MMOEXP: FC 25 will not feature any Russian teams as part
"EA Sports stands in solidarity with FC 25 Coins the Ukrainian people and like so many voices across the world of football, calls for peace and an end to the invasion of Ukraine," EA told Eurogame in an official statement. EA did not comment if Belarus' teams would continue to be excluded from the game, though it would not be surprising if they were not in FC 25.
The team ban goes alongside EA's ongoing ban of game sales in Russia, including highly profitable add-on content such as Ultimate Team packs which is one of EA's biggest sources of revenue. However, EA and the various other companies to ban game sales have not cut off access from players in Russia who already purchased games and any associated content.
The Russian government has not taken these actions by the games industry lying down, though, and has pushed through legislation to combat these bans. First was outright legalizing game piracy in March 2022 as part of its greater efforts to combat the economic sanctions which have largely crippled the nation. More recently, though, it was reported development a state-sanctioned game engine meant to rival Unreal Engine 5 was approved by the Russian Ministry of Digital Development.
Electronic Arts is making some long-needed improvements to its annual soccer game with FC 25. The introduction of cross-play between PC, PS5. Stadia, and Xbox Series X/S players, as well as between PS4 and Xbox One players, is particularly exciting. Cross-play has been requested in FC by fans for a very long time. Yet as exciting as it is, EA is actually holding back on full support for the technology. Specifically, buy Fut Coins is not enabling cross-play for its incredibly popular Pro Clubs game mode.