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jem3y
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3 months ago
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PS5 Overheating Warning When Playing EA Sports FC 26

 

Hello EA Community,

 

I would like to report a recurring overheating issue with EA Sports FC 26 on PS5.

 

When I play FC 26, the PS5 fan becomes noticeably louder, and after some time I receive the official “Your PS5 is too hot” warning. This has happened repeatedly.

 

What makes this issue particularly strange is that I do not experience the same problem with other demanding games. I can play Battlefield 6, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, and Call of Duty without overheating warnings, abnormal fan noise, or shutdowns.

 

I have already tried several solutions:

 

- Completely deleted FC 26 and reinstalled it.

- Made sure the PS5 has adequate ventilation.

- Previously had the console checked/serviced by a technician.

- The problem still occurs specifically when playing FC 26.

 

I have also found multiple reports from other PS5 and PS5 Slim users describing very similar overheating problems while playing FC 26, including recent reports from July and August 2026.

 

This makes me wonder whether there could be an optimization, stability, or performance issue specific to FC 26 on certain PS5 systems.

 

Could EA please investigate this issue and confirm whether it is a known problem?

 

If necessary, I can provide a video showing the overheating warning and additional information about my console and the exact circumstances in which the problem occurs.

 

I would appreciate any official information, troubleshooting steps, or future fix related to this issue.

 

Thank you.

  • Hi man, same problem here. In my case, it only happens when I play career mode, when I play Ultimate Team it works perfectly. Did you find any solution? It looks like a Fc26 issue...

6 Replies

  • 17wbsnakswl's avatar
    17wbsnakswl
    Seasoned Newcomer
    3 months ago

    Hi man, same problem here. In my case, it only happens when I play career mode, when I play Ultimate Team it works perfectly. Did you find any solution? It looks like a Fc26 issue...

  • jem3y's avatar
    jem3y
    Rising Novice
    3 months ago

    Hi broth, I have exactly the same issue. My PS5 overheats and shows the “PS5 is too hot” warning only when playing FC 26 offline  Other demanding games such as Battlefield 6, Spider-Man 2 and Call of Duty work perfectly. In my case, does the overheating also happen only in Career Mode, or does it happen in other FC 26 modes? Have you found anything that reduces the problem?

  • nepapal's avatar
    nepapal
    Rising Newcomer
    2 months ago

    Hi guys! I’ve had the exact same problem whenever I play career mode, the message comes when I start a match. I’ve already tried every cleaning and ventilation process and reinstalling the game.

  • 17wbsnakswl's avatar
    17wbsnakswl
    Seasoned Newcomer
    2 months ago

    Exactly the same for me, it always happens when I start a career mode match (the warning always appears in the first 5 minutes of the match). I'm starting to think this is a fc's bug. I guess there's nothing we can do. I hope EA fixes it asap.

  • Also been having the same issues for some time. Like other replies mines also with career mode in gameplay only. However mine actually forces a full reset of the PlayStation and shuts it down, no dust I’ve cleaned even tried putting a fan on my PlayStation. Does reinstalling not work?

  • Cadmus19's avatar
    Cadmus19
    Seasoned Newcomer
    1 day ago

    Did you get any solution? it is happning for me as well so unfortunately i have to stop playing the game itself.

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