Everything on FIFA 23

FIFA was officially announced on 20 July, and the game was released on 30 September. This is the last time a FIFA game will bear the name 'FIFA'. From next year, the game will be called EA Sports FC, because EA Sports didn't renew their license with FIFA. Hypermotion Technology will be replaced by Hypermotion 2.0. Kylian Mbappé will star on the game's cover again. In addition, EA got lots of new licenses. For example, Juventus will be back in the game and Piemonte Calcio will disappear. Countries like Croatia, Senegal, Cameroon, and Morocco will also make their appearance in FIFA 23. Finally, all women's leagues will make their debut in the game. The Japanese League will disappear from the game.

What we've all been waiting for are the player ratings in FIFA. Is Lionel Messi still the best player in FIFA? The answer is no. Messi was downgraded to 91. That's also the highest rating of all players in the game, together with 4 other players. Lewandowski, Mbappé, Benzema, and De Bruyne also have a 91 rating. They're followed by Cristiano Ronaldo, Salah, Neuer, Van Dijk, and Courtois with a rating of 90. Some of the largest upgrades are Vinicius Junior (86) and Nkunku (85).

Marvel is likely to make its debut in FIFA 23. There'll be stadium items and Marvel kits in FIFA 23. We have seen such crossovers before in Fortnite and Call of Duty. It looks like EA wants to join the trend. Marvel Heroes is a promotion with special in-game cards. The current FUT Hero cards are transformed into superhero cards. The crossover has been officially confirmed by EA.

FIFA 23 is said to be the most innovative FIFA game to date. A lot of new gameplay mechanics were added, such as Hypermotion 2.0. This'll make FIFA feel more smooth. In addition, over 7000 new animations have been added to the game, EA has created a content roadmap for weekly promotions, and Career Mode is boosted with new functions and possibilities. FIFA 23 has hundreds of new face scans, more than in any other FIFA game ever.

Of course, the Ultimate Team also got a great make-over. According to rumors, a number of Hero cards will appear, such as Yaya Touré, Lucio, Peter Crouch, Diego Simeone, and Dirk Kuyt. There'll also be some new icons, like Zico and David Villa. Something the thing FIFA fans have been waiting for the most is the disappearance of Chemistry and Position Modifier cards. Players will have a primary and secondary position on the field. This means that Cristiano Ronaldo can be both a striker and left forward. Chemistry will be replaced by a number of stars. Your Ultimate Team can be up to 3 stars.

Pro Clubs and Career Mode will also get new features. For example, Pro Clubs and VOLTA will merge according to rumors. This means that your Pro Clubs character also progresses when you play VOLTA and the other way around. You can also customize more details of your character. You can choose different tattoos, face paint, and more accessories. We don't know yet what the other features of the game mode are. Career Mode has new cutscenes and you can sign your own contract. It's possible to choose an authentic manager to start your career with, like Klopp, Ten Hag, or Guardiola.

It seems like it's finally time for cross-play in FIFA 23. Cross-play makes it possible to play against people with a different console. The market on Ultimate Team will be mixed, which is something a lot of players were waiting for. It'll also be possible to turn off cross-play. Cross-play probably works via the different console generations. This means that it should only be available with a PS5 and Xbox Series X, and a PS4 and Xbox One.

The World Cup mode will make its comeback in FIFA 2023. This mode, known from FIFA 14 and 18, will be similar to the previous editions of this game mode. It's not certain yet if an Ultimate Team version of this will appear, but tournament mode will be very likely appear in the main menu. According to the rumors, the mode will be available for men's soccer as well as women's soccer.