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Difference between revisions of "Madden NFL 21"

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|reception    =  
 
|reception    =  
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Sports, CCG }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | American football }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            |Madden NFL}}  
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Madden NFL }}  
 
|steam appid  = 1239520
 
|steam appid  = 1239520
 
|steam appid side =  
 
|steam appid side =  
 
|official site= https://www.ea.com/games/madden-nfl/madden-nfl-21
 
|official site= https://www.ea.com/games/madden-nfl/madden-nfl-21
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|hltb        = 82040
 
|wikipedia    = Madden NFL 21
 
|wikipedia    = Madden NFL 21
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
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|current state    =
 
|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
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'''General information'''
 +
{{mm}} [https://forums.ea.com/en/madden-nfl/categories/madden-nfl-series Official forums]
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/1239520/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Steam | 400020 | Origin | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 4724-1 | Origin | {{store link|Gamesplanet|4724-2|Deluxe Edition}} and {{store link|Gamesplanet|4724-3|MVP Edition}} also available. | | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| Origin | madden/madden-21 | Origin | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GMG | madden-nfl-21-pc | Origin | {{store link|GMG|madden-nfl-21-deluxe-edition-pc|Deluxe Edition}} and {{store link|GMG|madden-nfl-21-mvp-edition-pc|MVP Edition}} also available. | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Humble | madden-nfl-21 | Origin | {{store link|Humble|madden-nfl-21-deluxe-edition|Deluxe Edition}} and {{store link|Humble|madden-nfl-21-mvp-edition|MVP Edition}} also available. | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Origin | madden/madden-21 | Origin | Included with {{store feature|EA Play}}.<br/>Deluxe Edition and MVP Edition also available. MVP Edition included with {{store feature|EA Play Pro}} |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 1239520 | Steam, Origin | Deluxe Edition and MVP Edition also available. | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
{{ii}} This game is not available yet.
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{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Origin}}.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|userprofile\Documents}}\Madden NFL 21}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|userprofile\Documents}}\Madden NFL 21\saves}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|origin                =  
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|origin                = true
 
|origin notes          =  
 
|origin notes          =  
|steam cloud            =  
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|steam cloud            = unknown
 
|steam cloud notes      =  
 
|steam cloud notes      =  
 
}}
 
}}
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|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = true
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = {{Term|Hor+}} gameplay and {{Term|Pillarboxed}} {{Term|FMV}}s.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeJ5XIs3C8Q&t|title=Madden NFL 21 - PC Ultra Quality (3440x1440)|date=2020-08-20}}</ref>
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = unknown
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|fov                        = n/a
|fov notes                  =  
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|fov notes                  = Different camera angles can be chosen during the match.
|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = true
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|borderless windowed notes  = '''Fullscreen''' is borderless windowed.
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = true
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|antialiasing notes        = Off, [[FXAA]], [[MSAA]] 2x and 4x.
|vsync                      = unknown
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|vsync                      = true
|vsync notes                =  
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|vsync notes                = Triple buffering is also available.
|60 fps                    = unknown
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|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps                    = true
|120 fps notes              =  
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|120 fps notes              = No limit on FPS, Auto, Lock to 30 FPS, Lock to 60 FPS.
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = true
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind                = true
|color blind notes          =  
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|color blind notes          = Protanopia, Deuteranopia, Tritanopia.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Input==
 
==Input==
 
{{Input
 
{{Input
|key remap                = unknown
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|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
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|full controller          = true
 
|full controller          = true
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = true
|xinput controllers notes  =  
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|xinput controllers notes  = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlRayes BRN|date=2020-08-20|comment=Tested the game with Microsoft's Xbox One controller connected through a USB cable}}</ref>
|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = true
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers          = false
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|dualshock 4              = unknown
 
|dualshock 4              = unknown
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|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|other button prompts notes=  
|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback          = true
|haptic feedback notes    =  
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|haptic feedback notes    = Off, Normal, Assist. Found in '''Accessibility'''.
|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = true
|simultaneous input notes  =  
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|simultaneous input notes  = During a multiplayer game only.
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api notes    =  
 
|steam input api notes    =  
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==Audio==
 
==Audio==
 
{{Audio
 
{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume notes    = In-game commentary, Stadium speakers, Crowd, On the field, Music, Menu SFX.
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = unknown
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|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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{{Network/Multiplayer
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
 
|local play          = true
 
|local play          = true
|local play players  =  
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|local play players  = 4
|local play modes    =  
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|local play modes    = Versus, Co-op
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
|lan play            = unknown
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|lan play            = false
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
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|online play          = true
 
|online play          = true
 
|online play players  =  
 
|online play players  =  
|online play modes    =  
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|online play modes    = Versus, Co-op
 
|online play notes    =  
 
|online play notes    =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
}}{{Network/Connections
 
