Two games we would have bet our vintage New York Giants jersey on being ready for the PlayStation 5’s release: FIFA 21 and Madden NFL 21. But we’re now just three weeks away from the console’s launch in North America, and we haven’t heard a peep since the summer about the next-gen sports simulations.
In fact, Microsoft recently published a list of Xbox Series S|X launch titles, without either game included. The lineup did emphasise the manufacturer’s Smart Delivery feature, which we already know EA Sports will be forgoing in favour of its own Dual Entitlement, but the absence of the publisher’s flagship football games did feel conspicuous.
To be fair, FIFA 21 did only just launch globally, and is still being advertised heavily alongside the PlayStation 4, so it’s possible EA Sports doesn’t want to overshadow its current-gen release. But even with free PS4 to PS5 upgrades available, it really doesn’t have a whole lot of time to market these upgrades.
NBA 2K21, by comparison, has been promoting its PS5 version for a little while now. EA Sports hasn’t exactly had the best year, with Madden NFL 21 recording the lowest Metacritic rating of all time. We’ll contact the publisher to try and get confirmation of whether these two titles are pegged for PS5’s launch or not.
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How my world would crumble if I couldn't play football or rugby rebranded as football for America at 4K/120fps with RTX on at launch
@TheFrenchiestFry You joke, but I've been looking forward to these!
Well we know NHL won't be since 21 isn't even being made for next gen. I definitely expected FIFA and Madden to be ready for day 1 though
Does this mean Switch will be running a last-last-gen version of FIFA now 😂
@TheFrenchiestFry it's superior to rugby in every way 😂 nice try though!
@get2sammyb i am afraid to play Madden 21 on PS5 because gameplay has many bug glitches/issues
Not just Madden, FIFA 21 has the lowest rating in a long while.
Lol. Of course they will. They don’t need to do any work, just change the roster names and charge another $70 bucks. Everyone wins...
@nessisonett easy, just port a PS2 game and they’ll be set.
@Arnna Honestly, I still play PES 6 and FIFA 2004 if I want to play a football game. The squads are proper throwback and the gameplay really isn’t much worse.
Acordoing to realsport 101 Fifa 21 is out on ps5 November 12th in usa and November 19th rest of the world
@nessisonett the gameplay is much worse don't lie to yourself. Great games tho
@theMEGAniggle Ehh, the level of jank with Frostbite and Fox Engine means that there’s way less glitches and bizarre physics in the older games. Unless you call a Van Buyten goal from the halfway line a glitch! They’re a lot more arcadey and I find that more fun.
@nessisonett I feel like the movement in those games is too stiff to be very enjoyable these days but yes it's more fun due to the arcadey nature. The new FIFA's have really given me depression. Always a joy to see pes 6 come up in discussion.
@theMEGAniggle Adriano’s an absolute monster in that game, such a shame the way his career went!
@daveofduncan Haha, give over. Check out some NRL (Aussie rugby league) and tell me that's not better than the utter tedium of watching an NFL game. Those League players wear no armour and some of the hits are huge. And it's actually vaguely exciting compared to NFL!
Is er al meer duidelijkheid wanneer fifa 21 op de ps5 uitkomt ?
Bij de lancering van de ps5 pf niet? We zitten op minder dan een maand van de lancering van de ps5. Nu mogen ze toch met nieuws komen
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