EA Details Next-Gen Enhancements For Star Wars: Squadrons, The Sims 4, And More

With the next generation of consoles less than a week away, Electronic Arts has announced what improvements and enhancements its most recent and active games will feature on the new systems. Next-gen versions of FIFA 21 and Madden NFL 21 arrive on December 4, offering free next-gen upgrades for those who own the current-gen version. The next-gen version of Madden NFL 21 lets you bring forward progress from Ultimate Team, The Yard, and both franchise modes, while the next-gen FIFA 21 carries forward your Ultimate Team and VOLTA progress.

Thanks to the backwards compatibility features of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, your existing current-gen EA games will perform even better when you fire up your new systems.

Apex Legends

PlayStation 5 & Xbox Series X/S
Apex Legends on next-gen consoles gets a performance boost, bringing the resolution up to 1440p as the consoles launch. A more extensive list of next-gen enhancements will arrive in 2021.

FIFA 21

PlayStation 5 & Xbox Series X/S
Current-gen EA Sports titles will run as though they are on the comparable current-gen console; PS5 will run them like they're on a PS4 Pro, Xbox Series X will run them like they're on an Xbox One X, and Xbox Series S will run them like they're on an Xbox One S. However, all versions will benefit from improved load times and better framerates. EA Sports will be detailing the next-gen version of FIFA 21 ahead of its December 4 launch.

Madden NFL 21

PlayStation 5 & Xbox Series X/S
Current-gen EA Sports titles will run as though they are on the comparable current-gen console; PS5 will run them like they're on a PS4 Pro, Xbox Series X will run them like they're on an Xbox One X, and Xbox Series S will run them like they're on an Xbox One S. However, all versions will benefit from improved load times and better framerates. EA Sports will be detailing the next-gen version of Madden NFL 21 ahead of its December 4 launch.

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered

PlayStation 5 & Xbox Series X/S
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered will run as though it is on the comparable current-gen console; PlayStation 5 will run it like it's on a PS4 Pro, Xbox Series X will run it like it's on an Xbox One X, and Xbox Series S will run it like it's on an Xbox One S.

NHL 21

PlayStation 5 & Xbox Series X/S
Current-gen EA Sports titles will run as though they are on the comparable current-gen console; PS5 will run them like they're on a PS4 Pro, Xbox Series X will run them like they're on an Xbox One X, and Xbox Series S will run them like they're on an Xbox One S. However, all versions will benefit from improved load times and better framerates.

The Sims 4

PlayStation 5 & Xbox Series X/S
The base game and all expansions carry forward, including the 10th expansion which launches next week. If you play The Sims 4 on PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X/S, you'll see improved load times and smoother framerate.

Star Wars: Squadrons

PlayStation 5
Star Wars: Squadrons runs with improved lighting on PS5 at the same resolution and framerate as the PS4 Pro.

Xbox Series X/S
Star Wars: Squadrons offers up two options on Xbox Series X/S: better visual quality or better performance. Better visual quality means an improved lighting model, running up to 2160p/60 FPS on Series X and up to 1440p/60 fps on Series S. Better performance takes that same resolution and bumps it up to up 120 FPS on both of Xbox's consoles. If you have a television that supports Variable Refresh Rates, Motive added a toggle in the menu for that.

UFC 4

PlayStation 5 & Xbox Series X/S
Current-gen EA Sports titles will run as though they are on the comparable current-gen console; PS5 will run them like they're on a PS4 Pro, Xbox Series X will run them like they're on an Xbox One X, and Xbox Series S will run them like they're on an Xbox One S. However, all versions will benefit from improved load times and better framerates.