FIFA 23 reportedly getting cross-play - and it could have big implications for sports games

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Could this be the first of many cross-play games under EA?

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This year's FIFA 23 will reportedly include cross-play, and that could mean big things for Madden NFL and other major sports games.

Yesterday on February 28, XFire reported that the unannounced FIFA 23 will include cross-play for all platforms. According to XFire's sources, FIFA 23 will introduce cross-play for PC, PlayStation and Xbox platforms across every single in-game mode, so it won't be a case of trialling the new feature before it's properly rolled out.

There's been a fair bit of speculation that a name change could be coming for FIFA. Last year in October, EA registered a trademark for EA Sports FC, potentially signalling a move away from the FIFA licensing. This could just be the beginning of some fairly big shake ups for the soccer series.

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Hirun Cryer
Hirun Cryer

Hirun Cryer is a freelance reporter and writer with Gamesradar+ based out of U.K. After earning a degree in American History specializing in journalism, cinema, literature, and history, he stepped into the games writing world, with a focus on shooters, indie games, and RPGs, and has since been the recipient of the MCV 30 Under 30 award for 2021. In his spare time he freelances with other outlets around the industry, practices Japanese, and enjoys contemporary manga and anime.