Cricket 24 Announced for June 2023 Release, Introduces “Pro Team” Feature

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Big Ant Studios and Nacon have announced Cricket 24, the latest entry in their line of cricket sims. The new title includes “more licenses than any cricket video game ever,” as well as crossplay functionality at launch and a Pro Team feature that lets players build their own cricket teams using player cards.

Cricket 24 is the sequel to 2021’s Cricket 22, and includes numerous gameplay enhancements over the previous title. Big Ant Studios has promised an overhauled fielding system as well as increased agency in Career Mode. The new Pro Team mode, like FIFA‘s Ultimate Team, allows players to compete on more than just the cricket pitch in their quest to create the most competitive team, take on weekly challenges, and “compete at teambuilding” through the Auction mode.

From the developers:

Cricket 24 reimagines and enhances the much loved Cricket 22 to include teams from every corner of the globe, creating the most complete video game simulation of cricket seen to date.

From the cover through to each immersive game mode in Cricket 24, Big Ant Studios continue their commitment to equality and equal representation with both the Men’s and Women’s cricket having equal representation throughout.

Building the most realistic cricket game ever!

  • The Ashes; Cricket 24 will feature the biggest rivalry in cricket, The Ashes. Detailed cutscenes put the user into the moment as the Ashes tour progresses. Feel a part of the team with press conferences and team training sessions. Unique commentary allows for complete Ashes immersion. Experience The Ashes playing as a single player, or as Australia or England.
  • Official Licenses; Over 200 players with full photogrammetry. Major Cricket Nations including Australia, England, West Indies, New Zealand and Ireland with more to be announced. The biggest tournaments including The Ashes, the KFC BBL and Weber WBBL, The Hundred, the Caribbean Premier League plus a number of “to be announced” professional Indian T20 teams, along with more than 50 highly detailed official stadiums.
  • Career Mode; Follow the journey of your player from club cricketer to the international stage, developing your skills and growing your fan base as you hone your craft to become the next big thing in cricket. Cricket 24 gives more control to the player in determining their destiny, becoming a short-form hero, focusing on the Test team, or trying to balance both on your way to cricketing stardom.
  • All new fielding; A complete overhaul of the fielding systems to provide the most realistic and responsive fielding controls ever seen in a cricket video game.
  • Cross Platform; Fully cross platform, play online against your friends and the world’s best players regardless of platform. Create and share custom content across different platforms including stadiums, players, teams and more with the academy.
  • Pro Team; Collect player cards and build your cricket dream team. Take on weekly challenges in single player game play, or go online against the world. Join with your friends to compete at teambuilding in The Auction mode.

Cricket 24 is set for a June 2023 launch on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One, with a Nintendo Switch release set for November 2023. Players who buy the game on PS4 or Xbox One will be able to upgrade to the respective next-gen versions for free. The game can be pre-ordered on all platforms here.

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