EA Sports FC 24 gameplay: What new features will be in the game?

The first edition of EA Sports FC — the franchise formerly known as 'FIFA' — will be hitting the market soon.

An international release date of September 29, 2023 has been set, with fans already able to pre-order the game.

The Sporting News takes a look at some new additions and gameplay tweaks set to be included in FC 24.

New tech, women's football at the heart of EA Sports FC 24

EA Sports have introduced a new volumetric capture technology for this year’s game.

Named HyperMotion V, it uses artificial intelligence to extract data directly from match footage.

Previously, players were brought into studios and wore skin-tight motion capture suits to have their movement analysed before inserting it into the game.

FC 24 instead uses video from the Premier League, La Liga and both the UEFA Men’s and Women’s Champions League to create a highly detailed experience.

“Now we have access to the best players in the world competing at the highest possible level, and that gives us basically the top of the top in terms of motion,” senior producer at EA Sports, Sam Rivera, told The Sporting News.

“And when you put that motion in the game, the game right away starts feeling more tactical, more authentic and better replicates what happens in real football.”

For previous editions of the game, EA Sports would spend several hours manually updating movements for individual players.

This new technology, however, enables them to tap into a larger amount of data and improve player details.

A few notable tweaks have been made to the FC 24 gameplay. 

Passing has received some key adjustments, with key features including ‘Precision Passing’, ‘Swerve On Demand’ and ‘Headers On Demand’.

‘Precision Passing’, in particular, will reward players when successfully