people might actually want. So no soup for EA as they stupidly chose not to support Switch and now its the best selling system since its launch. Brilliant.
A remastered version of Red Card would be fun.
Who even buys these and why?
@Arkay Because people likes soccer?
Thats why i boycott Ea.
Strikers will be better anyway. Even good simulation sports games are still mediocre.
@RubyCarbuncle this inspires me to play better games
FIFA has sucked since FIFA 15.
EA has butchered the video game sports genre. If there were one company who needed to be bought out by Microsoft if was EA.
I hope to wake up one day and they are gone, so we can finally have good football games again made by companies who care.
@Medic_Alert
I would buy Sensible Soccer with stick man graphics in an instant. Even with fake names. Simply because it's a good football game.
At this point who needs FIFA when Mario Strikers: Battle League is just around the corners?
I place a bet that Mario Strikers will review better than FIFA 23 on any platform.
@Medic_Alert When I see articles like this, I don't really feel bad or blame EA. It's people like Konami that I think are the really stupid people. Imagine if they released a proper PES or whatever it is called now, it would blow these Legacy Editions away. Anyway I'm hoping the Mario soccer game is good fun. Will play that instead of Fifa
EA should just stop releasing these half-baked versions on Nintendo consoles. They have all been a complete joke and sending a middle finger to fans for years.
@MrHonest I meant it's literally the same low effort game with an updated roster, plus it's made by EA.
"BeCaUsE PeOple LiKe SocCer" yeah duhhh
There is a simple reason why EA does that, it's not because of origin on Wii U, or hate for Nintendo. It's simply hardware limitation. Switch is just not powerful enough to have the next-gen FIFA experience. FIFA 18 for switch was in fact the same as FIFA 16 on PS4.
Problems with third party games happend with nintendo platforms because nintendo don't give a thing about third party. It's the only company of the big 3 that don't talk with third parties about their hardware early on to get inputs on what they artists and developers need to have their games on the console. Developers talk about those things with Sony and Microsoft so they can build the tech that developers can use to make their projects come true. Nintendo only cares about their first party line-up, and so, the hardware is made for their needs only, and when things like that happen, people blame EA, Activision, the whole world but Nintendo.
I'm not here defending EA, they're not saints, they have some good games, but have a couple of bad pratices in the industry, but in this situation and considering nintendo relationship with third parties, I just can't blame them.
EA sports games have just gotten worse and worse ever since the gamecube era.
Bro what did switch do its not fair EA sports cant make one switch game thats crossplay with all consoles
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