What has been speculated for a long time has been official since last week: FIFA, as the players know it, goes, EA Sports FC comes. While EA Sports wants to take the chance of the blown up chains, FIFA goes into attack mode. Association President Gianni Infantino spoke of bringing no less the "best game available for players and football fans".
In the first perception, this sounds like what it needs on the market: competition - which, in the opinion of Streamer Elias Nerlich, never existed in the field of football simulation in FIFA. With the Renaissance of Efootball, UFL, Goals and from summer 2023 FIFA, four betting rider are ready for the kick -off.
But many questions remain open. How will the licenses be awarded in the future? Which game is used for tournaments like the VBL, or even several? And above all: who develops the game of FIFA? In the President Gianni eSport Talk discussed it Michael 'Megabit' Bittner , Patrick Baur and Marvin 'M4_RV96' Hintz .
tournaments like the VBL in a game - advantage EA Sports?
When it comes to licenses, Host Jan 'Gamingalm' Bergmann , what is probably concerned about: A patchwork: "Then EA Sports FC has 50 percent of the licenses and the other two 25 percent".
A scenario that Baur considers not so likely, also from a financial point of view. An expansion of the licenses, for example, through which the Bundesliga can also be realistically mapped in several games, "is more of a chance because more money will flow".
However, league drivers, such as the DFL with its Virtual Bundesliga, will probably be limited to a game. According to Baur, a tournament with several football simulations is "the complexity for the league driver from an organizational perspective". In addition, there would be any acquisitions.
Most opportunities are in EA Sports FC, but depending on how to take them.
Michael 'Megabit' Bittner
Here Hintz sees the advantages clearly at EA Sports. The golden factor: "Customer loyalty. You have already built up a network and relationships". In addition, you already have expertise when organizing tournaments, adds 'Megabit': "Most opportunities are in EA Sports FC, but depending on how to take them".
The two -time German club master with Werder Bremen also sees opportunities in sponsorship. FIFA comes "from classic football" and determine the target group ". From summer 2023, EA Sports can go from these experiences.
The path may also lead to more offline tournaments. Finally, "the licensing (d ie name rights of the FIFA, note of red.) have created cuffs," believes Baur. After the loss of these costs, there are "possibilities that would otherwise not exist. More offline tournaments, more eSports."
FIFA before Herculean task
It is unlikely that the last branch of the Football Association and EA Sports' brings big innovations. Hintz expects FIFA 23 to focus on the gameplay, "Big features like new modes are more likely to be EA Sports FC in order to advertise this title". Bittner could even imagine that EA moves away from the annual development cycle.
Who develops FIFA is still unclear. While the round could imagine the studio "2K" ( develop NBA 2K, editor's ed.), Baur also throws Konami into play. FIFA EFOOTBALL? A step "who could reinforce the comeback". In addition, the Japanese developer studio already has expertise with football simulations.
That would be different with 2K. In addition, 'M4_RV96' sees the pressure more as an inhibition. This would be "extremely high with all the expectations". Or does the FIFA hire in Saudi Arabia? Bergmann could imagine that: After all, the Savvy Gaming Group, who most recently bought the ESL and Facit, also wanted to "put money into the development of video games".
The FIFA game has to exist first.
Patrick Baur
How difficult it can be to develop a football simulation showed Konami with Efootball 2022. "With the new part, they wanted to take a step, but initially failed," said Baur and warned: "The FIFA game must exist first. They have to exist first. FIFA must first show that they are able to develop a good game ". Therefore, he was not sure "whether FIFA 24 will be at the start in 2023".
Which is why a comeback of the cooperation between EA and the World Association does not seem to be a utopia. At least nobody wanted to categorically rule out this possibility in the round.
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