EA Sports has pulled all FIFA titles from major digital storefronts, making their purchase impossible for most players. TechCrunch’s report points to this move closely following the rollout of EA Sports FC, the company’s new football initiative.
Across popular platforms, players are noticing that FIFA games ranging from FIFA 14 through FIFA 23 have vanished from stores like Steam, the Epic Games Store, PlayStation Store, Microsoft Store, and Nintendo eShop. The lone exceptions appear to be FIFA 22 and FIFA 23, which remain accessible to EA Play subscribers. The subscriber model mirrors other modern services such as Game Pass and the updated PlayStation Plus catalog, offering limited access rather than outright ownership for some titles.
SteamDB documents a clear sequence: the removal of FIFA titles followed the early access release of EA Sports FC on September 21. This marks a new chapter in the series, with the upcoming releases bearing the EA Sports FC branding rather than FIFA in the title for the foreseeable future.
EA Sports has not issued a formal statement addressing the removal of the FIFA games, leaving fans and media to piece together the implications and timing from observed changes on storefronts and subscription access.
In addition to the platform shifts, the broad release schedule for EA Sports FC remains in view. The official launch for PC and console platforms including PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S is slated for September 29, aligning with a wider rollout that will broaden access to the new football experience under the EA Sports FC banner.
Earlier on Steam, a different title, described in local listings as the humorous and provocative ambient release “Russians against lizards,” appeared with a price tag of 37 rubles, illustrating the diverse and sometimes unconventional catalog found on platform marketplaces.