For the first time in the series’ history, FIFA 23 will offer cross-platform play. According to Xfire, the series will allow gamers from the PlayStation, Xbox, and PC to play together for the first time.

According to sources, EA’s Hypermotion Technology has been significantly improved and “now allows the development team to collect motions from actual footballers in real matches using stadium cameras, removing the need for Xsens suits.”

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The upgraded technology appears to be capable of capturing “almost 100 times more” data in a single season of football video than EA has recorded in the franchise’s history. This assertion was made during an internal meeting.

FIFA 23 will also include both the men’s and women’s FIFA World Cups, and EA wants to expand the licence deals now in place with women’s leagues and teams.

Previously, at an internal meeting, Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson stated that he feels the FIFA brand has ‘impeded’ the series.

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Wilson said in remarks released anonymously to VGC that FIFA had barred EA from expanding their games into modes other than traditional 11v11 or “broader digital ecosystems,” and that the only value EA received from the licence in a non-World Cup year was “four letters on the front of the box.”

In an October public statement, EA hinted that if it severed connections with FIFA, it would still keep all of its other league, player, and stadium licencing because those arrangements are made independently.

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FIFA responded later that month with its statement, indicating that it was open to engaging with new video game businesses.

It was also revealed that EA has submitted various trademark applications for ‘EA Sports FC,’ which may be the new name for its football franchise if the company decides to rename the series.