In September FIFA 23 will be released. We have collected all known information about the release, Ultimate Edition, gameplay and more.
EA Sports has officially unveiled FIFA 23, the final instalment in the long-running football game series before switching to the EA Sports FC name next year due to licensing disputes.
In this article we collect all important information about the release, gameplay changes, crossplay, editions and more – so everything you need to know now in preparation for FIFA 23.
All important information about FIFA 23
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Release: When will FIFA 23 be released?
FIFA 23 will be released on Friday, the 30 September 2022 . The preload for all versions will start on 19 September 2022 at 7pm.
Early Access: How can you play FIFA 23 earlier?
Subscribers to EA Play will be able to start a ten-hour trial as early as 26 September 2022 at 4pm . Subscribers to EA Play Pro on PC will have no time limit.
Those who purchase the Ultimate Edition will get to go on September 27, 2022.
Note: Because other gaming websites and EA themselves write that the EA Play Trial only starts on 27 September, we asked EA for you. We were confirmed that the Early Access, as described in the article, already starts on 26 September at 4 p.m.
Leak: Some pre-orderers can already play now
Those who pre-ordered the Xbox version of FIFA 23 may already be able to play the title now, a month before release, as will some EA Play Pro members. Not all, but some of them got an early access to FIFA 23 by EA itself via e-mail.
They have of course already thrown some info into the net, for example the rankings of many players have appeared:
Gameplay videos have also been distributed on the social media channels, even if some of them have already been deleted again:
Editions: What”s the difference between Standard and Ultimate Editions?
FIFA 23 will also get an Ultimate Edition which will cost 90 Euro on PC at Steam and Origin and includes some bonuses compared to the standard edition (70 Euro).
FIFA 23 Standard Edition (70 Euro)
- FUT Team of the Week 1 Player Item (Untradeable)
- Kylian Mbappé Loan Item for 5 FUT Matches
- FUT Ambassador loan player item for 3 FUT games
- Career mode young talent from own youth with world class potential
FIFA 23 Ultimate Edition (90 Euro)
- FIFA World Cup FUT Hero Player Item (Untradeable) – only with pre-order until 21 August
- 4,600 FIFA Points
- 3 days advance access: Play FIFA 23 from 27th September onwards
- FUT Ones to Watch Player Item (Untradeable)
- FUT Team of the Week 1 Player Item (Trade-in)
- Kylian Mbappé Loan Item for 5 FUT Matches
- FUT Ambassador loan player item for 3 FUT games
- Career mode young talent from own youth with world class potential
Note: The Ultimate Edition bonuses are only worthwhile if you want to play the multiplayer mode FUT.
Cover: Who is on the cover?
This year, two players share the cover honour, and a bit of history is made in the process. Kylian Mbappé returns as FIFA 23 cover star, making it the third year in a row he”s been on the wraps?
Gameplay: What gameplay innovations will there be?
There”s excellent news for all PC players. With FIFA 23, the PC version draws level with the version for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S and thus gets all the gameplay advantages and innovations. The focus is on the technology HyperMotion 2, which is supposed to provide especially great realism.
Building on the Hypermotion technology from FIFA 22 the developer has captured two games – one male and one female – to integrate 6,000 new animations into the engine. The end result promises a more precise feel when dribbling and other subtle improvements. Blocking the ball in the penalty area is noticeably less magnetic and goalkeepers behave a little more humanly
The biggest new feature is the power shot: Hold down L1 and R1 (PlaySation gamepad) or LB and RB (Xbox gamepad) while dribbling towards the goal and the camera zooms in slightly on your player. At this moment, you press the shoot button and release it again to drive the ball into the goal. You need good timing here, though, or the ball will miss by miles.
Watch the trailer for the new features here to see them in motion:
FUT: What”s new in FIFA 23 Ultimate Team?
FUT is and remains the most popular game mode in the FIFA series. Here you can collect player cards and use them to build the team of your dreams.
In FIFA 23 there are again many important changes and innovations:
- New chemistry system: The chemistry system is much easier and allows many new combinations, because players no longer have to be placed next to each other. If you have Dortmund”s Süle (centre-back) and Adeyemi (striker) on the pitch, for example, they will still increase your team chemistry to the maximum, as they have the same nationality, league and club.
- New position system: Due to the new position system, players now have up to three positions in which they can be used. In return, the position change cards are dropped. So those who are annoyed by opponents who have converted their lightning-quick strikers into defensive midfielders can rejoice.
- FUT Moments: A single player mode with shortened matches based on events from real everyday football.
- World Cup Mode: The World Cup in Qatar will also be available as a separate game mode within FUT from mid-November.
Career Mode: What”s changing in the popular single player mode?
If you prefer to build your team offline or want to get started as a player yourself – there are also many innovations in the career mode.
- Playable Highlights: If you don”t want to play the whole game, you can activate the playable highlights. This way, the game throws you into the action several times per game, in which you have to successfully complete key scenes.
- Dynamic Moments: There are many new cutscenes for special events in the life of your coach or player.
- Transfer Analyses: There is now a rating system for every completed transfer. Good marks are given for bargains, bad marks if you buy bad players too expensive.
Crossplay: Who can play with whom in FIFA 23?
FIFA 23 will offer Crossplay for the first time. Players on PC, Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 can now compete against each other in almost all modes. The same applies to players on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Licences: Which teams are in it?
As it does every year, FIFA will include thousands of games, hundreds of teams and dozens of leagues. However, there are three big changes.
Juventus Torino: The Old Lady returns to FIFA 23 after its exclusive deal with Konami”s PES series expired. Piemonte Calcio is therefore history. However, AS Roma, Lazio Roma, SSC Napoli and Atalanta Bergamo will still be missing.
Women”s Leagues: For the first time, there will be women”s football at club level in FIFA. Two leagues make it into the game: they are the Women”s Super League (England) and Division 1 Féminine (France).
Russia: Due to the political situation in Ukraine there will be no Russian clubs and no national team in the game. These were already removed in FIFA 22 after Russia started the attack on Ukraine which was against international law.
But of course we will regularly update this article with more info about FUT, career mode and more as soon as EA has officially announced them in the course of the next days and weeks.
Will you give FIFA 23 a chance again with the new engine? Or have you written off the series after the disastrous FIFA 22? Tell us in the comments!
