According to the Electornic Art , FIFA 19 , the game might not come out in physical version
EA could take the step towards a Games As Service system. Clearly that would mean no FIFA 19, or new Madden. EA CEO Andrew Wilson announces to Bloomberg. The annual outings would be seen as outdated in terms of economic model.
Thus, a simple suite of updates would replace the system of an annual box version. The players would therefore need a subscription to access FIFA. Clearly, we are close to a service like Spotify or Netflix, but for a video game. EA is not the first to think of such practices. We already know the PS Now or the Xbox Game Pass.