"They're even faking simulators now": Fans react as EA Sports uses FIFA 23 simulation to predict Argentina as winners of World Cup 2022
The World Cup season is almost upon us, and EA Sports has left no stone unturned to capitalize on the hype in FIFA 23.
The World Cup mode will soon be available in the game. The developers will celebrate the iconic tournament with dedicated online and offline game modes and themed content in FIFA 23 Ultimate Team.
To kick things off, EA Sports continued its tradition of predicting the winner of the tournament through an in-game simulation. It concluded with Argentina being crowned the victors.
With EA Sports' predictions proving to be accurate for the past three editions of the tournament, fans will be curious to see if the FIFA 23 simulation is also accurate.
As usual, fans have taken to social media to voice their opinions about this latest revelation. Some are in favor of this prediction, as Argentina are among the favorites heading into the tournament. However, others believe that despite its impressive track record, EA Sports can't be trusted with such predictions.
The primary concern among fans is the inaccuracy of how the teams are seeded. Many eagle-eyed fans noticed the discrepancy in the matchmaking in FIFA 23 compared to the regulations applied in real life.
This was a common theme across all fan reactions, as it was a major oversight on EA Sports' part.
FIFA 23 is widely considered to be the most realistic depiction of the beautiful game in the history of the franchise. However, it is hard to provide a fair assessment of who will win the World Cup when the matchmaking is skewed.
Matchmaking errors aside, several fans took this FIFA 23 prediction as a sign of things to come.
Many believe that predictions like these indicate that the tournament itself will be rigged to favor the Argentine side. While this is a rather
Read more on sportskeeda.com
