PlayStation 5 owners also benefit from features that use the unique talents of the console's DualSense controller. And, players jostle, push and pull each other during a game in a more responsive way.Įven the ball physics have been tweaked for the next-gen versions, with compression being added to the ball to give it a more authentic look and experience. Authentic character behaviours have been added too, to give more immersion in play. Gameplay enhancements for all next-gen versions include more authentic movement in players, including the length and visual quality of their animations. Finally, there is a new EA Sports GameCam that presents a match in a slightly different perspective to usual - more like what you see on TV. Pre-game presentation includes cinematics showing teams turning up in their buses and fans entering the stadium, while new contextual player, bench and fan reactions add further drama to the action on the pitch.
And new Frostbite Engine abilities enable more player detail than ever before, including flexing muscles and strand-based hair physics. LiveLight Rendering is EA Sport's new deferred lighting system that presents in-game lighting effects in more realistic fashion, including light and shadows cast on and from players. The on-pitch graphics and overall presentation are greatly improved on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. Here are the most important changes and improvements. FIFA 21 next-gen featuresĪs well as everything that's available in the existing FIFA 21 - which you can read about in our in-depth review here - the next-gen versions employ significant graphical enhancements and, in the case of the PS5, utilise the DualSense controller's haptic feedback and adaptive trigger tech. It seems to be a similar process for Xbox Series X/S, but we are yet to confirm. Just be aware that save games cannot carry over from PS4 to PS5, only your progress in Ultimate Team and Volta. Make sure you delete your previous PS4 version otherwise you might find it is hard to tell which version you are starting, plus it'll take up extra storage space. On the PS5, you will have to download a second copy of the game - the PS5 version - which we found in the store as a free download (it wasn't listed in our Game Library).
#FIFA 21 RELEASE UPDATE#
The update works differently depending on your console.
#FIFA 21 RELEASE HOW TO#
EA Sports How to download the FIFA 21 PS5 and Xbox Series X/S update