LogInThe company celebrates a "record-breaking launch" of FIFA 23 with more than 10.3 million players logged into the game within the first week of its launch.
Electronic Arts announced on Wednesday that the latest installment in the company's football sim series, FIFA 23, attracted more than 10.3 million players in the first week of its release, making the game the biggest launch in the series' history.
In comparison, last year in a similar press release, EA said that FIFA 22 had 9.1 million players logged into the game within 10 days of its release.
"The response from our fans has been nothing short of incredible, and we’re thrilled that our community is playing with their favourite players and teams across FIFA 23 in record numbers," said SVP GM of EA Sports FC Nick Wlodyka.
"With both the Men’s and Women’s World Cups, and exciting updates to our women’s club football content in game still yet to come, we’re just getting started on providing players with the most authentic and immersive experience yet."
EA first unveiled the game in July this year, announcing that the title, for the first time in the series, would include women's club football teams as well as revealing that Chelsea's Sam Kerr would be the first woman featuring the cover of the game.
FIFA 23 launched on September 30 and during the first week of its release entered the UK's retail charts at the No.1 position with its sales growing by 1.6% compared to sales of the previous entry in the series.
The game's record-breaking launch may be a pleasant farewell for EA as the company confirmed that the FIFA series will be officially called EA Sports FC after this year's FIFA 23. EA's decision to ditch the FIFA name was reportedly caused by the fact that FIFA asked for $1 billion every four years for the name alone.
According to the company, EA Sports FC will keep FIFA's league, club, and player licenses, including "19,000+ players, 700+ teams, 100+ stadiums, and 30 leagues." The only two things that the fans would miss, EA said, will be "the name and a World Cup piece of content every four years."
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