After Title Update 12 came out, FIFA 23 players on the PlayStation 5 have been having stability issues. Strangely, it looks like the console’s friends list is to blame for these problems. In this blog post, we’ll get into the facts of this strange situation and talk about how it affects gaming.
Title Update 12 and Stability Concerns: Title Update 12 for FIFA 23 was meant to fix a number of known issues, such as glitches in the game’s graphics and sound as well as problems in the FIFA Ultimate Team mode. The update also hoped to improve stability on all platforms, including PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.
The Unexpected Connection
After installing Title Update 12, players of FIFA 23 on PlayStation 5 started getting errors that had to do with stability. The writers at Electronic Arts (EA) noticed the problem and started looking into the crashes that players reported. Even though a lasting fix hasn’t been found yet, the team did find an interesting way around the problem.
We are investigating reports of some players experiencing stability issues when launching FIFA 23 on PlayStation 5 with TU #12.
Workaround: Reduce your PS5 friends list to 100 or less friends and re-launch the game.https://t.co/ps9XQjBqay
— FIFA Direct Communication (@EAFIFADirect) May 10, 2023
In a tweet from the FIFA Director of Communication, it was said that limiting the number of friends to 100 or less could fix the problem with the game breaking. Many players didn’t understand what this suggestion meant. Still, it gave people who were desperate to play the game without constantly crashing a glimmer of hope.
Mixed Results and Frustration
The suggested fix seemed good, but it didn’t work for many people the way it was supposed to. Many replies to the Twitter post said that FIFA 23 kept crashing even after the number of friends on the PS5 console was cut down. One player who was upset wrote, “Is there any news on this? I got rid of my list of friends, but it’s still not working.” This unexpected link between the friends list and the stability of the game has made the FIFA community very upset.
Strangely, this is not the first time that PlayStation users have had issues with their friends list having an effect on FIFA gameplay. In 2016, players had the same issue with FIFA 16: they couldn’t get the “Friendship Test” Trophy. In that case, it seemed like the answer was to cut the number of friends to 50 or less. In the worlds of FIFA and PlayStation, it looks like strange technology bugs are still around.
Players are confused and frustrated by the unexpected link between FIFA 23’s stability issues and the PlayStation 5’s friends list. Even though EA’s developers are looking into the problem, a lasting fix has yet to be found. In the meantime, people keep looking for ways to play FIFA 23 without it crashing all the time.
