EA Sports FC 25players are having trouble accessing Ultimate Team and the in-game shop on PC due to connectivity issues with the servers. The exact cause of these issues is unknown, but those affected by them were temporarily unable to open new packs inEA Sports FC 25or redeem any bonuses from theirEA Sports FC 26pre-orders, if the player so happened to pre-order on July 30.
EA’s partnership with FIFA ended in 2023, and the company proceeded to launch itsEA Sports FCseries, which started withthe release ofEA Sports FC 24in September 2023. The franchise is not under the iconicFIFAtitle anymore, butEA Sports FCstill offers the single-player and multiplayer modes that players can expect each year, including the popular Ultimate Team mode.EA Sports FC 25has continued to receive support and updates ever since its release in September 2024, and nearly 10 months later, fans are gearing up for the release ofEA Sports FC 26, which will be the first game in the series released on Nintendo Switch 2. However, players who’ve been enjoyingEA Sports FC 25and preparing for the new release were interrupted by strange server issues on July 30.
On the morning of July 30,EA Sports FC 25players began to experience issues connecting to Ultimate Team on PC, preventing them from making progress or accessing the in-game shop. Reddit user Awkward-Sky-5982 and other players began share their frustrations and concerns online about their inability to play Ultimate Team, since the connectivity issues would force them back to the main menu. Other players, such as Reddit user Antique_Appeal495, began to doubt EA’s claims of upgrading servers in time forthe release ofEA Sports FC 26.Theofficial EA Sports FC Direct Communication Twitter accountalso acknowledged the issues and launched an investigation into the matter.
EA Sports FC 25 Players Encountered Server Issues that Prevented Them from Playing Ultimate Team on July 30
Fortunately, theEA Sports FCdevelopers found the cause of the server issues and fixed them, so players should be able to accessUltimate Team inEA Sports FC 25as normally intended. The exact cause of the server issues was not disclosed, and manyEA Sports FC 25players are hoping for another update and/or compensation for Ultimate Team’s hours of downtime. Some players also want extensions to some of the game’s weekly in-game events, since server issues prevented them from making further progress.
At the very least, the developers fixed the issue in a matter of hours and communicated withEA Sports FC 25players directly on social media. TheEA Sports FCteam previously revealed that they went with a “community-first approach” forEA Sports FC 26by establishing official FC Feedback channels and implementing highly requested features and improvements for the new game. This approach could help improve theoverall quality of life inEA Sports FC 26after launch with steady updates.
