EA Sports FC 24’s New PlayStyles+ Are Your Players’ Personal Superpowers

Think of PlayStyles+ as special abilities – each one aiming to represent the world’s best players’ own personal athletic genius. PlayStyles come in two forms: PlayStyles (without the +) are an evolution of the series’ previous Traits, innate abilities that each player possesses. But PlayStyles+ are rarer, offering extra abilities beyond that of the regular professional’s scope.

Found in among your players’ line-up of stats, PlayStyles are an attempt to not just rate your squad by stats alone, but in what each squad member can do beyond their base abilities. The PlayStyles+ feature elevates the best players above a player who may otherwise have a numerically similar rating.

A PlayStyle+ can apply anywhere on the pitch – players can have them for various facets of goalkeeping, ball control, physicality, defending, passing, or shooting – and can be deeply relevant to how you choose to use that player, or how to set up your team.

“Think of PlayStyles+ as special abilities – each one aiming to represent the world’s best players’ own personal athletic genius.”

Taking Son as an example again, his PlayStyle+ with Finesse Shots – which means they’re taken faster, with more curl, and extremely high accuracy – means that I now aim to use that kind of shot more than any other.

Moving over to Bayern Munich, I quickly discover that wing-back Alphonso Davies comes equipped with the Quick Step PlayStyle+, meaning his initial burst of speed from an explosive sprint is freakishly fast – so I quickly begin routing my counter-attacks through him to make use of that immense speed. With Man City, I suddenly see new signing Josko Gvardiol arc out a leg almost impossibly to stop a shot, in a way I’ve never seen before – all thanks to his Block PlayStyle+ – and know that I’ll be taking control of him the next time a marauding attacker approaches.

In a lovely touch, each time you activate PlayStyles+, an icon appears above the player’s head – and there’s an unexpected joy in seeing that appear for the first time, a scramble for the Team Management menu to check it out, and a desire to see it again. The system is great for its ability to add a lot of variety and customization. FC 24’s simulation make-up, what I’m Enjoy the Love of Your Life about it is that old fashioned, deeply video game-y feeling of unlocking a new spell, or stumbling on a fighting game special move you didn’t know about. Each time I see a new one, I’m delighted all over again.

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EA SPORTS FC™ 24 Ultimate Edition Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S

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$89.99

Pre-Order* EA SPORTS FC™ 24 Ultimate Edition before 29 Sept to receive:

– Up to 7 Days Early Access, start playing on 22 Sept
– 4600 FC Points
– Access to a Nike Campaign in Ultimate Team™ from 22 Sept to 29 Sept
– Nike Ultimate Team™ Campaign Loan Player Item (24 matches)
– Nike x EA SPORTS FC™ Ultimate Team™ Kit
– Untradeable Team of the Week 1 Ultimate Team™ Player Item
– 1 Month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (new members only)✝︎
– Plus all Standard Edition incentives

Play by 1 Nov to earn Founder Status*.

EA SPORTS FC™ 24 includes Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S games.

EA SPORTS FC™ 24 is a new era for The World’s Game: 19,000+ fully licensed players, 700+ teams, and 30+ leagues playing together in the most authentic football experience ever created.

Feel closer to the game with three cutting-edge technologies powering unparalleled realism in every match: HyperMotionV**, PlayStyles optimised by Opta, and an enhanced Frostbite™ Engine.
HyperMotionV captures the game as it’s truly played, using volumetric data from 180+ pro men’s and women’s matches to ensure movement in-game accurately reflects real-world action on the pitch.
PlayStyles is a tool that translates data collected from Opta, and many other sources into unique abilities. This enhances the realistic and personal nature of every player.
The enhanced Frostbite™ Engine delivers The World’s Game in lifelike detail, bringing a new level of immersion to each match.

Develop club legends and improve your players with the brand new Ultimate Team™ Evolutions, and welcome women’s footballers to the pitch alongside men as you craft your dream XI.
Write your own story in Manager and Player Career, and join friends on the pitch with cross-play*** in Clubs and VOLTA FOOTBALL™.

EA SPORTS FC™ 24 is the next chapter in a more innovative future of football.

This game offers the option to buy virtual currency within the game. You can use this virtual currency to obtain virtual ingame items.
In Belgium, FC Points are not available.
*Conditions and restrictions apply. See https://www.ea.com/games/ea-sports-fc/fc-24/game-offer-and-disclaimers for details.
**HyperMotionV technology only available on Xbox Series X|S.
***Cross-play enabled in certain modes on same-generation platforms. Cross-play not available on Nintendo Switch™ version. See ea.com/games/ea-sports-fc/fc-24/news/fc24crossplayupdate for details.

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