EA Sports FC is preparing for its long-awaited launch after the break between Electronic Arts and FIFA, which led to the conclusion of the historical video game saga that bore the name of the mother house of world football. And the future looks very interesting for a successor FIFA 23which has just been guaranteed continuity of Copa Libertadores and other CONMEBOL tournaments.
Both EA and the South American Football Confederation have announced the renewal of a multi-year agreement between the parties. This means that the club competitions organized by the organization headquartered in Paraguay will be held in EA Sports FCand everything indicates that it will be for several deliveries.
The announcement is really important given that the saga FIFA It has huge popularity in South America. As such, Electronic Arts is committed to ensuring that its next football game, the flagship of its sports catalog, does not lose relevance in the region, despite the change of name.
EA and CONMEBOL didn’t mention how many years their relationship lasted or how much money was on the table. What is confirmed is that the players EA Sports FC they will be able to play in both the Copa Libertadores, the Copa Sudamericana and the South American Recop..
But that is not all. The agreement also includes the succession of Electronic Arts as the official development partner of CONMEBOL eLibertadoreseSports tournament organized since 2021. The first three editions of this event were held in games FIFA (the 2023 edition was determined last February in Buenos Aires, Argentina), and everything indicates that from 2024 it will be held in EA Sports FC.
EA Sports FC adds suggestions for post-FIFA
Since the termination of his relationship with FIFA was announced, Electronic Arts has made it clear that its plans for EA Sports FC they are very ambitious. Despite the fact that the developers no longer have the approval of the world’s top football organization, the developers have guaranteed the continuity of the licenses of the best tournaments and clubs in the world.
Essentially, a site dedicated to EA Sports FC That still doesn’t say too much about the game, which will debut later this year. However, this suggests that it will continue to offer competitions such as La Liga, English Premier League, Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga, French Ligue 1, Argentine Pro League and American MLS, among many others.
In terms of continental offerings, the continuation of the CONMEBOL competition provides a more than attractive panorama for the new EA game. As a reminder, in addition to Libertadores, Sudaamericana and Recopa, players will still have access to all UEFA competitions. That is, the Champions League (men’s and women’s), the Europa League and the Conference League.
In April last year, Electronic Arts introduced a new logo EA Sports FC. Next July, the company will unveil for the first time what its first football game posters will bring.FIFA. It is likely that the US firm will focus on demonstrating license continuity for the most important competitions, but it will also be interesting to see how the future of FUT and what distinctive elements will allow you to break ties with the past.
Passivity of FIFA and a promising future for EA
While, Andrew Wilson, CEO of EA, said that in a year without a World Cup, FIFA’s only added value was the four letters in a box. And that the organization now led by Gianni Infantino has imposed many restrictions on them, both creative and commercial.
“Our players are telling us that they need more cultural and commercial brands that are relevant to them in their markets. Brands like Nike. But since FIFA is partnering with Adidas, we can’t do that. Our players tell us they need more game modes. , different things besides 11 vs 11, and different types of games. I would tell you that it was difficult for us to get FIFA to recognize the types of offers we want to create because they say our license only covers certain categories. They tell us that they want us to move very fast. And for that, we need a level of freedom that allows us to be truly creative, innovative, and experiment in the market.”
Andrew Wilson, CEO of Electronic Arts.
In addition to licenses, experience and the desire for innovation, a big argument in favor of EA Sports FC The thing is it has no direct competitor that outshines it. This does not mean that other football games do not exist, but none of them can compare with Electronic Arts.
Pro Evolution Soccer had a huge fan base and an incredible community moddersbut Konami turned away from them to bend over electronic football, whose launch was a disaster. While the franchise football manager enjoys considerable popularity, but under a game imprint different from that offered FIFA and to whom he promises to give EA Sports FC.
Adding to this is that while FIFA has made it clear that it does not intend to throw in the towel with its own football video game, no concrete plan has been known since the break with Electronic Arts. There were rumors at the time about Take-Two Interactive’s possible approach to creating FIFA 2Kbut the publisher itself ruled it out.
For now, EA Sports FC strengthens in anticipation of its premiere this year. Let’s see what great news its developers will surprise us with in July.
Source: Hiper Textual
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