FIFA 23 will not have an online career mode, but EA is considering it in the future
Despite the many rumors, FIFA 23 will not have an online career mode. However,…
Despite the many rumors, FIFA 23 will not have an online career mode, a feature that fans have wanted for some time. However, EA is not against adding it in the future for EA SPORTS FC.
After a long wait, fans of FIFA 23’s Career Mode finally get their first look at the changes and new features coming to the mode.
In particular, the player career will add more off-court activities, similar to NBA 2K, and we will now be able to play as real-life managers like Jurgen Klopp or Pep Guardiola in the manager career.
However, the online career mode will still not be available in FIFA 23, meaning that this part of the game will remain a single player experience.
However, while online career mode is not planned for FIFA 23, EA was keen to speak out about the possibility of it coming to EA SPORTS FC.
EA “envisions” an online career mode for EA SPORTS FC
During a closed-door press event, we asked FIFA 23 producer Sam Rivera if an online version of the Career Mode was in the team’s plans in the future.
“All of these ideas are under consideration,” Sam Rivera explained, while hinting that the feature is among the many requests from fans. “Online Career Mode is one, but for gameplay, we have several things. One of the things the community asks is why isn’t there a VAR? There are so many different things.“
Since the FIFA series, and presumably EA SPORTS FC in the future, operates on an annual release schedule, Sam Rivera said developers must be selective about the innovations they add in each new game.
“We’re definitely considering it, it’s just a matter of prioritizing each year what the community wants and what our technology allows us to deliver,” he continued. “We’re definitely aware of those requests, but at this point there’s nothing specific we can tell you.“
For many years, FIFA fans have been clamoring for online support for Career Mode, and many thought their wishes would be granted when a surprising job offer surfaced in the lead-up to FIFA 22.
The EA SPORTS announcement mentioned hiring an online software engineer to help build a “networked game development team,” working on “online career mode, Ultimate Team, and core online systems and protocols.”
Unfortunately for fans, the wait is likely to continue for at least another year.
So let’s hope that EA SPORTS FC’s first opus will finally offer the online career mode that is extremely anticipated by fans.
