FIFA disappears from stores after the arrival of EA Sports FC 24

If you want to buy FIFA 23 or any of its predecessors, you will have to do so in physical or used form. EA Sports no longer has the rights to use the name, so the video games have disappeared from all online stores, as Twitter user Mauro NL discovered.

“At the request of the publisher, EA Sports FIFA 23 is unlisted on the Steam store and will not appear in search,” reads a message on the Steam page for FIFA 23. Although the title is no longer available for purchase, players can still enjoy it if they are subscribers to EA Play, the service of Electronic Arts. The company has not provided any information about what will happen in the near future, although it is expected that the video game will disappear at some point.

A name change, a continuous game

EA’s soccer simulator changes its name, but retains its licenses, game modes and gameplay. In the review by our colleagues from Spain, which scored an 8.2/10, they highlighted that EA Sports FC 24 “represents a new stage in many ways”, even if it is quite continuous. The developers have revamped the menus and modified the graphics and presentation, not to mention the changes in Ultimate Team, which incorporates women’s soccer. However, “on a playable level, things are a little more stagnant.”

EA Sports FC 24 will be released on September 29th on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Nintendo Switch and PC. The title implements cross-play, but with certain limitations depending on the version. For example, players on next-generation machines and PC will play together, while those on Xbox One and PS4 will play separately. As for the Nintendo Switch, it does not include this functionality because it is a separate version. You can read all the details in this article.