FIFA 16 News Post

FIFA 16 Demo Available Now For Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4, PS3, PC

12:00 PM - September 7, 2015 by jb12780

The FIFA 16 demo is available now on PlayStation 4 in a few regions. We will update this post when it is available here in the states.

UPDATE: (9-8) The FIFA 16 demo is available now for Xbox 360 and Xbox One. It should be available later this afternoon for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PC users. We will update this post when they arrive.

UPDATE: (9-8) The FIFA 16 demo is available now for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4.

UPDATE: (9-8) The FIFA 16 demo is available for PC users.

Below are the modes and options available in the FIFA 16 demo.

Kick-Off: jump onto the pitch and play a match. When starting the FIFA 16 Demo for the first time on PC, Xbox One, or PS4, you will begin at El Clasico, Real Madrid CF at home to FC Barcelona.
FIFA Ultimate Team Draft: experience a brand new way to play - FUT Draft. Make careful decisions as you build a squad, then take them onto the pitch in an offline match.
FIFA Trainer: everyone can Compete at a Higher Level in FIFA 16. Check out the FIFA Trainer, a new contextual training system, to pick up some new tips while playing Kick Off or FUT Draft.
New Skill Games: as matches are loading experience six of our six new skill games.
Bundesliga Broadcast Presentation: (available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC only) experience authentic broadcast graphics when Borussia Dortmund visits Borussia M�nchengladbach at BORUSSIA-PARK.

Teams:

FC Barcelona
Borussia Dortmund
Borussia M�nchengladbach
Chelsea FC
Inter Milan
Manchester City
Paris Saint-Germain
Real Madrid CF
River Plate
Seattle Sounders

Women�s National Teams: (Women's National Teams compete exclusively against other Women's National Teams.)

Germany
United States

Stadiums:

Borussia-Park
CenturyLink Field
Santiago Bernabeu

Play a few matches and post your thoughts!

Game: FIFA 16Reader Score: 7.5/10 - Vote Now
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Member Comments

# 421 Lurchi @ 09/11/15 06:14 AM

World Class, Full Manual, Broadcast camera

# 422 RoyceDa59 @ 09/11/15 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by talucchesi


	I love this game. I honestly do. And I absolutely looooovveeee all of the little details that they are focusing on. But this fullback thing is killing me right now. I set Barca's passing support to 95 (which is long). I hardly noticed a difference. The fullbacks still were too close to the middle offensively. I think I'm losing hope on this one, I'm not sure what else to try

That is why when EA said they were focusing on more midfield battles I knew they were going to over do something it always happens with them.

# 423 L4velle @ 09/11/15 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by dubcity


	I guarantee there are a ton of people who don't like how slow and less agile the players are. We'll see if FUTers force EA's hand and they patch it.

I'm praying they don't cave into the arcadey crew. If they do just patch the speed on FUT. This is the FIFA I've been waiting for plays a lovely game of football. Looking forward to starting career mode and hopefully get my beloved Wolves back into the premier league. I can see the Wolves ground from where I work how I would love to have Molineux on FIFA. The one bit of DLC I would pay for is extra stadium packs

# 424 TeleTex82 @ 09/11/15 07:59 AM

The fifa pre release rose color glasses are thick. The more I play the more evident it becomes that this game is a marginal improvement in some areas and largely the same in some very key aspects. I'll wait to see what the Community Slider crew can come up with, but right now I'm having a hard time coming up with a good reason to give EA and Fifa any more of my money...

# 425 RoyceDa59 @ 09/11/15 09:12 AM

I am getting very worried after reading through the EA forums that the final game might be changed at least in terms of speed/pace. It is mostly from the UT crowd that is complaining but EA has been known to bend backwards for them.

# 426 L4velle @ 09/11/15 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by RoyceDa59


	I am getting very worried after reading through the EA forums that the final game might be changed at least in terms of speed/pace. It is mostly from the UT crowd that is complaining but EA has been known to bend backwards for them.

Please god no. Why don't they just release the card game separately and let us have the simulation we crave.

# 427 fearwhatnow @ 09/11/15 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by RoyceDa59


	I am getting very worried after reading through the EA forums that the final game might be changed at least in terms of speed/pace. It is mostly from the UT crowd that is complaining but EA has been known to bend backwards for them.

