How will FIFA 23's crossplay feature potentially improve competition among players?
With the release of FIFA 23 looming closer, football fans have a lot of new features to look forward to, with crossplay being a big one. Electronic Arts integrated an online feature into the premier football series way back in 2001. Eleven years later, crossplay has finally come to the franchise, exciting fans all over the globe.
The much-requested feature was officially included in the last EA FIFA game after a successful beta test in FIFA 22. Announced in July with a deep dive, the developers laid down the exact manner in which the feature will be implemented. It might sound like you can play with people from any platform. But as it turns out, there are certain limitations to the feature.
Notwithstanding that, the overall news seems to be more positive than negative. Aside from Pro Clubs, almost all online game modes will have crossplay at launch and players can opt out of the feature at any time, increasing the flexibility for those who don't want to compete on different platforms.
Playing with friends on other platforms is fine and dandy, but many have wondered how the new feature will affect competitive modes such as FUT. With a mere three weeks left till release, let's break down what crossplay in FIFA 23 actually means.
From the get-go, the crossplay feature will be available to players so that they can compete with others in the same console generation. As explained in the chart above, PS4 and Xbox One may play among themselves while the next generation consoles, along with PC and Stadia, make the other pool.
Competitive players are quite excited about the possibility of playing across platforms as it won't only increase competition but also allow for leaderboards featuring scores from across the gamerbase.
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