Like Madden announced earlier today, players of FIFA 14 at the current-generation of systems can be ready to continue their progress when the soccer game hits the following-gen systems. Unlike Madden, however, the connection between the 2 generations for the mode may be more of a two-way street.

If you begin playing FIFA 14’s Ultimate Team mode at the current systems, you cannot only transfer all of your cards and items (players, items, coins, trophies, etc.) over if you are going to buy a higher-gen consoles (from Xbox 360 to Xbox One and PlayStation 3 to PlayStation 4), but you may as well keep playing the mode going forward on either generation and any future progress should be reflected on either console.

Furthermore, should you make the switch you can retain your division standing in Seasons mode. Your status between both generations of consoles can be recognized when you finish your season and tournaments at the current system. Whatever which console you play on, the PlayStation and Xbox platforms will share a common auction market that binds their current- and next-gen systems.

You will also have a one-time option to transfer over your FIFA Points (as opposed to coins) from the Xbox 360 to the Xbox One and between the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4.

This Ultimate Team interplay requires an online connection, PSN or Xbox Live account, and an EA Origin account that used for both consoles involved.

For more at the mode in FIFA 14, take a look at its upgraded chemistry system.

FIFA 14 comes out for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 (as well as a bunch of other systems) on September 24, and at the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One a while later this year.

Our Take
I loved the Madden announcement earlier today, so it’s even cooler that FIFA is letting you retain ever more within the transition. Some have questioned why anyone would own both current- and next-gen versions of FIFA or Madden, but given you will get a number of months head start on playing a brand new product by picking up the present-gen version, for sports fanatics like me that’s too long to move without.