The FIFA games are some of the most engaging and genre-defining sports titles to have ever made and still remains as some of the fondest memories for many older gamers but after the highly successful FIFA 23 which was delisted by EA after it became only a year old, news regarding the decade old franchise has been pretty scarce. However, it seems the age-old sports franchise is about to make a fitting comeback in the near future as FIFA has announced a new, re-imagined soccer title which will be published in partnership with Netflix and developed by new studio Delphi Interactive.
According to Andy Kleinman, the president of Delphi Interactive, the new FIFA title has been in the works for the past 30 months and will be able “to continue the legacy of one of my favorite video games of all time, FIFA.” A press release claims that the new sports game will be “fast to learn, thrilling to master, and built for anyone to jump in,” also, the game is designed to be playable both solo as well as online, without a controller, “all you need is Netflix and your phone.”
“Football is the biggest thing in the world. As lifelong FIFA fans, we’re honoured to help usher in the bold, next generation and reimagine the future of the franchise. Our mission is simple: make the FIFA game the most fun, approachable, and global football game ever created,” said Casper Daugaard, founder & CEO of Delphi Interactive.
“FIFA is very excited to team up with Netflix Games and Delphi Interactive ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026,” FIFA President Gianni Infantino has stated, while also adding that “this major collaboration is a key milestone in FIFA’s commitment to innovation in the football gaming space, which aspires to reach billions of football fans of all ages everywhere in the world and will be redefining the pure notion of simulation games. Our reimagined game truly marks the beginning of a new era of digital football. It will be available for free to Netflix members and is a great historic step for FIFA.”
While their words definitely sound promising, it’d be interesting to see how the new free-to-play FIFA game turns out and how it actually fares against it’s predecessors.
