EA Answers HQ – Bug Report (PS5)

• Product: EA Sports FC 26
• Platform: PlayStation 5
• Issue Type: Gameplay Freeze + Fast-Forward Catch-Up
• Mode: All modes (FUT Rivals/Champs, Kick-Off, Career)
• Frequency: Every match / multiple times per match

Summary of the Issue

During matches the game freezes completely for 1–3 seconds, then fast-forwards very quickly to catch up to real gameplay time.

This creates a loop of:

Freeze → Fast-Forward → Freeze → Fast-Forward

Happens online and offline. Makes the game unpredictable and sometimes unplayable.

Steps to Reproduce

Start any match in FC 26 (FUT, Kick-Off, Career, etc.).

Play normally for a few minutes.

The game will randomly freeze for a moment and then resume in fast-forward.

Issue repeats several times throughout the match.

Expected Result

Smooth gameplay without freezing or time-jumping.

Actual Result

Rendering freezes for 1–3 seconds.

Simulation continues in the background → on resume, the game fast-forwards all missed frames.

Gameplay speed becomes unstable and jerky.

Evidence

Video clip attached:

Impact

Gameplay becomes unfair and nearly unplayable in competitive modes due to uncontrollable movement after freezes.

Request

Please investigate this as a PS5-specific freeze and catch-up rendering bug in EA Sports FC 26.

Multiple PS5 players are reporting identical symptoms. A fix or acknowledgment from the team would be appreciated.