}}{{Network/Connections
|matchmaking        =  
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|matchmaking        = true
 
|matchmaking notes  =  
 
|matchmaking notes  =  
 
|p2p                =  
 
|p2p                =  
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|dedicated          =  
 
|dedicated          =  
 
|dedicated notes    =  
 
|dedicated notes    =  
|self-hosting      =  
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|self-hosting      = true
 
|self-hosting notes =  
 
|self-hosting notes =  
 
|direct ip          =  
 
|direct ip          =  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 11, 12
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = false
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 64-bit exe    = true
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
}}
 
}}
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    = Windows 10
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|minOS    = 10
|minCPU  = Intel Core i3-6100
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|minCPU  = Intel Core i3-6100 3.7 GHz
|minCPU2  = AMD Athlon X4 880K
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|minCPU2  = AMD Athlon X4 880K 4.0 GHz
 
|minRAM  = 8 GB
 
|minRAM  = 8 GB
 
|minHD    = 50 GB
 
|minHD    = 50 GB
 
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 670
 
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 670
 
|minGPU2  = AMD Radeon RX 460
 
|minGPU2  = AMD Radeon RX 460
 +
|minDX    = 11
  
|recOS    = Windows 10
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|recOS    =  
|recCPU  = Intel Core i5-3550
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|recCPU  = Intel Core i5-3550 3.4 GHz
|recCPU2  = AMD FX-8150
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|recCPU2  = AMD FX-8150 3.6 GHz
 
|recRAM  = 16 GB
 
|recRAM  = 16 GB
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
|recGPU  = GeForce GTX 680
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|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
 
|recGPU2  = AMD Radeon R9 270X
 
|recGPU2  = AMD Radeon R9 270X
 
|notes    =  
 
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Madden NFL 21
Madden NFL 21 cover
Developers
EA Tiburon
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
Frostbite 3
Release dates
Windows August 28, 2020
Reception
Metacritic 63
OpenCritic 65
IGDB 67
Taxonomy
Genres Sports, CCG
Sports American football
Series Madden NFL
Madden NFL 21 on HowLongToBeat
Madden NFL 21 on IGDB
Madden NFL 21 on Wikipedia
John Madden Football 1988
John Madden Football II 1991
Madden Football: Limited Edition 1996
Madden NFL 97 1996
Madden NFL 98 1997
Madden NFL 99 1998
Madden NFL 2000 1999
Madden NFL 2001 2000
Madden NFL 2002 2001
Madden NFL 2003 2002
Madden NFL 2004 2003
Madden NFL 2005 2004
Madden NFL 06 2005
NFL Head Coach 2006
Madden NFL 07 2006
Madden NFL 08 2007
Madden NFL 19 2018
Madden NFL 20 2019
Madden NFL 21 2020
Madden NFL 22 2021
Madden NFL 23 2022
NFL Pro Era 2022
Madden NFL 24 2023

Madden NFL 21 is a sports and CCG game in the Madden NFL series.

General information

Official forums
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Gamesplanet logo.svg
Origin
Deluxe Edition and MVP Edition also available.
Windows
Green Man Gaming
Origin
Deluxe Edition and MVP Edition also available.
Windows
Humble Store
Origin
Deluxe Edition and MVP Edition also available.
Windows
Origin
Origin
Included with EA Play.
Deluxe Edition and MVP Edition also available. MVP Edition included with EA Play Pro
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Origin
Deluxe Edition and MVP Edition also available.
Windows
All versions require Origin DRM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Madden NFL 21
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1239520/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Madden NFL 21\saves
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1239520/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Origin
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Hor+ gameplay and Pillarboxed FMVs.[1]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Different camera angles can be chosen during the match.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Fullscreen is borderless windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Off, FXAA, MSAA 2x and 4x.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Triple buffering is also available.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
No limit on FPS, Auto, Lock to 30 FPS, Lock to 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Color blind mode
Protanopia, Deuteranopia, Tritanopia.

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
In-game commentary, Stadium speakers, Crowd, On the field, Music, Menu SFX.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
4 Versus, Co-op
LAN play
Online play
Versus, Co-op

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Self-hosting

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11, 12
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-6100 3.7 GHz
AMD Athlon X4 880K 4.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 50 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 670
AMD Radeon RX 460
DirectX 11 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Madden NFL 21 - PC Ultra Quality (3440x1440) - last accessed on 2020-08-20
  2. Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-08-20
    Tested the game with Microsoft's Xbox One controller connected through a USB cable