Last but certainly not least, FIFA 23 next gen was fun FIFA 23 Coins . The excitement for a new console can never be overstated, but between the enhanced visuals and the better AI, the game had that fun factor to it. The balance between fun and realism was near perfect, and with Ultimate Team just starting to explode, it felt like EA Canada was truly dedicated to making a great footy title. While you can argue that FIFA got progressively worse from 2014/15 to now, there’s no denying that FIFA 23 was truly a next-gen title.

According to EA, news regarding FIFA 23 on the PS5/Xbox Series X will come on November 24th so we’ll have to exercise a bit of patience but here’s to hoping that it brings us as much enjoyment as FIFA 23!

To say I was disappointed in FIFA 23 would be an understatement. Leading up to its release, EA was extremely transparent in its Pitch Notes series, which built up expectations that they mostly did not deliver on for me (at least on the pitch). While Career mode got some great upgrades, the gameplay on the pitch suffered from some pretty glaring issues, namely the lack of midfield awareness by the AI (both your teammate AI and the CPU).

While the slider guys are working overtime to ensure that we have a realistic experience that mirrors what we hold near and dear to our OS hearts, the truth is that they shouldn’t have to. Sure, issues like positioning and runs off the ball always need a little love and attention, but glaring issues shouldn’t fall to the feet of the community to address. Be that as it may, post-patch FIFA 23 now includes two major patches (Title Updates 3.1 & 4), so it’s time to see if FIFA 23 has improved.

In looking at the two sets of patch notes, there’s a lot to address. Much like FIFA 23 seemed to FUT 23 buy Coins  release with a host of bugs. For the sake of brevity and there not being enough coffee in the world to get through them all, we’re going to focus on the major fixes aimed at gameplay. Career mode has also received quite a few updates, which we’ll get to at some point when we take our deep dive into that mode once again