Yesterday was a big day for FIFA 23’s hardcore fans as the game officially launched in early access for those who had already purchased the Ultimate Edition. But, with that being said, the first few hours didn’t provide a pleasant experience for players as most users faced network errors when trying to play Ultimate Team.
As reported byEuroGamer, the Ultimate Team mode was unavailable when the Early Access officially began on September 27. Both PlayStation and Xbox versions couldn’t connect to EA Servers, which was thenconfirmedby the official Twitter account of the game. Thankfully, it only took the developers two hours after confirming the issue to open the servers and let the players enjoy their new Ultimate Team journey.
RELATED:Modern Warfare 2 Beta Broke Records For Call Of Duty FranchiseRegarding the fact that the worldwide launch has been set for September 30, it remains unknown whether something similar would happen at the time of the official launch or not. FIFA 23 is supposed to feature cross-play between all platforms at launch, which could put even more pressure on the EA Servers when a lot of players from across the world try to receive access to the game at launch.
Even if you don’t own the Ultimate Edition of the game, you can now play FIFA 23 for up to 10 hours for free using your EA Play or Game Pass Ultimate subscription. The trial access period was reportedly activated on September 26.
Those who have pre-ordered the Standard Edition of FIFA 23 can now start pre-loading the game. The game will be available in the earlier hours of September 30 in Europe, but if you need the exact release time, check out all the details righthere.
FIFA 23 will be the last title in the series that launches under the name of FIFA, the next iterations of the franchise will be launched as EA Sports FC, but Electronic Arts have promised to keep the license agreements despite terminating its contract with FIFA. That being said, the end of its partnership with FIFA might not allow Electronic Arts to officially license international tournaments such as future World Cups.
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