EA has taken the unusual step of revealing key gameplay changes coming to FIFA 20 before it’s even announced the game.
In a blog post, EA Sports discussed a raft of gameplay improvements coming to the “next product iteration”, aka FIFA 20.
On the list are welcome improvements to AI defending, 1v1 shooting consistency, timed finishing, volley crossing and shooting, chained skill moves, set-piece positioning, manual goalkeeper movement, passing, and player switching.
The changes to AI defending are perhaps the headline here. The defending systems are being renewed, EA said, with revised positioning and adjustment “to the cadence and flow on the pitch”. Crucially, “manual defending will be emphasised and result in more rewarding results for those who do so”.