EA Sports FC 24 Boasts 11M Players Globally—Is It a Good Game?

Isaiah Richard, Tech Times 09 October 2023, 11:10 pm

It has been a roller coaster ride for EA Sports FC 24, the new football game from the renowned publishers after it broke off its licensing from FIFA to bring the famed title back for this year's release. While it saw mixed reviews from gamers and early reports regarding its low sales, EA Sports is now boasting of a massive player base globally, seeing more than 11 million at launch.

The massive FIFA branding was surely a significant dent to this football game, but EA Sports promised that this is the same experience, with more features and improvements available.

EA Sports FC 24 Boasts of 11M Players Globally

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According to the Game Industry, EA Sports FC 24 boasts a massive 11.3 million players globally since its launch week, and this points to a good sign despite revamping the name of the football game. Alongside this, Electronic Arts' EA Sports FC Mobile also saw 11.2 million users within ten days of its release, showing how gamers closely followed these developments.

The FIFA brand is one of the most recognizable in the sport, and there were speculations that EA Sports FC would not fare as much as the renowned franchise.

"In addition to welcoming back millions of our longtime players, new players in FC 24 are up nearly 20% year over year, showing the excitement of football fans everywhere to join the Club," EA Sports president Cam Weber said.

Is EA Sports FC 24 a Good Game?

ComicBook Gaming claimed that early reports suggested that sales were down for EA Sports FC 24 because of its loss of the renowned FIFA license, but in Game Industry's report, this title is the second-biggest retail launch of 2023 in the United Kingdom.

Electronic Arts promised massive upgrades and improvements to EA FC 24, particularly with its overall gameplay, graphics, user experience, and more, setting a new stage for football games in the industry.

EA Sports and FIFA

There was a fallout between FIFA, the global governing body for football, and EA Sports in 2021, and it saw that the organization asked for a whopping $1 billion from the publishers for every four years to carry the league's name.

Before the news of the massive franchising fee, reports of the "EA Sports FC" trademark filing were already scooped by insiders and speculators who closely followed it. This was the game plan after all, as Electronic Arts already looked into a new game franchise where it would not have to deal with massive fees and other requirements for its football game experience.

After several years of this debacle, EA Sports FC 24 is here, leaving behind the organization's name to deliver the ultimate soccer game in the present for gamers. FIFA 23 was the last game of the partnership, but EA Sports FC 24 saw massive significance and fame among gamers, having as much as 11.3 million in its launch week, and expected to grow more soon.