EA Sports FC 24

EA Sports FC 24 is the first entry in the football series after publisher Electronic Arts split from the international federation FIFA, taking over from the original FIFA brand and continuing its long tradition dating back to the nineties. The game offers an extensive licensed database of clubs, leagues, and players, plus new HyperMotionV technology, which uses footage from real matches to more faithfully capture player movement and ball duels on the pitch, including player reactions to unexpected in-game situations. For the first time, women's football competitions and national teams are also rendered at the same technical level, expanding the overall scope of the game's licensed content.

The core of the content remains the popular Ultimate Team mode built on collecting and upgrading player cards, alongside a career mode as manager or player, a club mode for creating your own virtual footballer, and online competitions across skill-based ladders. On Xbox Series X and S the extra power shows especially in stadium crowd detail, animation quality, and faster loading between matches, which together with realistic lighting and weather contribute to a broadcast-like feel. Commentary and the musical score further enhance the atmosphere of a big match, whether it's a league fixture or a cup final watched down to the last minute.

Critical reception praised the smoother, more dynamic player movement enabled by the new technology, though discussion repeatedly arose about balance and microtransactions in the Ultimate Team mode, which remains the game's main source of post-launch revenue. As the first entry under the new FC 24 brand, it also confirmed that the name change didn't break the series' continuity, cementing the game's position as the most widely played football simulation on current consoles for millions of players around the world who typically don't miss the annual new installment.

Why play it: With smoother, more dynamic player movement thanks to the new technology, it remains the most widely played football simulation on current consoles, even though microtransactions in Ultimate Team remain a controversial aspect of the game.