As we’ve already reported, the PC version of FIFA 21 is based on its old-gen version. And during a recent preview event, EA explained why it chose to do such a thing.
As Eurogamer reports, EA decided to release the old-gen version of FIFA 21 on the PC because it wanted to reach as many PC gamers as possible. Thus, and in order to achieve this, the team did not want to raise the game’s PC system requirements.
Executive producer Aaron McHardy said:
“When we looked at what generation to put the PC game on, we looked at our fans and what capabilities they had with the hardware they have.
And we have that information to understand what the power of the PCs out there in the world are. And when we looked at that, in order to run the gen five game, our min spec would have been at a spot that would have left a lot of people out in the cold not being able to play the game.
So we made the choice to keep the PC version of the game on the gen four version of FIFA so that we can open the doors and be inclusive to everybody who wants to play FIFA.”
So there you have it everyone, straight from the horse’s mouth. To be honest, most of us already knew this, though it’s at least good getting an official confirmation about it.
The big question now is whether the PC version of FIFA 22 will be based on the PS5/Xbox Series X version, or on the old-gen version. It will also be interesting to see whether Konami will follow EA’s example and release its old-gen version of the new Unreal Engine 4-powered PES on the PC.
Stay tuned for more!
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This is so f’n dumb. Seriously… people can just lower their options
If you’re PC is THAT weak, it might be time to do something else, like knitting…..
You can run even below minimum requirements…. you just need for example SSE2/3 support (CPU) or shader support (GPU) but ofc it will lag like hell.
I understand how everyone in the comments is baffled at how stupid this logic is, but, remember that it’s EA, and it all makes sense in the end.
Well this is the worst explanation i ever read seriously we can choose the setting we want in the option menu ah i forget its EA TO busy selling fifa coin
At the moment having a dual-core is a difficult situation, and those left with dual-cores, I hope they manage to put their hand on something decent soon. (Sincerely, a quad-core user (yeah, still far from hexa & octo… but it works…))
So instead of making it scale like a real developer team would have done they simply admit they want the easiest money possible – Its even amusing that they even wonder why more and more avoid EA games like the plague
This is technically true, as a lot of Fifa PC players play on potatoes and laptops it’s one of those games that’s wildly popular in third world countries where players don’t have the best hardware. But still this was never about “the fans”, as EA only makes “money” decisions, and this was one of them.
But it doesn’t even matter what engine they use, to this day they still haven’t figured out how to make the simplest thing look realistic, a player running with the ball.
Instead of a physics based system that differentiates between the various types of players, every single player has the same animation loop with the only difference being how fast they go.
You don’t have to be a soccer expert to see Ibrahimovic doesn’t run the same way with the ball as Mbappe.
Its made with PS5 / SS/SX in mind, consoles with 3.5+ GHz 8/16 cores CPUs. Its not just the graphics….
Bullshit.
Wow, they SUX big time!
They were being diplomatic I guess. Sounded better than “Most of the players for this game cant afford high end systems. No point making it in a new engine for them to just turn down the settings all the way, it would be a waste of money”.
its not taxiing just for the GPU, its also for the CPU and since FIFA is ported from consoles to PC (PS5, SX/SS consoles with 3.5+ GHz x8 core CPUs which arent weak) then I can agree with them to some degree because with new engines you have better physics/game mechanics but it makes it also more demanding.
EA is steaming turd…All PC gamers should boycott them!
Who is this shill my guy is EA paying you?
Most people in the world as a whole have potato pc’s so from a business pov it makes sense. What is annoying is that a lot of current gen games won’t even allow low settings in the normal menu including resolution. RDR2 doesn’t allow very low settings outside of xml editing and this is ridiculous. A lot of settings are either med-high-ultra only in many games etc
Hmmm there’s graphical options for this… Can people with good PC can play a game like it should be… Normally, you can put graphical settings @ low/med… Anyway, playing a game like RDR2 @ LOW would be a terrible experience… If you have a low-end PC, don’t expect to play to the latest AAA games…………………………..
but “physics” and such you cant lower it……. physics/game mechanics are the same on all consoles and PC, if they “lower” that, then its a completely different game. Graphics is no problem….. you make it blurry, remove effects, put lower textures, lower resolution etc. but the assets are the same, just rendering it in bad quality.
that “low” for RDR2 you might have seen on youtube (one comparison), that is actually not the “official low” settings…. he lower it the further because he edited some settings manually in game files if you are reffering to that video on youtube. The official “low graphics” is not that bad…..
Just commom sense, but mate… Sheeps will be sheeps!
Hah! that was a good joke EA!!…seriously, they can f*ck off.
Be real. They didn’t want to spend the money just like Konami with PES, yet idiots still pay for these lazy a** ports
EA shareholders won’t pay itself
And what about your love, Tencent, one of the most disgusting shareholding company on earth ???
There is a difference ? it’s just some names that changed with transfer season, a 4kb text file. is there any new gen/old gen to that ? players names going to get some RT or some s**t ?
I would understant if there is difference in physics/game mechanics, not saying it isnt but not that much of a difference….. graphics are not the problem, you just lower them (from resolution, to less vegetation etc. altough that could be also CPU bound). Physics and similar you cant just “lower it”, if you lower it then you have a ” Wii ” basically (example Far Cry Wii vs Far Cry PS3/x360), its a completely different game ….
Who cares this is not a game. It is a virtual casino with football skin.
SURPRISE GRAPHICS!!
Please someone explain him about game configs and game options….
explain to who? even if there was a person who you could talk to, he or she would represent a company that claims lootboxes as a surprise mechanic, good luck.
who cares
And that’s why we’re getting old gen, and why nothing of value was lost.
Not sure where you got crying from out of that, its a bit melodramatic don’t you think? I never liked Fifa, ever in my entire life so no, hence the “nothing of value was lost” comment…
Always been the case…… the next will be based on “next gen” engine as PS5 / X-SX/SS consoles. Anyone remember FIFA 07?
EA oh EA.. why you’ve never learn?
See this is why I never opt into the “give your hw data to EA” option, because sod letting them know what hw I have, so they can decide for our game to be gimped
That is a terrible excuse, millions are also waiting for their 3000 series or new AMD cards to be in stock
Many around the world are converting to next gen thanks to being mostly at home, I have a 2080 and my 3080 is on its way + my friend gifted me Fifa 21 but this is so upsetting
I am playing against so many third world country opponents in Fifa that I almost want to believe him. The CPU usage of the new Fifa might be drastically different.
EA is just being…….EA
Thick headed bastards.
Ea has been doing this with their pc sports games for a decade now.
Those who pay full price for a simple update, deserves to be raped by EA.
What the fack! “and be inclusive to everybody who wants to play FIFA” Ignoring the option “video configuration” and its widespread function, and depriving PC players to have the full experience is not to be inclusive. How contradictory that seems to be!
lol.. too much fus for some hair physics.. :))