There is no FIFA 24 and unless the footballing world's governing body pulls a rabbit out of the hat in the next couple of months, there never will be. Instead, we get EA Sports FC 24 - the first in a new series of games from Electronic Arts that will continue its lengthy heritage of FIFAs but without the branding or partnership payments required.
It's a big deal. Who has ever talked about EA's annual game refresh without just calling it "FIFA"? It'll certainly take some getting used to, that's for sure. And it might even pass some of the more casual gamers by - the one's who ask granny for the latest outing for Christmas. She'll be thoroughly confused this year.
