Electronic Arts advertisement that Euro 2024 will be available as a free update for EA Sports FC 24. Following the line of previous competitions, the publisher revealed that it will launch UEFA Euro 24 in the form of downloadable content during the summer of 2024. The competition will reach console, mobile and online versions. EA Sports FC Onlinethe MMOG for the Asian market.
UEFA Euro 2024 will arrive just in time for the start of the tournamentscheduled for June 14, 2024. It is expected that the modality will include the complete calendar with the group stage and the finals, as well as the stadiums in Germany. Although the press release does not offer more information, EA could repeat the 2018 World Cup formula it launched for FIFA 18which had all the elements of the competition.
“We are delighted to announce that one of next summer’s biggest football tournaments will be fully integrated into all EA SPORTS FC titles,” said David Jackson, Vice President of Brand, EA SPORTS FC. “Together with our fantastic partners at UEFA, this exclusive Euro content will allow EA SPORTS to continue delivering the most authentic and innovative football experiences to our fans.”
The Euro Cup It will also be available for Ultimate Teamstarting with a promotion for those who play EA Sports FC 24. The users will receive one of the 6 international stars as an exclusive item for FUT. The list includes Álvaro Morata, Virgil Van Djik, Florian Wirtz, Federico Chiesa, Ousmane Dembélé and Jack Grealish. To qualify for the package, console players need to play between December 18, 2023 and January 16, 2024.
UEFA Euro 2024 returns to EA Sports with EA FC 24
The arrival of UEFA Euro 2024 to EA Sports games will end a drought of more than a decade. The last time we saw this competition in a title of the saga was in FIFA 12, where EA offered it as paid downloadable content. The decision broke with the tradition of launching an independent game for this tournament, a typical move that EA applied in renowned tournaments such as the World Cup or the Euro Cup.
For the following tournaments, UEFA closed an exclusive agreement with Konami to bring your tournaments to the saga PES. UEFA Euro 2016 came as Free DLC for Pro Evolution Soccer 2016while the 2020 edition did the same with eFootball PES 2020. The debacle of the Konami game and the Electronic Arts portfolio would have influenced them to bring back the competition to their soccer simulator.
With the announcement, EA revealed that it will carry out the eEURO, an official tournament with the best European players of EA Sports FC 24. The idea is to turn the competition into an annual program, with fqualifying round and a final that will be broadcast live during the summer. The company promised more information about this initiative in the coming months.
The UEFA Euro 2024 will be available in June 2024 as a free update. It can be played on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android.