Gianni Infantino wants to keep releasing the FIFA game without EA Sports
The football video game wars are well on their way. While Fifathe must-have simulation from EA Sports, has happily dominated the market for several years, it will be forced to change its name, since the partnership between the American publisher and the international football federation will end this year.
If EA intends to continue to release its license under its new name of EA Sports FC, the studio could face unexpected competition from FIFA, which intends to produce its own game… keeping the name of Fifa.
FIFA would ignore 2023?
It was Gianni Infantino, the boss of the international federation, who revealed it during the 73rd FIFA congress, which was held this week in Kigali, Rwanda. “ New FIFA game – FIFA 25, 26, 27 and so on – will always be the best egame for any girl or boyexplained the leader, in a strange choice of words. We will have news for you on this very soon. »
By mentioning FIFA 25 and no FIFA 24he suggests that the instance will skip the year 2023 to release its first game in 2024, which already seems to be a very optimistic horizon.
The end of the lucrative partnership between EA and FIFA, which had lasted for 20 years, was announced in May 2022. Officially, the American studio only explains it by a desire to “control your brand”. But some English-language media mainly evoke a financial disagreement, FIFA claiming 2.5 billion dollars to renew a nominee agreement over ten years.
