Madden NFL 17 is an American football sports video game based on the National Football League and published by EA Sports for the PlayStation 4 PlayStation 3 Xbox One and Xbox 360. As the 28th installment of the Madden NFL series the game was released on August 23 2016 and features New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski on the cover. It was the last Madden NFL game to be released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions are based on Madden NFL 25. On May 12 2016 EA Sports uploaded a trailer to YouTube. They also revealed the new features that were added to the game which includes an upgrade of the Ground Game a redesigned and better Franchise Mode "Madden 365" a new Ball Carrier UI Prompts help teach moves available to you while the new Path Assist helps you navigate and anticipate down field and more. They have also announced that they would hire new announcers Brandon Gaudin and Charles Davis.