Understandable, thank you for your time!
Does that also apply to the BAP bonus? I find it odd that I would have to login to an online game mode to access/unlock offline features. Is there a way to access the BAP bonus only? Its really the only reason I got the X factor edition, and I figured since it was for offline play, it might have been easier to remedy.
I wonder if it has to do with the way the content is implemented (from my limited understanding of it at least) meaning every other game I have purchased that was "dual-entitlement" whereas you could play the game on both consoles, the extra content from the upgraded editions is a separate pack that you have to download. From what I can tell, at least on the console end, is that it seems to be done internally (ie: on EA servers not Microsoft) as both versions of the game are still the standard edition (even though my NHL 23 Icon says X-Factor edition)
The one that says X-Factor Edition is not the standard edition. That one is most likely the Xbox Series X version and the other is the Xbox One version.