This card games and the online microtransactions are really the worse thing in videogaming. If EA changes the gameplay in full version they simply go in blacklist mode for me for ALL their games.
I'm going to play all year United States Women-Germany Women and they won't see a single pound from me for the next century.

# 428 dcar87 @ 09/11/15 09:55 AM

Doesn't seem to be faster to me...

http://youtu.be/YPMhjklQiCw

Enviado desde mi iPad utilizando Tapatalk

# 429 TeleTex82 @ 09/11/15 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by fearwhatnow


	This card games and the online microtransactions are really the worse thing in videogaming. If EA changes the gameplay in full version they simply go in blacklist mode for me for ALL their games. I'm going to play all year United States Women-Germany Women and they won't see a single pound from me for the next century.

Yep. That's EA for you.

# 430 JayD @ 09/11/15 10:46 AM

After reading through the new features on EA's FIFA 16 website you would think they wouldn't completely change the game being that most of their key new features is about control the midfield play, confidence in defending, defensive agility, defend as a unit and play beautifully. Heck there is a banner during the game that even says play beautifully. Again this is EA and they do love their FUT children.

# 431 Matt10 @ 09/11/15 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by dcar87


	Doesn't seem to be faster to me... http://youtu.be/YPMhjklQiCw Enviado desde mi iPad utilizando Tapatalk

Yeah, that looked fine actually.

Honestly, the biggest difference between FIFA 15 and 16 is very simple.

DEFENSE.

There is no man marking, no more Attention Deficit Defending (ADD) and the defensive line act the same way the midfield does, without giving their positions away. They join in the attack, and they pass the ball around through the back to reset.

If that is in the final version of 16, then we are set. Everything else can be calibrated accordingly.

# 432 TeleTex82 @ 09/11/15 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Matt10


	Yeah, that looked fine actually. Honestly, the biggest difference between FIFA 15 and 16 is very simple. DEFENSE. There is no man marking, no more Attention Deficit Defending (ADD) and the defensive line act the same way the midfield does, without giving their positions away. They join in the attack, and they pass the ball around through the back to reset. If that is in the final version of 16, then we are set. Everything else can be calibrated accordingly.

That video is of a PvP game. Totally different animal than CM fifa.

# 433 Krebstar @ 09/11/15 11:31 AM

I can't wait for the full release to hear everyone talking about how they sped the game up, even if they didn't. The fact that there's musing and worry about it now has already doomed many into swearing the final code is ruined before they even play it.

The annual FIFA placebo—seeing things that aren't there, swearing gameplay was patched when it wasn't, and already deciding something will be changed before it has been.

Keep calm folks, keep calm.

# 434 Matt10 @ 09/11/15 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by TeleTex82


	That video is of a PvP game. Totally different animal than CM fifa.

Sure, sure. Like I said it's all about defense. If that is intact, we can calibrate. That's all that matters, and if FIFA 15 had what I mentioned fixed - it would have been a stellar game.

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Originally Posted by Krebstar


	I can't wait for the full release to hear everyone talking about how they sped the game up, even if they didn't. The fact that there's musing and worry about it now has already doomed many into swearing the final code is ruined before they even play it. The annual FIFA placebo�seeing things that aren't there, swearing gameplay was patched when it wasn't, and already deciding something will be changed before it has been. Keep calm folks, keep calm.

Agreed, you have to start accepting what you see and draw your own conclusions at this point. I've watched a lot of FIFA 16 footage within the last 24 hours than I should. The consistency of the defense is there, and that's all I am concerned about to establish a base of where to dissect the game.

# 435 TeleTex82 @ 09/11/15 11:55 AM

I guess at this point I'm kind of tired of waiting to see if things can be calibrated. Despite the improvements, that old familiar feeling of never being quite in control of your actions on the pitch remains. Even with all manual controllers, there is still the feeling that fifa is just filling quotas before the end of the game. A certain number of fouls, a certain number of missed chances, a certain number of crossbars hit, a certain amount of time between goals. It's like constantly being led by the hand.

