FIFA 23 announced: trailer, release date, price, pre-order, system requirements, crossplay and women’s leagues

FIFA 23 has released its first official trailer, teasing all the new features coming to the annual football simulation game. For the first time in the series, EA Sports included women’s club teams and cross-play support, allowing for seamless play between PlayStation, Xbox and Windows systems. FIFA 23 is slated for release on September 30 and will be the last in the franchise to include the “FIFA” moniker, following disagreements with world federation FIFA.

FIFA 23 Women’s Leagues

At launch, FIFA 23 will feature two major women’s leagues – the FA Women’s Super League and the French Women’s Division 1 – which EA will further develop in the future. The Ultimate Edition cover revealed earlier this week, featuring Chelsea women’s team Sam Kerr, served as a revealer of what to expect from this year’s FIFA. She was accompanied by Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappé, marking her third consecutive cover appearance since FIFA 21.

FIFA 23 reveal trailer

FIFA 23 World Cups

This year, EA Sports has included two official World Cup modes on FIFA 23, which will be released as post-launch updates at no additional cost. The men’s tournament will be based in Qatar (as in real life with the upcoming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022), while the women’s cup will share stadiums in Australia and New Zealand. The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 is taking place in Oceania.

FIFA 23 crossplay and new features

Cross-play support is another great addition on FIFA 23, allowing for smooth gameplay across multiple platforms, when competing against friends or randoms online. That said, this will only be supported in 1v1 modes. This would be very convenient for PC gamers, as the server population decreases by a few months. Interestingly, this year’s FIFA can also be purchased through the Epic Games Store, although an Origin account is required for login and CD key verification.

FIFA 23 claims to improve its motion capture system, thanks to the new Hypermotion2 technology, which combines real 11v11 recordings with machine learning to deliver realistic movements. Based on the little gameplay footage shown in the FIFA 23 trailer, it looks like the control scheme and free kick layout is changing yet again. The UI now includes a player stats box and an xG (expected goal) panel that predicts goal scoring opportunities.

FIFA 23 pre-order

Pre-orders are now live, with the standard edition of FIFA 23 offering 1 FUT Team of the Week Player, Kylian Mbappé Loan Item (for 5 FUT matches) and FUT Ambassador Loan Player Pick (for 3 FUT matches). FIFA 23 Ultimate Edition comes with all of the above bonuses, plus three days of early access, 4,600 FIFA Points, and a limited-time FIFA World Cup FUT Hero Player Item.

FIFA 23 Standard Edition starts at Rs. 3,499 on Steam and Epic Games for PC, Rs. 3,999 on PS4 and Xbox One, and Rs. 4,499 on PS5 and Xbox Series S/X. FIFA 23 Ultimate Edition is priced at Rs. 4,799 on Steam and Epic Games, and Rs. 6,499 on Xbox Store and PlayStation Store. The Ultimate Edition gives you access to the PS4 and PS5, or Xbox One and Series S/X versions of the game. You can save 10% with EA Play on both editions of FIFA 23 on consoles.

As previously reported, this would be the last time EA would partner with the “FIFA” tag, due to a financial dispute with governing body FIFA. It turns out FIFA’s branding and licensing was becoming too expensive to afford, and EA Sports was asked to pay $2.5 billion over the next 10 years by the Federation. The current contract ends next summer, after which the franchise is rebranded as EA Sports FC.

System Requirements For FIFA 23 PC

Minimum system requirements for FIFA 23

• Operating system: Windows 10 64 bit
• Processor (AMD): Ryzen 5 1600 or equivalent
• Processor (Intel): Core i5 6600k or equivalent
• Memory: 8 GB
• Graphics card (AMD): Radeon RX 570 or equivalent
• Graphics card (NVIDIA): GeForce GTX 1050 Ti or equivalent
• DirectX: 12 compatible video card or equivalent
• Online connection requirements: 512 kbps or faster internet connection
• Hard disk space: 100 GB

FIFA 23 Recommended PC System Requirements

• Operating system: Windows 10 64 bit
• Processor (AMD): Ryzen 7 2700X or equivalent
• Processor (Intel): Core i7 6700 or equivalent
• Memory: 12 GB
• Graphics card (AMD): Radeon RX 5600 XT or equivalent
• Graphics card (NVIDIA): GeForce GTX 1660 or equivalent
• DirectX: 12 compatible video card or equivalent
• Online connection requirements: 512 kbps or faster internet connection
• Hard disk space: 100 GB

FIFA 23 release date

FIFA 23 will be released on September 30 on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series S/X. Purchasing the Ultimate Edition or subscribing to EA Play Pro gets you three-day early access starting September 27. FIFA 23 Legacy Edition will be available on Nintendo Switch.

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