Even Without the FIFA Name, EA Sports FC Snags Over 11 Million Players in First Week | Push Square
It seems FIFA will always be FIFA, despite not being called FIFA anymore. There was some concern over EA Sports FC 24 and its ditching of the deeply ingrained branding, but evidence is piling up to suggest that EA's football sim is still just as popular as ever — or thereabouts.
Indeed, the publisher has revealed that 11.3 million players got stuck in during the game's first week on the market. Now, that's obviously not the same as direct sales figures, but it's enough to suggest that the new title's performing just fine on a commercial level.
What's more, «new players in FC 24 are up nearly 20% year over year», according to EA Sports president Cam Weber. It's unclear what exactly makes a «new player» — those who didn't play FIFA 23, we assume — but we suppose it's an interesting detail. Did the name change partly convince lapsed players to come back? Or maybe brand new players saw it as a fresh start for the franchise? We do wonder.
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Have you played EA Sports FC 24? Did you ever have any doubts about how it would perform without the FIFA name? Don't even think about that all-important marketing budget in the comments section below.
Robert's been a dedicated PlayStation fan since the days of Tekken 2, and he still loves a good dust up. When he's not practising combos, he's usually getting lost in the latest 100-hour RPG, or, y'know, replaying The Witcher 3.
Been playing it and enjoying it.
Despite the name change though I'll still say to the wife " I'm going upstairs for a game or Fifa"
Saying to her «I'm going upstairs for a game of EA Sports FC24» doesn't quite roll off the tongue quite as easy
This is the first FIFA I have owned since I got 1998 as a kid for my birthday and I made it clear
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