FIFA 23: Release starts tomorrow – When can you play?

The release of the FIFA 23 Standard Edition is only a day away. All information to start.

When is the FIFA 23 release? FIFA 23 officially starts on September 30, 2022 – at least in the standard version. Previously you could already:

But now the “normal” version of the game also starts.

Is there a preload? Yes, you can already download FIFA 23 on both PC and consoles so that you can start as soon as the release starts.

Release time for FIFA 23 and Xbox trick with New Zealand

When can I play FIFA 23? The digital version of FIFA 23 Standard Edition should be unlocked at 00:00 local time on Thursday night. From this point you can play if you have already downloaded the game.

What is the Xbox trick? There’s a popular trick on Xbox to push the release date a little bit forward.

To do this, you simply have to switch the Xbox to the New Zealand time zone.

• Go to your Xbox settings
• Select language and location settings
• Change your location to “New Zealand”

The start in New Zealand at 00:00 corresponds to 13:00 here. In the past, even with the Ultimate Edition, you could get into the game earlier on the Xbox. With the standard edition, this should be possible from September 29, 1:00 p.m.

On the other hand, this procedure is not recommended on the PlayStation, as you have to create a separate account with which you would then have to continue playing.

What’s in FIFA 23? In FIFA 23 you can play a variety of football-related modes.

• When kicking off, you simply gamble against friends or the AI. There you can try out the new gameplay.
• There are also fun friendly game modes like “Surprise Ball” or “Survival”
• In career mode, you take over a club of your choice and lead it to the top of the world. This time you can also play real trainers.
• In Volta you can play a slightly freer version of street soccer. There are also crazy mini-games at the weekend.
• Pro Clubs lets you play 11 vs 11 online.
• And in Ultimate Team you try to build an ever stronger team and beat online opponents. This mode is always accompanied by new events throughout the year and offers different ways of playing.

What else is new in FIFA 23? The gameplay has been adapted to FIFA 23, “Hypermotion 2” is intended to double the number of animations. The new power shot in FIFA 23, for example, is particularly striking:

A first assessment of the gameplay in FIFA 23 can be found here.

Above all, players on the PC should notice some innovations this year, because the PC version this year also got all the features that are available on the NextGen consoles – in contrast to the last few years. It’s all about Hypermotion and the numerous new animations that are supposed to make the gaming experience more realistic. Meanwhile, this is missing on the “old” consoles.

However, there were problems with FIFA 23 when the PC version started.