EA: FIFA 12 PC same as console versions

By Wesley Yin-Poole Published 22 June, 2011

"Moment PC gamers have been waiting for."

FIFA 12 is as good on PC as it is on console, EA has insisted.

The new Player Impact Engine, which aims to deliver real-world physicality to the game, is included in the PC version.

This means the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions have an identical game engine and feature set – a first for the long-running series.

"This is the moment all PC gamers have been waiting for, as they are finally going to fully experience the award-winning FIFA gameplay on their preferred platform," executive producer Kaz Makita said.

"PC fans are going to enjoy the highest quality gameplay, deepest game modes and truest graphics ever developed for the platform, including our new live service EA Sports Football Club."

EA Sports Football Club, announced at E3, is a live service that connects players to the real-world game.

The first PC FIFA 12 screenshot is below.

Picture of Wesley.

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Comments (27) Latest comment 11 months ago

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  • cianchristopher #1 11 months ago

    Jesus, it took them long enough, didn't it?

    I'll wager this is part of the big Origin push, they can't be seen to be skimping on FIFA for PC anymore.

    Also, what happened to the Tiger Woods PGA series on PC? Do they even make those anymore?

  • Shane86 #2 11 months ago

    But will it release on the same day?

  • OnlyMe #3 11 months ago

    Now bring NHL back to PC.

  • dunny #4 11 months ago

    Awesome! Playing FIFA 11 at 1080p with a silky smooth framerate was a great experience. It was just a shame the features weren't all there. Very much looking forward to 12 on the PC now.

  • chaywa #5 11 months ago

    shutupandtakemymoney.jpg

    Hopefully the mod community will be alive for this, they've done wonders for the PES games on PC over recent years...

  • Bagpuss #6 11 months ago

    Serioulsy, playing sport on a computer screen....go outside and play it for real you lazy fucks.

    Video Games are for stuff you cant do in real life without being arrested and locked away for the rest of your life.....

  • MENTAL1ST Verified Senior Software Engineer, Picsel UK Ltd. #7 11 months ago

    What's life like in the Premiership, Bagpuss?

  • teenlonewolf #8 11 months ago

    Sweet Baby Jesus! definite buy for me then :D *wish we could get Cross-platform play*

  • aldogray #9 11 months ago

    Bagpuss "Serioulsy, playing sport on a computer screen....go outside and play it for real you lazy fucks.

    Video Games are for stuff you cant do in real life without being arrested and locked away for the rest of your life..... "

    Really? I thought games were for enjoyment not for playing out a deep datk fantasy (in your case anyway!). Talking about fantasy, if I could run from the half way line, beat 4 players and lob the goalie I WOULD play the real thing!

  • aldogray #10 11 months ago

    "FIFA 12 is as good on PC as it is on console, EA has insisted"

    Why isn't it better?

  • metatron197924 #11 11 months ago

    ok ea sports you have my 40euros i hope the menu and all the things to be the same on pc.pc gaming is dead? fuck of no

  • metatron197924 #12 11 months ago

    ok ea sports you have my 40euros i hope the menu and all the things to be the same on pc.pc gaming is dead? fuck of no

  • apoc_reg #13 11 months ago

    Better late than ever, at what point did someone think that approach was acceptable!

  • Eldritch #14 11 months ago

    Technically the PC version should be way better than any console version.

    Let's hope at least the grass is better than in Tiger Woods.

  • Nephirion #15 11 months ago

    Why is there a view all button for 1 screenshot?

  • Darren #16 11 months ago

    It is good to have it finally confirmed but why on earth did EA take so long to do it? It should have been clarified around the time the Impact Engine was announced for the console versions IMO.

  • Eraserhead #17 11 months ago

    When FIFA went "next gen" on consoles, EA once said a PC couldn't possibly handle all the intense calculations (or some such) required to run the game. Yet apparently a console could, which is why the PC version was crap for years.

    How we laughed. (At EA's ridiculous excuses, that is)
    Edited by Eraserhead at 22/06/11 @ 16:22

  • speed182 #18 11 months ago

    Bagpuss, I play football pretty much everyday and yet still play FIFA.

    So what you've just said makes you look like a plonker.

  • Iain815 #19 11 months ago

    Give Bagpuss some slack, he's just a bit tired after being balls deep in Imogen Thomas.

  • Darren #20 11 months ago

    @Eraserhead - Did EA actually say that? I thought the real reason was that they wanted to maximise their customer base and sell the game to people withl lower specced PCs, those that could run The Sims maxed out rather than Crysis! ;)

  • bad09 #21 11 months ago

    That's good, I was shocked and dissappointed when I bought 10 and found out the PC version was always not only an inferior version but missing the feautures of the console games. 11 was better but still supposedly lacked features from the consoles. Level playing field feature wise is a wise move EA (among others) really seem to be taking PC almost seriously at the moment, PC gaming must really be on the up these days! :)

    "Also, what happened to the Tiger Woods PGA series on PC? Do they even make those anymore?"

    Sadly they dropped it on PC (just as I switched to PC the gits!). They swapped it for that PGA browser game thing, not sure if that's any good or even if it's still going.
    Edited by bad09 at 22/06/11 @ 17:03

  • Eraserhead #22 11 months ago

    Darren: yep. For instance...

    [link url=http://www.psu.com/PS3-FIFA-too-complex-for-PC-technology--a004816-p0.php
    ]http://www.psu.com/PS3-FIFA-too-complex-...[/link]

    Of course, what you said is the *actual* reason behind it.

  • thesombrerokid #23 11 months ago

    lol no it isn't "the moment all PC gamers have been waiting for"
    Edited by thesombrerokid at 22/06/11 @ 17:08

  • Bagpuss #24 11 months ago

    "Give Bagpuss some slack, he's just a bit tired after being balls deep in Imogen Thomas."

    Much lulz..

    Jeez you got a big pussy, jeez you got a big pussy.....

    :))

  • layleeloo #25 11 months ago

    Not too many PC elitist comments on this article then. Nice change.

  • panathatube #26 11 months ago

    I can't believe it! Can it be true?!

  • B1G_D #27 11 months ago

    As a long time PES fan, I CAN-NOT wait for this. PES has been stuck in a rut for the past three years, while FIFA plays like how PES should play.