
It seems FIFA will always be FIFA, despite not being called FIFA anymore. There was some concern over EA Sports FC 24 and its ditching of the deeply ingrained branding, but evidence is piling up to suggest that EA's football sim is still just as popular as ever — or thereabouts.
Indeed, the publisher has revealed that 11.3 million players got stuck in during the game's first week on the market. Now, that's obviously not the same as direct sales figures, but it's enough to suggest that the new title's performing just fine on a commercial level.
What's more, "new players in FC 24 are up nearly 20% year over year", according to EA Sports president Cam Weber. It's unclear what exactly makes a "new player" — those who didn't play FIFA 23, we assume — but we suppose it's an interesting detail. Did the name change partly convince lapsed players to come back? Or maybe brand new players saw it as a fresh start for the franchise? We do wonder.
Have you played EA Sports FC 24? Did you ever have any doubts about how it would perform without the FIFA name? Don't even think about that all-important marketing budget in the comments section below.
[source gamesindustry.biz]
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Been playing it and enjoying it.
Despite the name change though I'll still say to the wife " I'm going upstairs for a game or Fifa"
Saying to her "I'm going upstairs for a game of EA Sports FC24" doesn't quite roll off the tongue quite as easy
This is the first FIFA I have owned since I got 1998 as a kid for my birthday and I made it clear I wasn't happy I wanted iss...lol.....
Gameplay wise it's still trash compared to efootball(pes)...but it's so far ahead everywhere else
Everyone just abuses fast players ..and the use of tricks should drain stamina quicker....cause it pisses me off the trick spam
^may be a few years before we're calling it something new, so I'll just say it again. Best FIFA yet!
I hope that this leads to new things from EA - I don't mean that as a slam.
EA no longer has to worry about using the cash it makes off this game to fund putting "FIFA" on the box. I hope that the money saved means cash can be spent on actual game development.
@GamingFan4Lyf love the optimism there.
The extra cash is going in the pockets and not respent on improvements
@PsBoxSwitchOwner if anything it went straight to promoting the title change with the big launch event they did
Not surprising at all. Everyone and their mum have been informed since Fifa 21 came out that they are dropping the Fifa name. Again, as many mentioned at the time, a really good move from EA as it's Fifa that profit more from being in the title of the game than EA. For many many reasons
I just refer to it as FC '24.
With that said this is the best of the recent FIFA/FC games. They have a long way to go in terms of career mode depth and customization though. They've implemented a few new mechanics though.
It's so close to being really good. If this sports game devs would just get the chance to make separate game-play for online and offline we'd be golden. From the outside I don't think online players really care about realistic gameplay they want high scores and to do fancy skill moves. Offline people want AI teammates that aren't brain dead. EA try to strike a balance that often favors the online needs/wants.
I'd be interested in what they could pull off if they just rebuilt the game from the ground up. Seems like a lot of legacy stuff ends up not meshing well with the new features.
I still say that the test will be when a game called FIFA comes out that is not by EA.
FC24
FC25
FC26
Same game. New name.
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