Fc26 Crashing Xbox

So I've been losing my mind trying to figure out what's going on with my setup and I finally figured out it's not me — it's FC26.

Basically, every time I play FC26 on my Xbox Series X, the whole console shuts down completely. Not just the game crashing, the entire console. Dead. I've tried everything — checked the ventilation, cleaned the vents, moved the console, checked the power cable, cleared the cache, the works. Nothing.

The thing that made me realise it's a game issue and not a hardware issue? Every other game runs absolutely fine, and has for the 6 years I've owned the console. It's only FC26 that causes the full shutdown. The console isn't even hot when it happens either, so it's not a genuine overheating problem.

I've seen a few others mention switching to the Xbox One version of the game as a workaround but my friends all have Xbox series X and play this game so I can't go to the One version, and it really shouldn't be necessary 8 months after launch.

Has anyone else been dealing with this? Has EA said anything about a fix? It happened with FC25 too apparently and got patched eventually, so hoping the same happens here but would be good to know if there's anything else worth trying in the meantime.

Thanks