My brother and I, both ardent fifa players since the days of the Sega Genesis, have independently decided to opt for PES this year. At least until he community has had plenty of time to work with fifa. He put it in a way I had never thought to express it. PES is like playing an open-world sandbox game vs an old school linear platformer. In PES you are rewarded for your creativity, rewarded for putting the time in and actually learning to use the all manual controls. You are presented with challenges that you have to adapt to, and that in turn, adapt to you. For the past couple of years fifa has become predictable and redundant. Just going from point A to point B. This year has made some improvements, no doubt, but are they enough? If I'm in the 3 season of my CM will I be rewarded every game with a different experience? I'm not seeing that from the demo, but I remain somewhat hopeful.

On top of everything else, one can't ignore the incredibly corrupt nature of Fifa the organization. The thousands of migrant deaths that have resulted from the building of stadiums in Qatar for a bought World Cup. EA has a dodgy history of its own in terms of employee treatment and standards and practices. At some point you have to question whether the subpar game is worth it.

# 436 RoyceDa59 @ 09/11/15 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Krebstar


	I can't wait for the full release to hear everyone talking about how they sped the game up, even if they didn't. The fact that there's musing and worry about it now has already doomed many into swearing the final code is ruined before they even play it. The annual FIFA placebo�seeing things that aren't there, swearing gameplay was patched when it wasn't, and already deciding something will be changed before it has been. Keep calm folks, keep calm.

Honestly still plan on taking a plunge and buying it regardless because I am curious to see what can be done on the tactical side of things in this years version because they seem to actually work. And honestly if they touch the normal setting speed of the game I am fine as long as the Slow setting isn't altered as well. Also, the Women's team alone may be enough reason for me to buy the game because the gameplay in that mode is so refreshing. It also shows me that the FIFA dev team has the potential to pull off the players likeness to a great degree as well.

# 437 Matt10 @ 09/11/15 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by TeleTex82


	I guess at this point I'm kind of tired of waiting to see if things can be calibrated. Despite the improvements, that old familiar feeling of never being quite in control of your actions on the pitch remains. Even with all manual controllers, there is still the feeling that fifa is just filling quotas before the end of the game. A certain number of fouls, a certain number of missed chances, a certain number of crossbars hit, a certain amount of time between goals. It's like constantly being led by the hand. My brother and I, both ardent fifa players since the days of the Sega Genesis, have independently decided to opt for PES this year. At least until he community has had plenty of time to work with fifa. He put it in a way I had never thought to express it. PES is like playing an open-world sandbox game vs an old school linear platformer. In PES you are rewarded for your creativity, rewarded for putting the time in and actually learning to use the all manual controls. You are presented with challenges that you have to adapt to, and that in turn, adapt to you. For the past couple of years fifa has become predictable and redundant. Just going from point A to point B. This year has made some improvements, no doubt, but are they enough? If I'm in the 3 season of my CM will I be rewarded every game with a different experience? I'm not seeing that from the demo, but I remain somewhat hopeful. On top of everything else, one can't ignore the incredibly corrupt nature of Fifa the organization. The thousands of migrant deaths that have resulted from the building of stadiums in Qatar for a bought World Cup. EA has a dodgy history of its own in terms of employee treatment and standards and practices. At some point you have to question whether the subpar game is worth it.

I agree with your bro to a certain extent, that extent being with how badly broken PES has been for PES 14 and PES 15. I think the nostalgia is fitting to what he says, but the reality is that is not the FIFA or PES that we play anymore. It's now about which one has the less bugs (for me gameplay) and what can be fixed. FIFA is my go to because I can modify it without waiting on a gameplay editor like I've had to do in PES. PES 15 didn't have an editor for the PC, so I wasn't able to globally edit anything. I spent a whole week, non-stop, editing PES 14 with the global editor - with no luck. No matter what the defenders continued to follow those attackers all the way into the box - all the way to the goal-line (and probably out of the stadium if it was possible), it was a joke - and it wasn't the PES that I grew to love. It's funny because PES 13 was such an incredible game, but they completely scrapped it with the new engine.

