Similarly, FIFA 21 next-gen has new pre-match cinematics that set the stage for the game. The commentators will sound more excited, too. The manager may jump in, with even the ball boys popping off. In that situation, you'll see exaggerated player expressions in a celebration. This is extra visual and audio work when an important goal, such as a last minute winner, is scored. Players will also move in a more relaxed fashion when they're farther from the ball and, related, foot planting has been improved to show more weight.ĮA Sports also talked about big goal moments. You'll even see some players touch their hair or adjust their shin pads. You'll sometimes see players point into space, telling you where to pass the ball - perhaps back to a defender. You'll also see the captain grab their armband, as they do in real life. In a gameplay clip shown to press, we saw Liverpool forward Sadio Mane blow his nose off the ball. EA Sports players will notice this most when controlling a lofted pass on the chest, where the player touches the ball multiple times as they bring it under control.įIFA 21 next-gen also has what's called off-the-ball humanisation, which is a fancy way of saying EA Sports has added animations for players to do when they're off the ball. If there's a need to transition into another animation because, say, the situation in the game has changed, FIFA 21 can make that transition because it's sampling every animation every frame. So, the player is contacting the ball more than once. On next-gen, EA Sports has added long animations that have multiple contact points. But, long animations can make the player feel like they're stuck in an animation for too long - and then they get tackled and the whole thing feels unresponsive. Long animations look better, as it encapsulates the motion EA Sports captures from real humans. The problem with short animations is that you lose some visual fidelity, as you don't get the beginning of an animation where you would see the player really getting into position to, for example, shoot.
In the past, EA Sports prioritised short animations to give the player a responsive experience. What this means is players have animations that involve touching the ball multiple times, which in turn should improve responsiveness. Speaking of on the pitch, FIFA 21 next-gen has responsive multi-touch animations. EA Sports said this new view comes with a gameplay benefit, in that you see slightly more of the pitch. This camera angle is slightly off-set compared to the default FIFA view, and looks a lot like the kind of angle you get watching a match on Sky Sports. Moving on, FIFA 21 next-gen has a brand new camera angle, dubbed EA Sports Game Cam. But now as you will see here, it shows the ball stays longer with the foot, which means you feel that sense of weight on the ball, which creates a more authentic experience." In one frame the ball starts moving in the direction of the shot. "The ball is being contacted by the foot of the player, for longer," he said. This tech shows the football compress as it's hit by the player, which adds a sense of weight to the ball, Rivera said. "This is something that the new consoles allow us to do because of the power of the cycles that they give us."įIFA 21 next-gen also has ball compression. "We were not able to implement these features before," FIFA producer Sam Rivera said. It's hard to notice this during normal gameplay, when the camera is pulled back, but players will definitely notice it during replays.
We were shown Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba's leg in FIFA 21 current-gen versus FIFA 21 next-gen, and the difference in muscle definition was noticeable. It was a bit exaggerated, in the way video game hair tech tends to be.įIFA 21 next-gen also has muscle deformation. Eurogamer was shown Liverpool keeper Alison with this tech enabled, and as he moved you could see individual hairs bounce about. Some top players have new strand-based hair tech. On the visuals side, FIFA 21 next-gen runs at up to 4K resolution and 60 frames per second, and has deferred rendering and runtime lighting, which improves the realism of textures, including players.
Fifa 21 xbox one Pc#
These features are not coming to the PC version of the game ( here's EA's explanation for why).
Fifa 21 xbox one update#
In a presentation attended by Eurogamer, representatives from EA Sports revealed a raft of new mechanics for FIFA 21 next-gen, which is a free update for existing owners of FIFA 21 or a standalone $70 purchase due out 4th December.
Fifa 21 xbox one series#
EA Sports has outlined all the new features for FIFA 21 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S.