SUMMARY
- NCAA College Football is set to make a return in 2024, however, there is no concrete date set.
- NCAA College Football will be coming to Xbox Series X and PS5, as the developers want the game to be 'next-gen'.
The official release date for EA NCAA Football has not yet been set, but the game is confirmed to be returning. Due to the prolonged absence of the game, there is great anticipation for its release. The new college football game for Xbox and PlayStation has been anticipated by college football aficionados since 2013.
The game will be mostly developed by Electronic Arts’ Orlando studio, according to EA. The Madden series is developed by the same firm. As per the reports, EA Sports has collaborated with CLC, a collegiate license organization, to ensure that the latter may incorporate FBS schools, customs, attire, and playbooks into EA NCAA Football.
The franchise that was originally called NCAA Football will now be called EA Sports College Football. The reason for this is that EA is not authorized to utilize the “NCAA” trademark for its upcoming video game.
Will NCAA 24 be on PS5 and Xbox Series X?
Vice president and general manager of EA Sports Daryl Holt told ESPN that discussions about bringing the game back had begun a few years prior, and that “technology they’ve seen on Next-Gen platforms like the Sony PS5 and Xbox Series X” had encouraged them. The last NCAA Football game launched ten years ago, and in that time, EA has improved graphics and made major advancements in athlete imaging.
Madden is powered by the same technology that EA Sports used to develop College Football 24. Nevertheless, several changes that EA Sports is planning to make will make the game stand out from Madden in a distinctive way. Consequently, only consoles from the upcoming generation will support College Football 24.
The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S will be the only platforms on which College Football 24 will be launched. It won’t be compatible with consoles from the previous generation, such as the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Regarding a PC version, there is no word on whether or not College Football 24 will be playable there.
EA Sports College Football 24 is expected to be on next-gen consoles but not on previous gen (PS4 and XBox One), sources told @247Sports.
PC: TBDhttps://t.co/Jmc0HDLYmL
— Brandon Marcello (@bmarcello) August 15, 2022
Players on Xbox and PlayStation can compete via cross-play. In the world of sports video games, this is a trend that has recently gained popularity. Cross-play also looks to be coming to College Football 24, however, EA Sports has not yet made this official. This is because both the Madden and the EA Sports FC franchises have just begun to enable cross-play.
Not much was revealed in EA Sports’ first announcement about the game. Therefore, players will have to wait a little while longer for EA to specify when College Football will be released. EA has, however, stated that EA College Football will be released in the summer of 2024.
This is the “best date for us to bring the game that we think is going to meet or exceed our player expectations”. This is according to EA Sports vice president and general manager Daryl Holt, who spoke with ESPN.