Eitherway, I digress and don't want to start the elusive PES v FIFA debate. I'm ecstatic to see that FIFA is on the right course, especially of what you can see from the women's game. If they can reach that potential, then surely they can do it for the men - which I believe they have. I mentioned last night, the biggest difference between the two is the aesthetic of that the ball "looks" bigger at the women's feet than it does for the men. This reminded me of when I had edited the calves of each PES player for PES 4, so the ball stood out more and didn't just blend in with their feet. It was a "feel" thing, and that's where FIFA 16 has gotten it right with the women's game, without even trying.

Quote:

Originally Posted by RoyceDa59


	Honestly still plan on taking a plunge and buying it regardless because I am curious to see what can be done on the tactical side of things in this years version because they seem to actually work. And honestly if they touch the normal setting speed of the game I am fine as long as the Slow setting isn't altered as well. Also, the Women's team alone may be enough reason for me to buy the game because the gameplay in that mode is so refreshing. It also shows me that the FIFA dev team has the potential to pull off the players likeness to a great degree as well.

That's definitely a good point, haven't seen anyone play with the game on slow yet (from the videos I'm researching), so hopefully they don't touch that.

# 438 KG @ 09/11/15 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RoyceDa59


	Honestly still plan on taking a plunge and buying it regardless because I am curious to see what can be done on the tactical side of things in this years version because they seem to actually work. And honestly if they touch the normal setting speed of the game I am fine as long as the Slow setting isn't altered as well. Also, the Women's team alone may be enough reason for me to buy the game because the gameplay in that mode is so refreshing. It also shows me that the FIFA dev team has the potential to pull off the players likeness to a great degree as well.

As much fun as the women's game is I need games with purpose (ala CM, BAP, online, etc...) I can't just play friendlies all year.

# 439 TeleTex82 @ 09/11/15 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt10


	I agree with your bro to a certain extent, that extent being with how badly broken PES has been for PES 14 and PES 15. I think the nostalgia is fitting to what he says, but the reality is that is not the FIFA or PES that we play anymore. It's now about which one has the less bugs (for me gameplay) and what can be fixed. FIFA is my go to because I can modify it without waiting on a gameplay editor like I've had to do in PES. PES 15 didn't have an editor for the PC, so I wasn't able to globally edit anything. I spent a whole week, non-stop, editing PES 14 with the global editor - with no luck. No matter what the defenders continued to follow those attackers all the way into the box - all the way to the goal-line (and probably out of the stadium if it was possible), it was a joke - and it wasn't the PES that I grew to love. It's funny because PES 13 was such an incredible game, but they completely scrapped it with the new engine. Eitherway, I digress and don't want to start the elusive PES v FIFA debate. I'm ecstatic to see that FIFA is on the right course, especially of what you can see from the women's game. If they can reach that potential, then surely they can do it for the men - which I believe they have. I mentioned last night, the biggest difference between the two is the aesthetic of that the ball "looks" bigger at the women's feet than it does for the men. This reminded me of when I had edited the calves of each PES player for PES 4, so the ball stood out more and didn't just blend in with their feet. It was a "feel" thing, and that's where FIFA 16 has gotten it right with the women's game, without even trying. That's definitely a good point, haven't seen anyone play with the game on slow yet (from the videos I'm researching), so hopefully they don't touch that.

Have you played the 2016 Demo? Very very encouraging.

Is it possible that EA included the Women's team to "safely" test two possible gameplay options for future iterations? That would be a very smart way to hedge their bets.

# 440 mfp @ 09/11/15 12:31 PM

Everyone should expect the final retail code to be at least slightly faster than the demo. It happens every year. But it's not because EA are pandering to the FUT crowd - it's because the refinements that occur to key features, like dribbling, player movement, passing, shooting, etc, between the demo and release result in a slightly more responsive, sharper, quicker gameplay.

This isn't necessarily a horrible thing as long as the game retains its current balance between attack and defense. The biggest problem with last year was the terrible defensive AI and the horrible imbalance between attacking and defensive abilities. They've upgraded the defense and rebalanced key aspects, clearly evident in the demo, and after spending the whole year addressing these things they're not just going throw them under the bus between the demo and retail release because of a knee-jerk reaction by the FUT and arcade crowd.

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