FC 26 – Freezing Offline & Heavy Input Delay Online (Since FC 25)

Hello,  

I have been experiencing a serious gameplay issue since the end of FC 25, and unfortunately it has continued into FC 26:  

- In Offline matches, the game freezes and players move in slow motion.  
- In Online matches, there is a heavy input delay; players feel extremely sluggish and unresponsive, which makes the game almost unplayable.  
- There are no issues on the main menu or interface – the problem only occurs during matches.  

My PC has strong hardware and runs every other game and application smoothly without any issues:  
- Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit  
- Processor: Intel Core i5-13400F (13th Gen)  
- Memory: 16 GB RAM  
- Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (8 GB VRAM)  
- Storage: Lexar NM620 NVMe SSD 512 GB  
- DirectX 12  

I have clean-installed GPU drivers, cleared cache, disabled antivirus during reinstall, and run both EA App and the game as administrator. My internet connection and controller are perfectly fine.  

EA Help has already confirmed my case (#222775307) and reported this issue as a bug to the development team.  

This problem makes it very difficult to enjoy the game, especially because it started towards the end of FC 25 and is still present in FC 26. I hope this can be addressed as soon as possible in a future patch.  

Thank you.