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A day before the next-gen version goes on sale on December 4, EA Sport‌s surprised with the FIFA 21 PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S Free Upgrade.

The upgrade allows existing FIFA 21 players on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One to upgrade to their respective next-gen console versions.

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Can anything be done to stop the PS5 and Xbox Series X scalpers?

To get the next-gen version, log in to your PS5 or Xbox Series X or S with the platform number associated with your last-gen version of FIFA 21, pop it into your game library, and you’ll see the icon for the PS-gen PS5. Update. Buy it (it must be genuine) and then you can download the next-gen version. You’re downloading about 50GB on the PS5.

As already announced, Ultimate Team and Volta progress from last-gen to next-gen, but do nothing else (EA’s explanation here). The next edition of Standalone will go on sale on December 4, as announced. Here’s the latest in FIFA 21 of the PS5, Xbox Series X and S.

The PC version of FIFA 21 does not have the next-gen console features. The EO told Eurogamer that it had decided to reduce the minimum specifications.

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