EA SPORTS have confirmed FIFA 21 will NOT be getting a demo – amid fans’ concerns over the upcoming release.
The latest edition of the annual video game comes out on October 6 and is once again expected to sell millions of copies.
Kylian Mbappe is the cover star of this year’s FIFA 21
EA Sports have confirmed that fans will not be able to test the game before purchaseCredit: YouTube
As well as being released on the current generation of consoles, FIFA 21 is being developed for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, which both arrive in November.
That has led American developer EA to focus further efforts on development for the next generation, cutting the traditional demo as a result.
EA confirmed: “We aren’t releasing a demo for FIFA 21.
“Instead we’ve made the decision to focus our development team’s time on delivering the best full game experience for current & next-gen consoles.”
The decision to bring out a full FIFA title this year contrasts with PES developer Konami, who are releasing a cut-price ‘season update’ game with minimal changes ahead of a full revamp in 2021.
Both games, along with other annual sporting titles, have faced growing criticism over a lack of improvement between seasons.
EA’s American Football game, Madden 21, came in for particularly poor reviews after its release last month.
And, following the demo cancellation, fans are concerned that FIFA faces the same fate.
Twitter user Diego commented: “To not put out a demo when there’s only a week and some left is a pretty big sign they are behind or something in the gameplay is off.”
Damien joked: “For fifa 21 demo play fifa 20.”
Another remarked: “Is it gonna be that bad you can’t demo it??”
One fan wrote: “No FIFA 21 demo hopefully these lot actually work on the game before its release.”
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
