[6] Among the notable figures are Sam Kerr, Virgil van Dijk, Son Heung-min, Zinedine Zidane, Pelé and David Beckham.

[3][7] When the Ultimate Edition cover was revealed, fans commented on the poor resemblance of many figures to the real life players they represented, bringing into question whether the likenesses in the game would also be bad.

[8] Besides concern for the game graphics, fans also joked about the figures and how unintentionally funny some of the faces appeared, particularly the figure of Andrea Pirlo looking "lost"[6] or like a Hobbit[7] at the back; possibly a late addition to the cover, Pirlo did not appear in the other promotional material released at the same time.

[6] Fans also noted the absence of Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi, and Cristiano Ronaldo from the Ultimate Edition cover.

[10][11] Volumetric data from 180 matches featuring predominantly English and Spanish professional men's and women's teams was used in developing the technology.

[10] It is used only in the regular version of the game, available on Windows for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and Series S.[12] The match data was collected from "cameras around the stadiums", meaning the in-game figures would move more like their real-life counterparts, and was also used to train EA Sports FC's proprietary machine learning algorithms.

With the introduction of PlayStyles, including footballers' alternative realistic positions, and an upgraded chemistry system, the modification option was removed.

[17] Similarly, Icons (usable cards for retired footballers, depicting their rating at their peak; styled "ICONs" in the game) and Hero (usable cards for retired footballers and/or depicting special moments, with comic book art styles created by Marvel) included women's footballers for the first time, with the initial five Icons being Mia Hamm, Birgit Prinz, Homare Sawa, Camille Abily and Kelly Smith.

[18] The first three women's Heroes were Nadine Keßler, Sonia Bompastor and Alex Scott (who also appears in the game series as a broadcaster).

EA Sports FC 24 was the first game to have a substantial update on Nintendo Switch, bringing it closer in line with (though still technologically behind) the version for other platforms.

The Ultimate Team experience and VOLTA Football were also improved in line with the general version, but despite this, the Switch game does not support cross-platform play with either PlayStation 4 or Xbox One.

[39] IGN's Andrew McMahon and GameSpot's Richard Wakeling both rated the game 7/10, assessing that it was much like previous installments with some additions but mostly incremental improvements to its longstanding gameplay.

[15][40] McMahon and Wakeling praised the added realism and smoothness of HyperMotion and the updated graphics and animations; both also criticised the AI, touted as an improvement on the FIFA series' use, as disappointing, particularly with goalkeepers.

[15][40] Chris Scullion of Nintendo Life gave the game 8/10 stars, celebrating the near-parity with other consoles and the many new play options for Switch gamers.

[41] The game was review bombed by players early in its release, many of whom complained about a perceived lack of difference from the previous installment and several bugs.

[42][43] One prominent bug was the Ada Hegerberg figure in Ultimate Team, popular due to her 89 overall rating, running away from the ball and otherwise being unusable.

[50] Players and critics negatively responded to the Elite Season Opener Pack loot box, feeling that EA were aggressively pushing the pay-to-win option of Ultimate Team more than usual: the pack was made available during an early access period that players already paid a premium to play, and was worth the equivalent of $30 (it could be purchased as a microtransaction with real currency or with in-game coins earned by winning games).

The error and response was criticized by players, as some had purchased the Messi card with in-game coins for a cost much higher than the challenge.

[50] In February 2024, the loyalty reward "for you" packs in Ultimate Team, loot boxes made available only to players with certain amounts of gaming time accrued up to that point, were released.