FIFA 23 – changes we want to see in the latest EA FIFA game

We still don’t have a date, but the unveiling of FIFA 23 should now be close.

Since it will be the last game in the series developed by EA Sports, which is set to launch a new football franchise separate from FIFA in 2023, we hope it will round it off with a bang.

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What do we want to see from FIFA 23?

Last year’s game was a bit revolutionary technically, so realistically we don’t expect anything major to come our way, but there’s certainly a lot of room for improvement if EA wants to keep up with the pace of fans’ wishes.

Here we break down five key changes that we’d love to see happen in FIFA 23, some apparently within EA’s reach, others definitely not going to be ready in time for this year’s iteration, and maybe not even in the future. Still worth a try, right?

cross play

What used to look like a feature from the future is now a standard in the rest of the industry, and this is why FIFA 23 has been supporting true crossplay since day one.

The good news is that EA Sports has already announced that it will start testing crossplay again on FIFA 22, so it certainly looks like, follow in the footsteps of Apex Legendsthe technology is there to make it work.

It’s critical that crossplay is shown right at launch, as other EA games like F1 22 have promised post-release support that is still nowhere to be seen.

New story mode

Alex Hunter’s three-season run was EA Sports’ attempt to use NBA 2K’s story modes, and The Journey still feels like something players have fond memories of.

This will most likely not happen in the last year of the FIFA-EA relationshipbecause such a “groundbreaking” feature is probably best saved for the launch of a new series, such as EA Sports FC in 2023, but a man can dream.

Codemasters’ F1 franchise did it last year with Braking Point and will likely come back to it once the two-year development cycle is complete, so this is something EA has already done internally. It would be a shame to let this opportunity pass.

Renewed free kicks

Free kicks used to be a simple matter in FIFA, but that is no longer the case. As more and more options were added, the system got too complicated, to the point where it’s a matter of luck if you score one.

Don’t get us wrong: it’s nice to see all those realistic nuances, but after playing some eFootball 2022, you wish it were that easy to understand what’s going on. The same goes for corner kicks, where you often feel that no matter what you do, the outcome never changes.

Less roller skating

FIFA has always been on the arcade side of football games, but FIFA 22 did a better job of simulating the real game last year, thanks to new animations and player behavior.

There’s little point in asking for the game to completely change its course, and fans should still expect the Premier League to be the main inspiration for this, but it would be nice to stop seeing faster players running like they’re on the run. being playing. roller skating – not just for the sake of realism, but mainly to make multiplayer and FUT a bit more competitive.

Career mode

Career mode has taken some big steps forward in FIFA 21, introducing the Football Manager-esque sim mode that fans have been asking for for ages.

However, it basically stayed the same in FIFA 22, just added new customization options from FUT.

As it’s still the sole focus of veteran players, it would be nice to see something new this year – what if it’s the much sought-after online Career mode, or an F1-like 2-player co-op mode?

Written by Paolo Sirio on behalf of GLHF.