It’s safe to say they weren’t popular, but now it appears as though EA Sports has finally put more effort into the Switch version of its seminal football game, bringing it closer to parity (content-wise at least) with the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game FC 24 Coins.

By entering your details, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions and privacy policy. You can unsubscribe at any time. EA FC 24 marks the first time an EA Sports football game has run on the Frostbite engine on the Nintendo Switch.

It supposedly took years to get the engine up and running on the Switch in a good state, which is why we’re only just now seeing a more proper version of EA’s football on the hybrid console.

Speaking to IGN, John Shepherd (executive producer at EA) explained of the Switch version of EA FC 24: "Its going to have all the modes. It’s more representative of the Xbox One, PS4 gameplay."

Before you get your hopes up too high, though, he does also add that "there are a few differences, just because of the hardware, but the game’s running great". Expect the Switch version of EA FC 24 to be close to the PS4/Xbox One version - but not an exact port.

Described as a "huge achievement" that took "multiple years [of] just trying to get [Frostbite] working really nicely on Switch", EA is now "really excited about it" and we should be seeing gameplay from the Switch version soon.

The game is now in a closed beta and a YouTube video showcasing Switch gameplay was briefly live before EA took it down - players sign an NDA to not show closed beta footage publicly buy EAFC 24 Coins, after all.