Newzoo: Comparison of Launches of EA Sports FC 24 and FIFA 23
EA Sports FC 24 results are solid.
FIFA 23 was released on September 30, 2022; for comparison, Newzoo took October 2022. EA Sports FC 24 started on September 28, 2023; for comparison, October 2023 was considered.
In the month following the release, FIFA 23 ranked 38th in MAU on PC and 7th on consoles. EA Sports FC 24 performed better - 23rd place on PC and 5th place on consoles.
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Both games took the second position in MAU among sports games on PC and consoles in the first full month after release. They were only surpassed by Rocket League.
8.8% of all players on PC and consoles played EA Sports FC 24 in October 2023 - they spent an average of 38.1 hours (per month) in the game. In October 2022, 6.7% of the monthly audience played FIFA 23, and they played for 36 hours. Newzoo does not provide absolute MAU figures, but the engagement in hours for EA Sports FC 24 is higher.
In October 2023, EA Sports FC 24 accumulated 53.7 million hours on streaming platforms. In October 2022, FIFA 23 had 64.6 million hours.
Both EA Sports FC 24 and FIFA 23, in the first full month after release, became the second best-selling games in the USA and the UK on PC and consoles.
Over half of the players in EA Sports FC 24 (and FIFA 23) also play Fortnite.