EAFC 24 Coins has the same art-style as FC 24. The controls are the same, the mechanics are the same, the rules (obviously) are the same. So is it the same game? I think the best way to describe it is that it feels like FIFA 26.

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FIFA is the same game every year - whether people love or hate the game, they'll probably agree on that. It's not really, though. As well as the roster updates (I'm very much looking forward to Tonali and hopefully Barnes, Disasi, Chiesa, Thuram, and literally any left back being added to Newcastle), there are small tweaks to the formula each year. Last time, it was the upgrades to power shots. The year before, it was HyperMotion. Go back through each FIFA, and there's always a small addition that improves the game and becomes part of the furniture, but is overlooked at the time. EA Sports FC isn't just adding a piece of furniture though, it's adding a whole extension to the house.

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None of these are all that significant on their own, despite what EA will tell you. Combined however, they seem like quite the upgrade on what came before. First up is the continued use of HyperMotion, which can now capture footage from actual matches and implant them into the game itself. The example it has touted is Haaland's goal against Dortmund in the Champions League, where he leapt into the air and stamped the ball down into the net, but skill moves from Vini Jr. are also shown off. It's unclear whether these moments are to be captured throughout the season and added within a matter of days like Ultimate Team cards, or stored in a database to add next year. If it's the former, that could be a defining difference between FIFA and cheap EA FC 24 Coins.