Not long ago Electronic Arts officially said goodbye to its FIFA saga to soon launch EA Sports FC.
In addition, FIFA recently announced the launch of its own soccer video game to enter the competition.
FIFA 23 will be the last title of EA, which will be released this year.
Recently, Electronic Arts officially said goodbye to FIFA, and now Rumors arise about the launch of a new video game in 2K format.
A statement issued last week ended an era for the gaming community; the end of a business relationship that gave hundreds of millions of dollars to one of the most popular franchises in history.
“For almost 30 years, we have been building the world’s largest football community, with hundreds of millions of players, thousands of athlete partners and hundreds of leagues, federations and teams. EA SPORTS FC will be the club for each of them and for football fans around the world,” said Andrew Wilson, CEO of the company.
It is so, this year, FIFA 23 will be the last title in the saga to later welcome EA Sports Football Club or EA Sports FC. However, we must remember the fact that, for FIFA 23, EA has already lost more licenses, which go exclusively to eFootball, in addition to Liga MX completely, a fact that will undoubtedly affect sales. of both titles this year.
On the other hand, the response from the International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) was immediate and, in fact, the body claimed to be working on its own video game, according to information published in The New York Times.
According to what has been disclosed, this version of the FIFA video game will not have an exclusivity contract and will be, in the words of Gianni Infantino, president of the organization, “the best available for fans of video games and football”he claimed.
“FIFA’s strategy is to ensure that we make the most of all future options and guarantee a variety of products and opportunities for players, fans, association members and partners,” he added.
An upcoming ‘FIFA’ in 2K format?
The future for the saga is still uncertain, especially in a scenario in which the competition seems to show signs of life; On the one hand, there is Konami’s eFootball and, in addition, there is UFL, a video game that has Cristiano Ronaldo as one of its ambassadors.
However, this day new rumors have emerged regarding what Electronic Arts could offer in the future, especially after FIFA 23 that will be released this year.
Information leaked in some media talks about the company looking for new studios to develop EA Sports FC, which would be launched next year.
One of the options that has been handled is the company Take Two Interactive, which owns the 2K sports sagas, and which could now include EA in its catalog, although nothing is confirmed yet.
for now, strauss zelnick, CEO of the company, seems to have denied that he has started negotiating with Electronic Arts to launch the successor to FIFA in 2K format; however, he mentioned that “we are definitely interested in expanding our opportunities in sports, and FIFA It has a great brand and incredible influence, but we have no current plans to discuss.”
A few months ago, the New York Times revealed the reason why EA Sports would withdraw its FIFA saga. As published by said medium, the reason behind this decision has to do with the fact that the International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) has in mind to charge more for the use of its name in the EA Sports saga.