NFL fans got their first look at Madden 21 during today’s Xbox 20/20, with Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback and Superbowl LIV MVP, Patrick Mahomes, “crashing” the stream to showcase the annual title’s latest entry, specifically speaking to the Xbox Series X.
The segment of the stream featured clips of the football franchise’s humble beginnings from the early days of gaming, leading up to the current version as we know it today. Finally, the world premiere footage of Madden 21 graced the screen, showcasing work-in-progress gameplay footage using the Xbox Series X game engine, with Mahomes doing one of the many things he does best, which was scrambling for the reach-in touchdown.
Mahomes also mentioned that “loads of Madden 21 news coming soon,” which makes sense from a timing perspective, given the title is generally released around mid-August.
The good news for those who are weighing the option of buying Madden 21 or waiting until the Xbox Series X comes out? For players who buy Madden 21 on Xbox One, they’ll also receive a free copy of the game for Xbox Series X, which, at this point, seems like a no-brainer considering NFL fans are shelling out money for a full-price title every single year for a game that really isn’t that much different from the previous release.
At any rate, the brief glimpse of the Madden 21 looks beautiful (this opinion coming from someone who does, in fact, buy the game every single year). It’ll be interesting to see what else EA Sports has up its sleeve to get fans excited, especially considering that they’ll have a lot to live up to in terms of last year’s release, which was one of the best versions in recent memory.
The Mahomes segment of Xbox 20/20 will likely be his last hurrah as he rides off into the sunset from being last year’s cover athlete. We’ll likely be seeing more of Baltimore Ravens Quarterback, Lamar Jackson, when it comes to news about Madden 21, as he will be the cover athlete for this year’s release - deservingly so. Mahomes had a banner year after gracing the cover of Madden 20. It’ll be fun to see if the same thing happens for Jackson.
