Madden 24 News & Leaks: Release Date, Crossplay, Switch, Franchise Mode & New Features

Although there are months far away, the expectation for the release of Madden NFL 24 is among the fans. Based on the recent Madden 24 news, leaks, and rumors, we are going to talk about the release date, cross-play, Nintendo Switch, next-gen gameplay on PC, franchise mode & update, and new features. 

Updated (April 23)

According to the latest news, PC is a part of the Madden 24 closed beta, which it has not been for the past two years, which confirms that the PC version of Madden 24 is gonna finally come up to pair with PS5 and the Xbox Series, so PC is finally getting all of those next-generation upgrades that people have been waiting for years and there's also very likely means that cross-play is finally going to be coming over to Madden NFL 24.

Madden 24 Release Date - When Does Madden 24 Come Out?

Madden 24 is the next installment of the Madden NFL series, which is a longtime annual reveal that lasts many years, EA currently does not reveal official information about when is Madden 24 come out, but past Madden games always drop in August, and in recent years, EA tends to launch the game on a Friday of the end of August, before the next NFL season arrives. So the expected release date of Madden NFL 24 is going to be Friday, August 18, 2023.

Madden 24 Crossplay - Will Madden 24 Be Cross Platform?

Cross-play is a hope of Madden fans for several years because it allows gamers to play online with people on other platforms. However, it seems that EA is not focusing on that, cross-platform was not available in Madden 22 and Madden 23, and the chance of cross-play in Madden 24 is still very low. On the other hand, optimism among the community next titles in the Madden series may add the feature as FIFA 23 supports cross-play and cross-platform play between multiple platforms.

Will Madden 24 Be on Nintendo Switch?

Until Madden 23, there are no Madden games coming to Nintendo Switch. Whether Madden 24 will be available on Switch or not? At the time of writing, we have not heard any news about that, the answer would be no. In addition, Madden 24 will not be on PS3 and Xbox 360 as well. If they are planning to bring the next Madden NFL installment to the Switch, there are lots of issues and limitations to be solved. 

Will Madden 24 Be Next Gen on PC?

Fans who play Madden 23 on PC can’t participate in the next-gen features such as the FieldSENSE gameplay and they do hope EA can add that for PC. But nothing leaked or confirmed about the PC getting next-gen gameplay and features, it is very likely EA would make the Madden NFL 24 editions on PC, Xbox One, and PS4 be ported to current-gen console versions again. 

Madden 24 Franchise Mode, Update & New Features 

There is a reliable leak from the Twitter user @MikeStrawMedia said that Madden 24 is a “make or break” release for the franchise. Franchise Mode is still the focus in Madden 24, and one of the most important things they are working on is improving contract management. In Madden 23, players lost their connected franchise save due to an update pushed by the team at EA Tiburon causing save files to become corrupted, if the game suffers similar issues, it will lead to significant changes among the leadership. One area the studio is focusing on is the single-player and offline experience for franchise mode. They’ve been making a little more effort towards that over the past years, ever since the fixed Madden franchise backlash, they have started to give more attention to the franchise, however, it still does need more things, the things that do need to be added are pretty important like a creative team like a mini-camp mode, and a lot of the other little things like compensatory picks, a little more customization, a little better presentation and just little things that people have been asking for. If the team can get the bugs cleared up and kind of finish those last few things that are really needed, the Franchise Mode could actually be good.

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