Description

I am experiencing an input issue in EA SPORTS FC 25 on PC where keyboard inputs temporarily stop responding during matches.

When this occurs, the game continues running normally (camera movement, ball physics, crowd animations), but my controlled player stops responding to movement or actions.

Sometimes the player remains stationary despite directional input. Other times the player continues running in the last pressed direction until input starts responding again.

The issue occurs in both offline and online game modes.

Symptoms

When the issue happens:

• Keyboard input temporarily stops responding
• Player may keep running in one direction (last input)
• Game world continues normally
• No FPS drops or game freezing
• Inputs begin responding again after a short delay
• Windows keyboard functions (for example Caps Lock) still respond instantly

This suggests the game stops polling input temporarily rather than a keyboard or system failure.

Frequency

Occurs randomly during matches, but typically at least once per game.

Troubleshooting Attempted

I have already tried the following steps:

GPU / Graphics

• Updated NVIDIA drivers to the latest version
• Disabled G-SYNC
• Disabled Variable Refresh Rate (VRR)
• Disabled Hardware Accelerated GPU Scheduling
• Disabled Windowed Game Optimizations

NVIDIA Settings

• Monitor Technology set to Fixed Refresh
• Power Management Mode set to Prefer Maximum Performance
• V-Sync OFF
• Low Latency Mode OFF

Windows / System

• Disabled Xbox Game Bar
• Disabled Sticky Keys / Filter Keys / Accessibility keyboard features
• Disabled all overlays

Game Settings

• Forced exclusive fullscreen
• Tested with FPS limits
• Disabled overlays (NVIDIA / Steam)

Anti-Cheat

• Fully uninstalled and reinstalled EA Anti-Cheat

Compatibility

• Tested Windows compatibility mode
• Disabled fullscreen optimizations

None of these steps resolved the issue.

System Specifications

Laptop Model
Lenovo Legion

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H with Radeon Graphics

GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU

RAM
16 GB

Storage
Game installed on SSD

Operating System
Windows 11

Input Device
Keyboard

Additional Notes

• The issue started recently, despite the game previously working normally.
• The problem occurs in both online and offline matches, suggesting it is not network related.
• Game performance remains stable when the issue occurs.

Expected Behavior

Keyboard input should be consistently recognized during gameplay.

Actual Behavior

Input temporarily stops responding, causing players to continue moving in the last direction or ignore commands until input resumes.

If you want, I can also show you one extra line you should add that makes EA engineers more likely to investigate (it references the Frostbite input polling issue they track internally).