Electronic Arts is opening itself to cross-platform versus play in FIFA soon.

According to the official FIFA Direct Communications account on Twitter, EA will be "testing cross-play functionality in Online Seasons and Online Friendlies on the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Stadia Versions of EA Sports FIFA 22."

FIFA is one of the biggest sports simulation games in the world, but the cross-play support leaves a lot to be desired. The upcoming gameplay test will be good news for millions of FIFA fans around the globe.

We're looking to start a FIFA 22 Cross-play test in the near future.

Learn all about it with our latest Pitch Notes ⬇️https://t.co/W9GEzSBIBS

— FIFA Direct Communication (@EAFIFADirect) May 2, 2022

In case you didn't read through the FAQ pages, the upcoming cross-play feature for FIFA 22 is completely optional. Players can opt in and out using the "Matchmaking option" menu. Afterward, all that players have to do is to press the specified button to access and invite players on other platforms to a game of FIFA 22. You will know if you're playing FIFA 22 against someone from another platform if you see a cross-play indicator beside their gamer tag. You'll also see the same indicator during matches when you play the Online Seasons mode.

FIFA starts to lose interest in the game at the end of the regular season. By finally enabling cross-play, EA guarantees that FIFA 22 can retain its current player base for a longer time.

Speaking of cross-play, earlier rumors suggest that the next FIFA game will have cross-play at launch.

In other FIFA news, the dispute between EA and FIFA all came to a head last year. It came to a point that FIFA threatened to give the naming rights to other interested developers, which was followed by reports that will start rebranding future FIFA games to EA Sports Football Club.