It wouldn't surprise me a bit if true, there's a lot of uncertainity in EA's future.
For decades, FIFA Soccer has been a huge, constant and realiable source of money for EA. This could change in 2023. The current EA-FIFA deal ends after FIFA 23 and no agreement to extend it was reached. In terms of content, there shouldn't be a big difference. EA has many deals with leagues, teams, etc. However, it'll lose the FIFA brand, so its name will be EA Football whatever 24 or something like that. Marketing-wise, this could be huge.
There's more than that. Of course the FIFA won't just sit there doing nothing and not earning money. They'll try to find a new partner to make FIFA games. If they succeed, EA's 2024 football game will not only lose the FIFA brand, it'll also have to compete with a football name sporting the FIFA name on its cover.
