Why Does Fifa Release at the End of September When EPL Starts in Early August?

[KG]

Re: Why Does Fifa Release at the End of September When EPL Starts in Early August?

Just found it, Pes 16 released on sep 15 and updated rosters after transfer window came out on oct 29. I know there is a waiting period to have updates approved by Sony before they release them but I could make the transfers in like an hour so I’m not sure why they can’t get someone to do it in a day or multiple people working on it?

Maybe it takes longer to have an update approved after the game is released compared than prior to release?


Btw they didn’t have any of the summer transfer window transfers in the game on release.



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PES dropped the ball big-time that year. To have to wait over a month after release to have official rosters was/is inexcusable.

[RagingTrav]

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PES dropped the ball big-time that year. To have to wait over a month after release to have official rosters was/is inexcusable.

I played PES for a couple of years leading up to FIFA 18 and it was always slow to update transfers after the winter window.

[Robo COP]

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Probably also want to space it out from the world cup content every few years. They used to release another game for the world cup so it would be pretty crazy to release 2 FIFAs within a few months of each other

[TexasBallCoach]

Re: Why Does Fifa Release at the End of September When EPL Starts in Early August?

Probably don't want to release it so close to when Madden releases. It's all about the money my friend.

^This right here

[BearsNVA]

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Probably don't want to release it so close to when Madden releases. It's all about the money my friend.

I assume it's for financial reasons. Most things are when it comes to decisions like this. But what has me totally confused, is why nba live and nba 2k come out in September.

Am I crazy for thinking they used to come out in November years past? The only sports game that comes out later in the year is nhl.

If 2k puts out their game in September, Ea has to with live. But why ea doesn't flip FIFA in front of nba live is confusing, especially since basketball season doesn't start for a while, and soccer around the world will be 1 or more months past the season starting point when it releases.

Maybe I'm wrong, but I swear Madden came out around the 12th of August, FIFA came out 2nd week of September, and NBA live came out in November.

[statum71]

Why Does Fifa Release at the End of September When EPL Starts in Early August?

Man! I promise I JUST opened this forum with the exact same thing in mind. Most sports games coincide with the start of the real life season.

So why do we get basketball before soccer? FIFA used to come out before Live and 2K every year.


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[BearsNVA]

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Man! I promise I JUST opened this forum with the exact same thing in mind. Most sports games coincide with the start of the real life season.

So why do we get basketball before soccer? FIFA used to come out before Live and 2K every year.


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Here's an even goofer layer to this new way of doing things....NHL 19 is out before FIFA! LOL!
I think satellites are going to fall out of orbit. It has to be a fiscal quarter thing, where EA wants to make their first quarter sports heavey for it's cash gain, then release Battlefield and other games later in the year. Other than that I have no clue why they are doing it like this.
It's also possible, it's moving towards non year iterations of sports games, where you get the games and updates year round. Think a mixture of Minecraft and Fortnite. No more yearly release dates. Ea Access will be a yearly subscription to get sports games, and they will give fresh material 3xs a year. But that's just a theory as to why they are all coming out at the same time. Who knows, lol.

[RoyceDa59]

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I don't see this ever changing honestly, as it continues to be profitable for them at this date.

[BearsNVA]

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I don't see this ever changing honestly, as it continues to be profitable for them at this date.

It depends on how they price it, and they would have microtransations sprinked in. Think of the "catalog," where they have the financial take over and Jerseys to buy with FIFA coins. Add more jerseys, cleats, financial take overs, scout a top player, each sells for x amount of dollars. Kind of like MLB the Show but for FIFA. It doesn't seem like much, but if EA sells Messi's new cleats for a $1.00......that could be a million right there lol

[Cod]

Re: Why Does Fifa Release at the End of September When EPL Starts in Early August?

Probably don't want to release it so close to when Madden releases. It's all about the money my friend.

^This right here

IMHO, this is completely wrong. Sales from FIFA in North America pale in comparison to other parts of the world (South America, Europe, etc.). Those parts of the world could give a rat's behind about Madden.

The reason for the late September release likely has to do with the pre-season transfer windows for all the major European leagues. The first ends on 18 August (Italy) and the last ends 08 September (Russia). All the other major countries (England, Germany, France, etc.) end between the aforementioned dates. This gives the development team time to sort out teams, starting 11s, ratings, etc..

[KG]

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IMHO, this is completely wrong. Sales from FIFA in North America pale in comparison to other parts of the world (South America, Europe, etc.). Those parts of the world could give a rat's behind about Madden.

The reason for the late September release likely has to do with the pre-season transfer windows for all the major European leagues. The first ends on 18 August (Italy) and the last ends 08 September (Russia). All the other major countries (England, Germany, France, etc.) end between the aforementioned dates. This gives the development team time to sort out teams, starting 11s, ratings, etc..

FIFA sells incredibly well in North America. Last year '18 sold 2.13 million copies (~21% of total global sales). EA has the resources, and they do it during the January window to make roster/team updates very quickly, almost daily at times. Even Madden sells well outside the US. The last #'s I saw for '18 was ~.88 million copies sold outside the US with ~1.7 mil sold in the US (PS4 #'s).

They're just trying to space out their releases to maximize profits. A lot of people can't afford to buy multiple video game games per month and EA doesn't want folks deciding between buying Madden or FIFA when they can release Madden in August and people will buy it and then turn around buy FIFA in Sept.