Sky Sports has announced that they will be teaming up with EA Sports FIFA in an attempt to make watching Premier League matches a little less “sad” from home. With quarantine still in effect, the two companies hope to replicate a key component that would otherwise be missing from the live event.
Back in mid-March, England's could be a bit jarring for fans, Sky Sports has taken it upon themselves to try and remedy this issue.
According to a watching with friends on Netflix, a recap feature, catching late viewers up on highlights they may have missed from the match, and a "Sky Sports crowd", to replicate the atmosphere of a typical Premier League match.
To elaborate on the latter, Sky Sports stated that it will be teaming up with EA Sports' FIFA, known for the widely popular soccer/football game franchise, to create crowd specific sounds and chants, so that fans don't miss out on the noises that go with the action. If fans would rather not hear this simulation, they can simply choose a Sky Channel that doesn't have the feature enabled. Regardless what fans choose however, it is clear that Sky Sports is trying its best to provide their subscribers with a way to feel a little better about not being able to their team in person.
With the pandemic still active, and quarantine still being enforced, people are coming up with unique and creative ways to adapt to the current times. Sky Sports realizes that the silence of an empty stadium would more than likely detract from their subscribers viewing experience, reminding them of why they can't be their in person. So, although a simulated crowd may not have been the solution sport's fans were hoping for, it's at the very least one that keeps them in mind.
Source: Sky Sports (via VG247)
