What changed in EA SPORTS™ FIFA 23 in 2023

Live the action of the group stages across multiple UEFA tournaments in Ultimate Team™.

Players can convert their FIFA Points into FC Points for EA SPORTS FC 24.

Mia Hamm's Rating is now available as part of the ICONs in Ultimate Team.

Women's footballers make their Ultimate Team debut in EA SPORTS FC 24.

EA SPORTS FC™ 24 delivers an elevated matchday experience with new cloth simulations and feature lighting.

The enhanced Frostbite™ Engine increases detail to make every moment look and feel more realistic.

Provided troubleshooting steps for players unable to launch FIFA 23, including reinstalling EA anticheat.

Investigating an issue preventing the launch of FIFA 23 for a small portion of players, with plans to address it in an upcoming Title Update.

Play the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023™ in FIFA 23 at no extra cost.

Play through the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ in a single player tournament mode.

Step into the boots of a specific player leading their nation in the FIFA Women’s World Cup™.

Experience the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ in kick-off matches against friends or AI.

Play through the authentic FIFA Women’s World Cup™ in a single player tournament mode with 32 qualified countries.

Experience the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ in a kick-off match against friends or AI, selecting from Group Stage or Knockout Round matches.

Play for the most coveted prize in women’s football with all 32 qualified nations, stadium dressings, cinematics, and dedicated commentary.

Step into the boots of a specific player leading their nation to glory, with options to control just that player or the whole national team.

Shapeshifters transforms footballers into brand new superstars with different skills, abilities, playing styles, and even positions.

Celebrate the best players with a maximum of one performance-based Special Item in the FUT 23 season.

Festival of nostalgia bringing back past prodigies and new favourites.

Introduction of dynamic FUT ICONs in FIFA 23.

Players receive 5* upgrades as part of the FUT celebration.

The National Women’s Soccer League brings new clubs and faces to FIFA 23.

Four new iconic clubs join the game: VfL Wolfsburg Women, Eintracht Frankfurt Women, Chelsea Women, Manchester City Women, Olympique Lyonnais Féminin, and Paris Saint-Germain Féminine.

New headscans for select players in the NWSL.

Challenge for the title in Tournament Mode with a full home and away season culminating in a trophy presentation.

All 12 National Women’s Soccer League clubs join FIFA 23 for free starting March 15.

Players can take the pitch in Kick-Off, Co-op Seasons, Online Friendlies, and VOLTA with NWSL teams.

New headscans for select players bring the faces of the NWSL to the game.

Four new iconic clubs added: VfL Wolfsburg Women, Eintracht Frankfurt Women, Chelsea Women, Manchester City Women, Olympique Lyonnais Féminin, and Paris Saint-Germain Féminine.

Celebrate top performers with dynamic upgrades reflecting their current form.

FUT Heroes join the lineup, featuring memorable players from football history.

Dynamic FUT 23 Player Items reward progression from knockout stages to lifting the trophy in the final stages of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Europa Conference League.

Celebrate the young players set to take the game by storm with special items reflecting their potential.

Addressed instances of an EA anticheat stability issue that could have prevented the title from launching in some cases.

Filters could have incorrectly returned to their default settings after returning from Transfer Market Live Search Results.

Player Items sometimes displayed incorrectly on the Transfer Recommendations tile.

In rare cases, some tackling animations did not play correctly.

Improved referee logic when deciding to call for an offside when the offending player was outside of the pitch’s playing area.

Sometimes, an Outside Of The Foot Shot animation did not occur when the shot was requested correctly.

On some save screens, EA Social was unintentionally available.

Added the ability for players to automatically download the latest visual assets such as balls, kits, and more, without a Title Update.

Playtime Match Limit messages could not be closed when a set limit was reached.

Taller players are more likely to place themselves in attack-oriented positions during corner kicks.

Cross-play will be unavailable until this Title Update is released to other platforms in the near future.

In some rare situations, a requested pass would not be performed by the ball carrier.

Creative, tenacious, and commanding midfielders from the Team of the Year are now live.

Complete FUT Mode objectives to claim the special Vanity Kit during the Lunar New Year festival.

Challenge yourselves with the Featured Squad Battle special matches in FIFA Ultimate Team.

Some of the best goal machines in world football are now available in FIFA 23 Ultimate Team.

Introduction of the Team of the Year players in FIFA 23 Ultimate Team.

Added Most Popular and Best Value labels to corresponding FIFA Points Bundles.

Teams with a high defensive line could push up too closely to the center during kick offs.

Known issue where the message for Playtime Match Limits could not be closed; workaround provided.

Addressed an issue that could affect end of match rewards in VOLTA FOOTBALL.

In specific situations, the CPU AI could not win the ball back if the human player was shielding.

Addressed instances of ball carriers running over the ball when dribbling.

Ball carriers are now more likely to maintain possession when pressured from behind.

In some cases, it was not possible to change player positions after all substitutions were made.

Updated badges, balls, UI elements, custom managers, starheads, kits, tattoos, boots, gloves, facial hair, and more.

Sometimes, a Semi-Assisted Through Pass could incorrectly be hit out of play.

Addressed instances of animations not playing correctly during physical contact between players.

In some cases, a quick free kick could not be taken and transitioned to a traditional free kick.

Improved referee logic for foul decisions regarding slide tackles.

Addressed an issue where an incorrect ball could be used in some matches.

AI teammates will more actively provide shorter passing options against teams using Constant Pressure.

Using Player Lock with customized controls could result in unwanted requests being performed.

Addressed an issue where defenders could incorrectly slow down when chasing Lofted Through Passes.

A View Help button callout has been added to various FUT menus, displaying a message and QR code for EA Help.

Addressed issues where saved gameplans were not applied during matches.

Addressed issues with incorrect starting lineups in FIFA World Cup™ Live Your World Cup mode.

When locking to a player without the ball, the CPU ball carrier could perform unwanted Skill Moves.

In some cases, CPU AI goalkeepers could perform unintentionally poor passes from goal kicks.

Replaced the Play New Final option with a Restart Final option after a Featured Quickplay Grand Final match.

Improved referee logic for foul decisions when the offending player moves away from the ball carrier.

In some cases, custom controller settings could reset to default in Kick Off.

Addressed instances of the ball unintentionally falling back to the attacking player after a tackle.

Addressed an issue where the radar could sometimes disappear during matches.

A Profile Tab has been added to the Player Details view for certain Player Items.

In some cases, players at kick off could be unable to move for a short period after a goal was scored.

CPU defenders applying Constant Pressure will take longer to track back if they do not win the ball.

In rare situations, the ball carrier could become momentarily unresponsive after receiving a pass.

Stamina Decay decreased by 11.7% for specific defensive custom tactics.

Addressed issues with incorrect match results in FIFA World Cup™ Live Your World Cup mode.

Addressed instances of EA anticheat not installing or updating correctly.

Removed heading animations that could occur when a player was not in contention for the ball.