New FIFA 22 leaks hint the next game will feature crossplay across different devices and a possible switch to free-to-play as part of an exciting new slate of big changes. FIFA 22 is naturally the talk of the FIFA gaming community right now as more details related to the upcoming game continue to emerge. Genuine excitement is building in anticipation for FIFA 22, which is due to release later this year on October 1.
EA has revealed its new addition to the FIFA franchise will introduce Hypermotion mo-cap technology, which promises to offer much more realistic movement and improved AI capabilities. Another feature that is generating plenty of enthusiasm is the enhanced gameplay that is being influenced by the natural movements, behavior, and dribbles of players. Although many features are still a work-in-progress ahead of launch, early reports of FIFA 22's demo are extremely promising from gameplay, aesthetic, and graphical perspectives.
According to Dexerto, FIFA leaker Donk has claimed FIFA 23 will include some big changes that would shake up the franchise. Many players have been calling for FIFA 22 to support crossplay. However, these leaks suggest they may have to wait another year to enjoy this feature in FIFA 23. In addition to the crossplay tease, Donk announced the next FIFA title may be transitioning to a free-to-play model.
This anticipation for FIFA 22 is something that has been absent from the FIFA playing community for a long stretch of years. Although the soccer simulation video game typically does very well from a financial perspective with each annual release, EA has received plenty of criticism over the years. The criticism has centered on EA's disregard for other game modes in favor of monetizing FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT). While FUT has regularly received content updates, other game modes like the popular career mode have been left with the same dull features for several years. Many FIFA players argue this happens because EA is only interested in innovating FUT since it brings in the most money. FUT debuted in FIFA 09 and has appeared in every FIFA release since then.
While it is worth mentioning that, although FIFA 22 leaker Donk has proven to be a trustworthy source in the past, none of these claims have been verified. They are purely speculative at this point in time. If EA is planning to add new features like crossplay and free-to-play to FIFA, it would represent a major departure from the company's standard model that has molded previous FIFA games. If these leaks are actually true, they represent groundbreaking changes to the FIFA series.
FIFA 22 releases on October 1, 2021 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC, and Google Stadia.
Source: Dexerto, Donk/Twitter