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EA discusses FIFA 19 Switch's improvements over last year's game, says "who knows, maybe" to The Journey mode being included

by rawmeatcowboy
10 June 2018
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USGamer had a chance to check out FIFA 19 on Switch, and it's clear the game has seen a number of improvements over last year's installment, including on the graphical side. The USGamer team talked to FIFA Producer Andrei Lazarescu to find out a bit more about this year's Switch outing.

"We never thought about improving any one thing from FIFA 18. We thought, 'How can we bring that experience one level up.' And I think everything we did with that in mind while still keeping to the uniqueness of the platform. Online friendlies, for sure, it's a thing that players wanted. They wanted the ability to play with friends online. But in terms of gameplay, we wanted the game to feel with every match. We did a lot of things with shooting. You'll also find that besides Champion's League, we're doing a lot with the presentation—La Liga, Bundesliga, Premier League, all of those."

With these updates, does it mean FIFA 19 on Switch will include The Journey mode?

"Who knows? Maybe, but it relates to last year as well—we intentionally chose to create a custom experience on Switch because we were looking for a flawless 60fps experience. Maybe there are some gaps between our custom engine and the Frostbite Engine, but every year we're not just looking to add more future, we're also looking to build up the engine to cover those gaps. And it's just Year 2, after all."

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