Those simply looking to find a friend and jump straight into the game without bothering with any side content have nothing to worry about. Using EA Social is not in any way more complicated than the standard friend searches of previous installments. How does EA Social work in FIFA 23?

EA Social is the unification of all friend lists, invites, and game invites in FIFA 23 into one hub. Friends added through your local platform and friends added through EA Network will all appear in the unified EA Social friends list. You will be able to see some status info such as your friends being online, their gaming platform, and any potential incompatibility for online play.

There are also options to mute, remove, block, or report your friends if it all comes down to it. Just like friends, all game invites are also funneled through EA Social this year, so you don2019t have to navigate to a different place each time you want to play a different game mode. How to add friends in FIFA 23 with EA Social EA Social friend invites work no differently than regular local invites that we2019re used to.

Adding friends through EA Social is mandatory for FIFA 23 crossplay.EA gave cross-play a major overhaul for the release of FIFA 23 in an attempt to make it more accessible. Part of that overhaul is the implementation of EA Social, the new way to find friends and enter matchmaking across different platforms.