Next-Gen Madden 21 Preview - Will It Be Worth the Wait?

[Steve_OS]

Now that we have officially entered the next generation of gaming consoles, the pressure is on...

Written By: Robert Kollars

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[DJ]

Fair and balanced preview. I appreciate the details contained within the article, Bob, and nice job on the overall write-up!

[ShaiLeGran]

It's EA, so with that in mind: the proof is in the pudding. Show us some vids.

[Balldude777]

Great write up. Of course, I am disappointed to hear no franchise improvements. To see what NBA was able to do with MyNBA in its first game on next gen, it's just inexcusable for this company to leave this untouched. Guess I'll wait for Madden 22.

[b1g]

Sadly no. Madden is at least a decade behind the few AAA sports titles we have today. It's a reason it went on sale within weeks of its release, next gen got pushed back and probably why it's a free upgrade. The way NBA 2k21 is looking and expanding as a brand, EA needs to step it up or hang it up seriously. Enough is enough

[1CK1S]

Yeah... the way this sounds, it comes across as pillow talk, I like that they're finally addressing the sideline, but end of the day it's all about gameplay, gameplay gameplay.

[kennylc321]

"If there’s one area where Madden clearly won’t match up to its next-gen competition, NBA 2K21, it’s here. I was impressed by the graphical comparisons and what was shown on the gameplay front with how the next-gen movement looks, but modes are still where this won’t feel like a “new” game. While 2K re-imagined MyPlayer and also tried to do something different with its franchise mode, Madden does not have a great selling point here on the new consoles.

For those hoping for something console-specific for the new generation consoles in terms of franchise upgrades, that will not be happening. Seann Graddy spoke specifically about this, and while he did say that two more franchise updates are coming, they will be across all platforms and the focus on the franchise mode will then switch to Madden 22."

Hard pass. Thanks, though.

And with EA telling us "wait until next year." Meh.... we'll see.

[misterkrabz2]

This is the exciting period of time (new console launch) where EA removes things or changes things no one asks them to change only to bring them back as "new features" in later versions of the game. Been playing Madden since the very first release of the game and have bought most of them and I can tell you there's no cut-scene promo that they could create that would get me excited about this game. It took 30 years but they finally beat the excitement of "new game launch" out of me. Fully expect the same old bugs to be there and the subsequent flurry of patches to address the wave of complaints over the following months.*