(Pocket-lint) — Like night follows day, there will be a new FIFA game this year — most likely called FIFA 23.
But what do we know about it so far? Here are the latest details and rumours we've seen and heard.
We don't yet have an actual release date for FIFA 23 but are confident that it will appear late September, early October.
For the last 18 years, since FIFA 2004, the annual FIFA games have been released between 20 September and 18 October, with the last few within an 11 day window. FIFA 22, for example, was released on 1 October. It's almost always on a Friday too.
If we're to look at the same rough schedule, we can make a guesstimate therefore that FIFA 23 will be available on either 30 September or 7 October 2023.
There have been several leaks of potential new features we could see in FIFA 23.
There is a rumour that the next FIFA game will be crossplay. That means PlayStation owners will be able to play Ultimate Team and other multiplayer modes against those on Xbox and/or PC.
This is something that the community has been asking about for years and could even be tested in FIFA 22 in the coming weeks first.
Cross-play will be tested in FIFA 22. Probably won't be on Ultimate Team, but is def coming in FIFA 23!
Both the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and 2023 Women's World Cup in New Zealand are tipped for inclusion in the next FIFA — the latter maybe through DLC.
The men's World Cup is taking place across November and December this year, so it makes sense given the timing for it to be part of the new game from the beginning.
We'll bring you more on leaked FIFA 23 features as they emerge.
We're still awaiting confirmation on what formats FIFA 23 will be available, but we'd be surprised if it wasn't on the exact same
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