After almost three decades of relationship, this is Year 1 for Electronic Arts and EA Sport for trying to appeal to soccer fans without the branding of FIFA and this is the presentation letter for an appeal vote of soccer games for EA with EA Sport FC 24.

Formally presented today, EA Sports FC 24 will officially launch on September 29th for the Playstation 4, Playstation5, Xbox Series S/X, PC and Nintendo Switch with the clarification that crossplay between players will be with PS5, Xbox Series S/X and PC versions.

As per Electronic Arts, EA Sports FC 24 is rebuilt from scratch with a new version of EA's own game engine Frostbite and includes a new version of the technology called Hypermotion V, which the company says makes it possible to create new animations for the game in a matter of days. There’s also a new technology called “playstyles,” which utilizes real-world player data to create more lifelike recreations of actual players.

Already used in past games by the way.

Answering the FIFA-less aspect of the games, EA already confirmed that the game will include content via partnership with Premier League and the UEFA Champions League and already landed a big sponsorship deal on real-life games of the respective leagues.

Also includes UEFA Women’s Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, UEFA Super Cup, the Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga and Liga F.

There will be a mobile game to complement EA Sports FC 24 called FC Tactical, described as a turn-based take on the sport.

EA has also confirmed that women will feature in FIFA Ultimate Team for the first time in franchise history.

Pro Clubs mode will feature cross-play for the first time in franchise history too.

And of course, I have to point that the release date is just a week before the FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off in Australia and New Zealand, so this is just a perfect timing to hang on the trend (despite FIFA no longer on the picture for EA Sports.