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bkryxsfaxg9j
Rising Adventurer
2 days ago

FC 26 crashing mid-match on Xbox Series S — Still ignored by EA

Hi everyone,

This issue has been present since launch, and despite being reported repeatedly, EA has yet to provide any meaningful response or fix, which is frankly unacceptable.

On Xbox Series S, FC 26 consistently freezes for 2–3 seconds during matches and then crashes to the Xbox home screen, usually during the second or third match. When the game is reopened, the match is automatically counted as a loss due to disconnection, even though the crash is caused by the game itself—not the player’s connection or hardware.

I have contacted EA Support multiple times, followed all suggested troubleshooting steps, and monitored community reports, yet nothing has changed. This issue has been affecting players for far too long, and the continued lack of acknowledgment makes it feel like it’s being ignored entirely. For a paid, competitive title, this is ridiculous and severely damages the gameplay experience.

If you are also experiencing this problem, please reply and confirm so we can demonstrate that this is not an isolated case. The more visibility this gets, the harder it is to ignore. If anyone has found a workaround, please share it—but ultimately, this requires an official fix from EA.

EA, this issue needs to be acknowledged and addressed immediately.

Thank you.

4 Replies

  • AshBallin's avatar
    AshBallin
    Newcomer
    17 hours ago

    My music is already off since these days I get sick of it on day 1 and much prefer Spotify to be on in the background 😄 

  • Yep, this is happening to me. (Also Series S) I've only recently started playing UT and while I don't mind getting my marbles handed to me what I don't appreciate is being knocked offline randomly and now since the last time it happened my season pass hasn't worked for the last 3 days and even with the new season now open I'm missing out on contributing points to it despite having taken every measure up to and including uninstalling and reinstalling the entire game. And still nothing 😩😩😩

  • bkryxsfaxg9j's avatar
    bkryxsfaxg9j
    Rising Adventurer
    17 hours ago

    Thank you for the information , i will try it out and let everyone knows if it worked for me !

  • Possible solution?

    I turned off the background music (from the game's main menu) a few days ago and it's been stable since then, no crashes. (New gen, series X)

    I've had this crashing issue since FC 24 and it usually went away around November which is about the same time I get sick of the music and shut it off. Who knows, maybe it's related.

    I'm cautiously optimistic so maybe if more people try this we may know if this is the fix or not. Hoping for a Christmas miracle.

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