With Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 throwing down the gauntlet with an early announcement, EA has revealed when you can play FIFA 17. It will be available in the US from September 27 and the rest of the world (South Africa included) from September 29. And if you own a last generation console, you’re in luck. FIFA 17 is coming to the PS3 and Xbox 360 as well as the PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
No price has been announced yet for South Africa though you can expect it to be in line with what it cost last year – R899,99 on the PS4 and Xbox One, and approximately in the R699 range for the PC (available only digitally via Origin), PS3, and Xbox 360.
This news was accompanied by a teaser for the game that showed off early editions of FIFA along with a voice over that claimed football has changed. Akin to Battlefield 1, EA appears to be continuing its marketing deal with Microsoft what with the Xbox One logo prior to the video and proclaiming that it can be played first on the Xbox One via EA Access, which is also available on PC as Origin Access. EA Access allows users to play a host of EA games on the Xbox One while allotting a 10 percent discount on upcoming games.
Aside from that, the presence of the Frostbite engine logo in the teaser confirms prior reports that EA has switched from the Ignite engine that was used in FIFA 14, FIFA 15, and FIFA 16.
Considering how good Need for Speed and Star Wars Battlefront looked, especially on a powerful enough PC, it could spell the end of shoddy PC versions of the world’s most popular football game. It remains to see if FIFA 17 loses features in the move to Frostbite…
