EA Sports has recently announced that FIFA 23 will be added to the “Play List” on EA Play starting from May 16. This means that the latest edition of the popular football series will be available to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers who have EA Play access as part of their membership. The “Play List” is an archive of legacy titles by EA that can be played by anyone with an EA Play subscription or an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership.
The launch of FIFA 23 on EA Play comes a month earlier than FIFA 22’s debut on the platform. Meanwhile, FIFA 21 is set to depart from the “Play List” on May 31. The 2022 release of FIFA 23 broke records in terms of the first-week player numbers, according to EA.
This will be the last FIFA game to bear the FIFA name since EA and football’s governing body parted ways. Instead, the game publisher plans to introduce a new era of football games through its upcoming EA Sports FC series. The company recently revealed the new series’ logo and some details about its successor to FIFA.
In summary, FIFA 23 is set to be added to the EA Play “Play List” on May 16, making it available to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers.
The game’s release on the platform is a month ahead of FIFA 22’s release, and FIFA 21 is scheduled to leave the “Play List” on May 31. FIFA 23’s launch saw a record-breaking first-week player numbers, and it is the last FIFA game with the FIFA name. EA is preparing to introduce a new era of football games through its upcoming EA Sports FC series.