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Seasoned Novice

Re: Severe FPS Drops (5-10 FPS) in every game mode, even in Menus

Hello EA/Community,

I am posting to report a critical, chronic, and completely unacceptable performance issue in FC 26 on PC: random, massive FPS drops (stuttering/lag) that render the game unplayable.

The Problem: The game often starts or transitions into a state where the frame rate plummets to single digits (or very low FPS), making quick gameplay impossible.

The UNACCEPTABLE Workaround:

The only way to force the game back to its normal, smooth, expected FPS is by restarting the game multiple times.

My Recent Experience (Proof it's a bug):

I am currently forced to restart FC 26 up to 15 times before a session finally runs smoothly. This is a massive waste of time and kills the desire to play.

The Undeniable Truth:

It is NOT a PC/Hardware issue. If my PC couldn't handle the game, it would be unplayable 100% of the time. The fact that the game runs perfectly after repeated restarts clearly indicates a software bug—likely related to memory, resource allocation, or the anti-cheat system on startup/session initialization.
This is not a minor inconvenience; it is a fundamental flaw that is actively driving players away.

Conclusion and Demand:

This situation is frustrating and completely unsustainable. EA must acknowledge this widespread issue and release an urgent patch (fix) to permanently resolve this severe performance bug. We deserve a functional product.

Thank you for your attention. We are waiting for a quick and effective resolution.

3 Replies

Xete89
Seasoned Rookie
2 months ago
This is happening since the official lunch of the game. Im thinking very seriously to make some lowal actions, but I'm not sure what. Is really unacceptable. Im so tired to lost games and can't play without thinking that the fps will drop at anytime with the cinematic.
Sousa0230
Seasoned Novice
2 months ago
Its so sad, there are so many people with this problem, and EA can't help us, they just got 70$ from us and dont want to help at all, i haven't been able to play this week, i just get on offline kick off to see if i have fps, when i dont, i restart game, but this week its just impossible, i've restarted the game 20 times today and still didnt play
dylanjuventino10
Seasoned Rookie
25 days ago
EXACTLY how my experience is. I restart it like 4-5 times and if im lucky on the third attempt, game runs smooth in kickoff, and when going back to menu, if everything still smooth - i can finally go into pro clubs with the boys. Otherwise, if im not testing it that way, I cause the whole club to leave as soon as we get into a game, since the cutscene before the game shows that the problem exist, meaning I have like 2 fps.