EA Sports FC 24

The most playable FIFA – oops! – in years. This is an encouraging new start for the EA Sports FC franchise, with Ultimate Team innovations truly standing out, and PlayStyles adding a smart new wrinkle to the on-turf action.

What EA has done with its relaunched soccer title is define the series going forward. EA SPORTS FC 24 shows off what sports games are capable of on the field by creating unique circumstances boiled down to an individualistic experience while adding even more stadium and broadcast atmosphere for a series that needed a change. The tech has always been there for this series, and this year what has be...

EA Sports FC 24 can be considered the perfect start for the next chapter in EA's franchise, as the game improves upon the foundations left by FIFA 23 while also adding a few game-changing and truly welcome features. Being on the pitch never felt better!

EA Sports FC 24 isn't the big overhaul that some might have expected, but it doesn't need to be. Instead, it makes subtle but impressive upgrades to most areas of the game, especially in terms of presentation, Ultimate Team and the actual action on the pitch. There's an argument to say that FIFA 23 is worth sticking with for another year, but if you're a big fan of the series (and Ultimate Team in...

Fundamentally, EA Sports FC 24 is not a new franchise. And that's not a bad (or good) thing.

Rather than a full-on reinvention of the FIFA series alongside the name change, EA Sports FC 24 is exactly what we would have expected from FIFA 24 if it had maintained the old naming structure. That is far from a bad thing though, as this annual franchise had already created a solid product that the developers were able to add onto. While a number of the game modes still feel pretty stagnant, suc...

EA shows Konami how to relaunch a footy franchise.

The high-profile split between EA Sports and football’s governing body FIFA has resulted in a dramatic rebrand of one of gaming’s biggest franchises – but not an enormous amount has changed on the pitch. That’s not to say nothing is different in this refined soccer sim, however, which is ostensibly FIFA 24 in all but name. So, what’s new, and why does it matter?

New name, same beautiful game is how I’d describe EA SPORTS FC 24. There is, once again, nothing revolutionary here, although PlayStyles and HyperMotion V are to be applauded as they further blur the line between virtual and real life football.

As such, this isn't the best platform to choose, and those who have another home console available to them or a PC would be better placed taking that option. If players solely want to play the game in handheld mode, however, this may still be the best option given how EA titles can be a little tetchy on other portable platforms like the Steam Deck. In itself, that's something of a disappointment, ...

Sports FC 24 is not the complete departure from FIFA that its name would suggest. Most of the fundamentals remain in place and the career modes have barely been updated. Then again, Ultimate Team is the series' real money-spinner, coming with the addition of evolutions and mixed gender teams. Overall, the on-pitch gameplay is good, and you can see the extra animations enhancing the football sim, b...

A Good Game That Needs Improvement