FIFA 21 on PS5 Has Hair Worthy of a L'Oréal Commercial
Push Square Towers has been abuzz with excitable chatter all evening, as we marvel at FIFA 21’s next-gen follicle physics. The soccer simulation – which launched earlier than expected on the PlayStation 5 for existing PlayStation 4 owners – is a genuine visual feast on Sony’s new console, and those aforementioned luscious locks play a big part in it.
In fact, so flabbergasted was Deputy Editor Robert Ramsey by Brazilian dreamboat – and Liverpool goalkeeper – Allison Becker’s marvellous mane, that he captured this clip of it flowing freely:
FIFA 21 the first to deliver on next-gen hair #PS5Share pic.twitter.com/dQYlkadzLS
— Robert T. Ramsey (@ShogunRok) December 3, 2020
This actually all part of Frostbite’s new hair rendering technology, which EA talked about in intricate detail last year. While we still have issues with the lifeless, dead eyes of some players, there’s no doubt this incredible hair technology adds another layer of believability to the wildly popular football game.
It’s probably worth remembering that 20 years ago FIFA used to look like this on the PS1:
Fast-forward to 2020 on the PS5, and it looks like this:
For as much criticism as this series gets, that’s an outrageous improvement in the span of two decades. We can surely all agree on that
Source: Pushsquare
About the game
FIFA 21
- Release date: October 9, 2020
- Developer(s): Electronic Arts
- Publisher(s): Electronic Arts
- Game mode(s): Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
- Platform(s): PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC (Microsoft Windows), Google Stadia
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