The biggest news here so far will be of most interest to PS4 and PC players, and concerns the replacement of ‘legends’ with cross-platform ‘icons’. Once again, the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions will not match up to their PS4 and Xbox One counterparts and will not include The Journey, but they will, at least, exist. That’s because the new Frostbite engine is too powerful for them to run, resulting in watered down versions of the game missing some key features such as The Journey. There was some doubt as to whether EA would bother with the older consoles this year. It’s confirmed – FIFA 18 will be available to buy on Xbox 360 and PS3 as well as Xbox One, PS4, PC and the new Nintendo Switch. If you’re a PlayStation 4 player, the September 26 date is the earliest you will be able to play That will get you 10 hours of trial play time from Thursday, September 21. If that’s not soon enough you’ll need to sign up to EA Access (Xbox One) or Origin Access (PC), both of which cost either £3.99 ($4.99) a month or £19.99 ($29.99) a year. They will be available to play on Tuesday, September 26, which is in line with EA’s knack for going live on a late Tuesday in September. The first is to pre-order the ‘Ronaldo Edition’ or ‘Icon Edition’, priced at £79.99 ($79.99) and £89.99 ($99.99) respectively and packed with bonus Ultimate Team content. There are two ways, however, to get your hands on the game early. Official Gameplay Trailer of EA Sports FIFA 18įIFA 18 will be released worldwide on Friday, September 29. He then added the FIFA Club World Cup as well as winning his second La Liga title and bagged himself a brace in Saturday’s 4-1 annihilation over Juventus in the Champions League final. It’s been without question the greatest year of the 32-year-old’s glittering career – last summer he won the European Championship with Portugal, which was followed by the Ballon d’Or trophy and the inaugural Best FIFA Men’s Player award. PES 2018 – A new 2v2 and 3v3 online co-op has been introduced meaning when your pal comes round you finally have something to do online together.Borussia Dortmund fan favourite Marco Reus ended Messi‘s four consecutive years of being the EA Sports poster boy when he was on the cover for FIFA 17. Re-packaged as icons, Pele, Maradona and Thierry Henry will be available to play across the major consoles. ![]() And there’s a huge bonus for PS4 players this year that will finally be able to use legends. PES 2018 – Master League sees a new transfer system and the inclusion of pre-match interviews, locker room clips and pre-season tournaments.įIFA 18 – EA’s highly successful Ultimate Team will again be the main selling point for many prospective FIFA 18 buyers. EA have also hinted at a big money transfer and the prospect of Hunter playing abroad. The incredibly popular career mode, first introduced in FIFA 17, will make a comeback with stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo featuring. Career modeįIFA 18 – Alex Hunter will return in The Journey: Hunter Returns. Of course there is the usual improved player and stadium graphics.Īrguably the game’s most exciting new feature is the long-awaited return of ‘Random Selection Match’. Set pieces have also received an overhaul. ![]() PES 2018 – Strategic dribbling, better shielding of the ball and subtle player movements have all been introduced to improve gameplay. New team styles (from tiki-taka to high press) are being introduced and there’s been an upgrade to stadiums. The introduction of ‘real player’ motion technology gives players like Ronaldo more personality and responsiveness. PES 2018 – Philippe Coutinho New FeaturesįIFA 18 – EA are promising to get more out of Frostbite this year. ![]() In the first week following FIFA 17 and PES 2017’s releases last year, the EA football game outsold its rival by more than 40 times.įIFA has built itself into a huge game with some of the biggest names in football (such as Cristiano Ronaldo) endorsing it.īut with Philippe Coutinho signed up as a PES 2018 ambassador and the game partnering with Barcelona to release a special edition, could things be about to change? Every year two major football games are released on XBOX and PlayStation consoles, but only one seems to consistently steal the headlines.
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