FIFA 15 Demo Release Date, Playable Teams and Platforms Revealed
In the days of developers squashing demo releases for their upcoming video games, EA Sports is still nice enough to whet the appetite of soccer fans everywhere with an early look at the upcoming FIFA 15 on September 9 and 10.
According to Luke Karmali of IGN.com, the demo for the newest installment in the hit soccer series was released on the Xbox One Tuesday, and Playstation 4 will get it on Wednesday. The Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 will get it at some point before the game's September 26 release date.
The site's report also lists the eight clubs that you can play as and take part in the game's Ultimate Team feature.
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| Team | League |
| Chelsea | Premier League |
| Liverpool | Premier League |
| Manchester City | Premier League |
| Dortmund | Bundesliga |
| Napoli | Serie A |
| PSG | Ligue 1 |
| Barcelona | La Liga |
| Boca Juniors | Argentine Primera División |
It's been a banner year for the sport of soccer, with the World Cup generating record television ratings in the United States. The release of FIFA 15 only affirms how big the sport has gotten in this country and continues to grow around the world.
The popular Twitter feed known as Football Reactions has released a photo of how it imagines the world responding to the news of FIFA's demo being released:
"When you realise the FIFA 15 Demo is out pic.twitter.com/EjODpFnnw7
— Football Reactions (@FootballReacts) September 9, 2014"
EA Sports has already been providing scant details about the latest version of its soccer simulation, releasing team ratings on its official website at midnight on September 9. Barcelona have the two highest individual ratings for its attackers at 87 and midfielders at 84.
Defending English Premier League champions Manchester City are also among the best clubs in the game with its attackers, midfielders and defenders all receiving ratings over 80; Chelsea are the other team in the demo that can match the ratings trifecta.
In addition to the team ratings, five of the top 10 players in EA's Top 50 will be available to use in the demo, including Barcelona's Lionel Messi (93, No. 1 player overall), Andres Iniesta (89) and Luis Suarez (89), PSG's Zlatan Ibrahimovic (90) and Chelsea's Eden Hazard (88).
While there are still two weeks to go before you can play the full-length version of FIFA 15, releasing this demo is smart for EA Sports. The game, like the sport, keeps getting bigger each year. Marc Graser of Variety reported over the summer that FIFA 14 received a huge sales spike due to the World Cup.
We have seen the power that video games can have on a sport's popularity. How many people do you know every year who sit in anticipation for the release of the latest Madden video game in August? It's a way to interact with the game you love that wouldn't otherwise be available.
Sports has always been about a fantasy life to fans on the outside. Video games bring you one step closer to actually living the dream, just without all the glitz and glamour once the system is turned off. It helps that the developers have taken the time to make the experience of playing a video game much closer to the real thing.
You can get firsthand experience with the latest soccer experience right now if you have an Xbox One and very soon if you have a Playstation 4. It's almost like the excitement from the World Cup has never gone away.
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