World Cup game in 2018?

[racerx]

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Okay, according to Goal.com, EA said it will be an add-on to FIFA 18. However, NOBODY else is reporting this, not even EA's FIFA Twitter account, so until further notice, I'm taking it with a grain of salt.

http://www.goal.com/en/news/fifa-18-...r12a9wog5lfk01

So it will just have the 32 World Cup teams and that's it. Not the full 200+ country teams to go through qualifying. This would be a major disappointment.

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[dickey1331]

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Last time EA did both. It was free DLC for FIFA 14


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[dickey1331]

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EA announced 2014s game around Feb 6. Maybe we get some info this week.


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[dubcity]

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Last time EA did both. It was free DLC for FIFA 14


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That was a little different because the full stand-alone game was only available on last-gen. The PS4/XbOne add-on was basically nothing. If we get what that was then that is beyond sad.

[dickey1331]

World Cup game in 2018?

That was a little different because the full stand-alone game was only available on last-gen. The PS4/XbOne add-on was basically nothing. If we get what that was then that is beyond sad.

FIFA 10 had free DLC for the World Cup as well.


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[Td1984]

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I for one do hope that we get a standalone World Cup game. I loved the 2014 one, at least until mine got a bit glitchy (I played the Captain Your Country mode several times, and after the first one with the USA, subsequent playthroughs with other nations would not see my overall progress beyond I think 72).

[dickey1331]

World Cup game in 2018?

Here’s the Dutch language guy for FIFA saying he’s working on the World Cup game. The video isn’t in English though.

https://youtu.be/ONf0C-_eX5E

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[dickey1331]

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https://www.si.com/soccer/2018/02/06/world-cup-mode-set-be-added-fifa-18-ahead-tournament-summer

SI is reporting the same thing from the goal article but they referenced the article. I still don’t think it’s true but interesting them and a few other major outlets are reporting it now.


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[OliDegu2008]

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https://www.si.com/soccer/2018/02/06...rnament-summer

SI is reporting the same thing from the goal article but they referenced the article. I still don’t think it’s true but interesting them and a few other major outlets are reporting it now.


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This makes me sad if it is true.

[Td1984]

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The way I see it, what's likely to sell more? A $20 DLC that features 32 teams, or a $60 standalone game with ~200? Probably the standalone. But then I'm not EA either, and most of the things they do make 0 sense.

[pfeifere1]

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The word 'instead' in the SI article really hurts. I was looking forward to a standalone World Cup game with the entire qualifying available with all 200+ nations. That and the fact that they aren't even going to license all the stadiums shows how poor this will certainly end up if true.

I just inserted WC 2014 to have a good cry at what could have been on a next gen console...

[pfeifere1]

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Pulled out FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 and that game was AMAZING. Not only nostalgic, but still fun. It's amazing to think there may never again be a scenario where we can try our darndest to get (insert small soccer nation here) to world cup glory...

[Td1984]

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Pulled out FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 and that game was AMAZING. Not only nostalgic, but still fun. It's amazing to think there may never again be a scenario where we can try our darndest to get (insert small soccer nation here) to world cup glory...

I'm thinking of trying just that with a bottom-feeder in UEFA. San Marino maybe? Or at least another sub-1.5 star squad.

[dubcity]

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It's just amazing how UT gambling has completely changed FIFA (and gaming in general) in the past 5-6 years. Prior to this, the idea of not releasing a standalone game with full qualification and single-player experience would have been insane. It's pathetic.

[sikolec]

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It's just amazing how UT gambling has completely changed FIFA (and gaming in general) in the past 5-6 years. Prior to this, the idea of not releasing a standalone game with full qualification and single-player experience would have been insane. It's pathetic.

It is ruining single-player sports gaming. Only a handful of games are continuing to put energy and money into franchise modes and single-player experiences.