Connection freezes every 15 seconds – stable ping but constant lag (PS5)

Hi,

I’m having a very strange connection issue on PS5.

Every single match (Rivals, Champs, everything), I get a “connection unstable” warning exactly every ~15 seconds. The game freezes for about 3 seconds, then speeds up to catch up. During the freeze I can’t control my players and sometimes concede goals because of it.

The weird part is:

• My ping stays stable at 15–20 ms.
• It doesn’t spike when the freeze happens.
• It happens in every mode.
• Even PlayStation voice chat lags at the exact same moment as the freeze.

It’s not random — it’s literally every 15 seconds.

I’ve restarted my router and PS5, but the issue persists.

Has anyone experienced this or found a fix? Could this be packet loss or a server routing issue?

Thanks.