EA Sports确认开发开放世界橄榄球游戏

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EA Sports is working on a new open-world football game, seemingly separate from Madden and College Football.

In a new letter about EA's future, the company outlined what's on the horizon for its different portfolios. For its sports games, the publisher reaffirmed that it is working on a brand new Fight Night game, which will be EA's first boxing game in well over a decade. However, the more interesting announcement is that EA is working on a new open-world football game that it calls "Project Gridiron."

"We have two new projects in development you'll hear about over the next few months, including a brand-new, social-first open-world experience for our American Football team that we call 'Project Gridiron,'" said EA. "And we are also in pre-production to bring back a beloved, fan-favorite in Fight Night, leveraging capabilities from our simulation fighting team."

It's unclear if Project Gridiron will have some kind of narrative or if its open-world will be a shared online universe, not unlike NBA 2K. Could this be a more mature and gritty football game, similar to what Fight Night Champion did for that series? It's hard to say right now. Madden briefly dabbled with narrative-driven campaigns in the mid to late 2010s with decent results, but eventually turned its focus back toward a broader career mode for those looking for a progressive single-player experience.

I'm not even going to question it. I just want to see it in action because I'm 100% wondering how this would work.

Is this basically gonna be like NBA 2ks social hub?

Oh I thought this meant footy not football.

Weird that they are trying this for American football instead of regular football. Why not try with the bigger sport first? Especially since it feels like football would lend itself better to that sort of formula. There are a lot more variety and stuff you can do with that in an open world setting.

what the hell does that mean man

So a football game with a massive hub or something?

Could be interesting if there was a narrative campaign with actual mechanics of interest in the open world. Not sure I have confidence in EA to deliver that though.

What...? Seriously, what?

They've added an open world element to EAFC this year (and it's terrible) so no surprise they'll attach it to other things

Weird that they are trying this for American football instead of regular football. Why not try with the bigger sport first? Especially since it feels like football would lend itself better to that sort of formula. There are a lot more variety and stuff you can do with that in an open world setting.

they already have something like this for EA FC I believe.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOclJJ7IpSY

What on Earth is an open-world football game?

Will there be fast-travel between stadia?

We still have variety. You can play football! Or football. How about international football?

Soccer seems a better fit for an open world game than American Football.

I thought it was EA FC but if they do it for American football they will do it for Football too..

Weird that they are trying this for American football instead of regular football. Why not try with the bigger sport first? Especially since it feels like football would lend itself better to that sort of formula. There are a lot more variety and stuff you can do with that in an open world setting.

Is that not what the Grounds mode is on EAFC 27?

What on Earth is an open-world football game?
Will there be fast-travel between stadia?

run to your local park and challenge the kids.

bet on your games on a Kalshi-type app

get DLC cosmetics like shoes and shit that make you look cooler

play football on a basketball court cause that's all that's available

color me interested

get chased off by the Karens and NIMBYs???

Weird that they are trying this for American football instead of regular football. Why not try with the bigger sport first? Especially since it feels like football would lend itself better to that sort of formula. There are a lot more variety and stuff you can do with that in an open world setting.

American football fits the bill more. The # of players with DUI, domestic abuse, assault, hit n run incidents are more than footy. Perfect open world narrative

Run it.

Coach it's 4th and 327

I SAID RUN IT

it's one of those ideas that is great in practice and as a kid you would think about it

In reality either engine issues or lack of dev time means it comes out awful and half baked

In a new letter about EA's future, the company outlined what's on the horizon for its different portfolios.

Yeah, I bet the future is fucking bright for all concerned.

Who asked for this?

I hate this sentiment any time I see it.

Creating Art does not require anyone to ask for anything. Some of the best pieces of fiction is stuff people "didn't want"

Hoping we can throw the ball across the entire map to make one hell of a catch

I hate this sentiment any time I see it.
Creating Art does not require anyone to ask for anything. Some of the best pieces of fiction is stuff people "didn't want"

I agree with you, though probably a lot of people would prefer for the core gameplay of those games to be good.
(it's a mode done by different teams most likely, but you get my point)

I hate this sentiment any time I see it.
Creating Art does not require anyone to ask for anything. Some of the best pieces of fiction is stuff people "didn't want"

its also a really ignorant sentiment even in the context. These kinds of games/modes are wildly popular even if we enthusiasts hate them.

Is this basically gonna be like NBA 2ks social hub?

they did this with football(soccer) this year and its fucking terrible

Soccer seems a better fit for an open world game than American Football.

How ?
Mixing it with street or caged or beach soccer ?
That's inazuma eleven as an open world

This could be a big deal to me if they include a fifa esque pro clubs mode where you could play with your friends. 500 hours for me right there