Electronic Arts (EA), one of the well-established names in the video game industry, has made a statement that will surprise those who are especially fond of football games. Making an assessment of the first week of FIFA 22’s release in the statements made on the company’s official website, the company gave signals that FIFA 23 may never be released.
In the text prepared by Electronic Arts, it was stated that FIFA 22 has already sold 9.1 million copies. While the company declared that FIFA 22 owners have created 7.6 million Ultimate Team teams, it has been stated that more than 460 million matches have been played so far. Electronic Arts states that the first week data is very good and this is a source of pride. So what exactly does a company think about FIFA 23 when everything is going so well?
“The future of football is very bright in every sense”
Electronic Arts states that the future of football is very bright in both the real and digital worlds, so they will continue to offer the best experience to players. In this context; Expressing that they will continue the license agreement with more than 700 teams, 100 stadiums, more than 30 leagues and more than 17 thousand players, the company says that they will do everything they can to continue these agreements.
However; The company seems to have different ideas in mind. So much so that the company stated that they are considering the idea of renaming the football game for the future. In fact, the team, which continues some research on this issue, states that it will reconsider the contract for the ‘FIFA’ name license, which is kept separate from all partnerships. Millions of players may never be able to meet FIFA 23 if research finds a better option or if the naming rights agreement is terminated. As you know, Konami changed the name of the popular football game series PES to ‘eFootball’ as of this year. If EA’s research shows that changing the FIFA name will be beneficial, we may encounter a name change on the FIFA side next year.
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