EA Owns Itself, Accidentally Leaks FIFA 23 A Month Early

It’s unclear just how this leak happened, but VGC suggests it was a portion of the playerbase that had access to the recent beta test and were playing it on Xbox consoles. Updating their beta-test versions somehow gave them full access to all of FIFA 23‘s final modes. Some were even livestreaming the game on Twitch, like user mexico07dan1, before their channels were quickly scrubbed and terminated. EA is also reportedly just banning anyone caught playing FIFA 23 early. Still, these sorta consequences haven’t stopped the series’ dedicated fans from posting their findings.

In fact, Reddit, Twitter, and YouTube are inundated with leaked details. There’s Cristiano Ronaldo’s 81 rating, a downgrade from the 91 he was assigned in FIFA 22. Some folks have demonstrated the FIFA Ultimate Team mode’s UI in copious videos. Hell, even parts of the game’s soundtrack were made public. If you care about spoilers, be careful out there right now.

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Kotaku has reached out to EA for comment.

There’s no word on how EA will handle this leak. While the publisher is allegedly banning players, it’s unclear if their progress would be wiped alongside the swift takedown. Despite this, it seems some players are still checking out FIFA 23 offline before it drops. The fearlessness is unmatched.