FIFA 17 is scheduled to be released on 27 September 2016 in North America and 29 September 2016 for the rest of the world, landing platform for the PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and PC. And you can download FIFA 17 in UK now. The main selling points of FIFA 17 is the new story mode "Journey" and new frostbite engine. The game will feature a new single-player story campaign mode titled The Journey for PS4, Xbox One and PC where players assume the role of Alex Hunter, a young footballer trying to make his mark in the Premier League. The player will be able to select one of 20 Premier League clubs to play for at the beginning of the season.
And on the other hand, the new frostbite engine improved the scene of game greatly. In fact, it’s the same engine used in 2015’s Star Wars: Battlefront and this year’s Mirror’s Edge (Below). It’ll also be behind the upcoming Battlefield 1 and Mass Effect: Andromeda – both from EA. Frostbite 3 allows a host of new physics and systems, not to mention massively improved player detail. FIFA will feel more “alive” than ever before, thanks to engine’s ability to render dynamic weather effects.
You’ll really see it in action when passing the ball across a rain-soaked pitch. It also allows something called “volumetric light” to be used. This causes light to react and diffuse in a much more realistic way. Even shadows now look better. An effect called “depth of field” has been improved, which adds a subtle blur to background objects not in focus. This is coupled with “motion blur”, which will make replays look more lifelike. Importantly, Frostbite has been tried and tested in a variety of non-sport, story-based games – and really excels at facial animation.
FIFA 17 went on sale across the US on Tuesday on Xbox One and PS4 and is available from Amazon.com from $59.99. Prime customers can get a discount of 20 per cent. In the UK, the deluxe edition is available for £59.99 on both Xbox One and PS4 from Game while the Xbox 360 deluxe version is slightly cheaper at £57.99. The standard version costs £45.99 on both consoles. There is also a super deluxe package available which costs £79.99. Elsewhere you can buy points packs starting at £6.99 for 750. Tesco Direct is selling the game for £42 for the PS4 and Xbox One version and these pre-orders close at 11pm BST tonight. The pre-order will be sent 1st Class tomorrow morning. Meanwhile, Amazon.co.uk has limited pre-orders available for £41.85.
