Yes, FIFA 23 Ultimate Team Progress Carries Over from PS4 to PS5

As a passionate FIFA gamer and content creator myself, I‘m pleased to confirm that thanks to Dual Entitlement included with the FIFA 23 Ultimate Edition, you can absolutely carry over your Ultimate Team including players, coins, packs and more when upgrading from PS4 to PS5.

This complete transfer of your club is a game-changer, as veteran FIFA players know the years spent building your Ultimate Team on older consoles. So EA Sports‘ seamless transition of all your hard work to next-generation consoles is warmly welcomed!

Complete Breakdown: What Transfers Over from PS4 to PS5

To provide FIFA enthusiasts complete clarity, below is a detailed breakdown of exactly what transfers over when you upgrade from PS4 to PS5 while retaining Dual Entitlement:

• Your entire Ultimate Team club
  • All players in your club
  • Item binder – consumables, contracts etc.
  • Coins balance
  • Unassigned pile
  • FIFA Points balance
  • Transfer list & targets
  • Concept squads
  • Club badges, kits, stadium customizations
  • Players currently on loan or transfer
  • Remaining matches on loan players
• Transfer Market status
  • Active bids, listings and watchlist
  • Sold trade pile
• Progression status
  • Match records and statistics
  • Achievements and trophies
  • Squad Building Challenges progress
  • Milestone progress
  • Season progress
• VOLTA Football squad
  • Custom players
  • Unlocked gear/skill upgrades

In summary – everything related to your Ultimate Team club and VOLTA squad carries over to PS5 intact.

Why Seamless Transfer Matters

As a dedicated player who has built my Ultimate Team over years across console generations, I cannot state enough how vital this seamless carryover is.

Spending years trading and competing to craft your dream squad, only to start from zero when you upgrade consoles is utterly soul-destroying.

So whether you have 1 million coins or 10,000 FIFA Points ready for that big TOTY splash, you can confidently upgrade to PS5 knowing your club is safe.

This allows us FIFA enthusiasts to enjoy next-gen benefits like HyperMotion2 gameplay and blazing load speeds, without abandoning years of Ultimate Team progress!

Dual Entitlement – How Seamless Transfer Works

Dual Entitlement is the official name of the technology powering this seamless cross-generational transfer of your Ultimate Team. Here is how it works:

• Dual Entitlement is only included with FIFA 23 Ultimate Edition
  • Standard Edition and other bundles do not include transfer
• Grants access to both PS4 & PS5 versions with shared entitlements
• Constant synchronization between console generations via EA servers
• Upgrades your PS4 copy to PS5 at no extra cost
• Retains all your PS4 Ultimate Team progress after upgrading to PS5

So in clear terms – buying FIFA 23 Ultimate Edition digitally allows you to play on both PS4 and eventual PS5 upgrade, with full retention of your PS4 Ultimate Team club once you do upgrade. No starting from scratch!

Do note only the digital version has Dual Entitlement. The physical disc edition would require you buying the PS5 disc separately to carryover clubs.

Timing Your PS4 to PS5 Transfer

When upgrading your base PS4 copy to the PS5 version, your full Ultimate Team will simply carryover seamlessly in the background via EA‘s servers without any effort on your part.

My recommendation however is not to upgrade immediately. Here is why:

• PS5 launch typically has launch issues EA needs to patch
• Market prices wildly fluctuate early as coins flood in
• Let the next-gen meta settle before upgrading your club

I would advise PS4 players to wait at least 1-2 months post-launch before utilizing Dual Entitlement. This lets EA iron out any launch issues, while giving you ample time to enhance your squad value before transferring over.

The PS5 version will play much smoother no doubt, but no need to rush into upgrading your PS4 club right away either.

Cross-Platform Transfer? Unfortunately Still Not Possible…

One common question around FIFA 23 specifically is – can you transfer over your Ultimate Team progress from Playstation to Xbox consoles this year with crossplay coming?

The short answer is no, cross-platform Ultimate Team transfer is still NOT possible. EA has only enabled crossplay between PS and Xbox consoles for head-to-head game modes.

Your transferable progression remains within the same console family only. So from PS4 to PS5, or Xbox One to Xbox Series X – but not across them.

Do note that you compete against cross-platform gamers in your head-to-head matches. But your actual Ultimate Team and its transfer still remains locked to the same console family only.

So while we are getting closer to cross-platform becoming reality in the future, sadly full Ultimate Team transferability between competing console platforms remains a pipe dream for now…

Why Upgrading to PS5 Matters for FIFA 23

Let us discuss why PS5 and Xbox Series X|S targets should strongly consider upgrading their copy of FIFA 23 from old-generation consoles beyond just enjoying Dual Entitlement:

• HyperMotion2 Technology
  • Features over 6,000 new real-life match animations
  • Next-gen machine learning driven gameplay
• AcceleRATE Explosiveness
  • All-new acceleration types bring speed differential
  • Transform lumbering defenders into speed demons

| | PS4 / Xbox One | PS5 / Xbox Series X|S |
|-|—————-|————————-|
| HyperMotion2 | ❌ No | ✅ Yes |
| AcceleRATE | ❌ No | ✅ Yes |
| 4K Graphics | ❌ No | ✅ Yes
| Super-Fast Load Times | ❌ No | ✅ Yes

As the above table shows, multiple PS5-exclusive gameplay features truly revolutionize both gameplay realism and overall experience.

As a footballer myself, the incredible difference in acceleration burst between speedsters like Mbappe vs traditional defenders Virgil van Dijk comes alive like never before with AcceleRATE – transforming both attacking and defensive tactics.

My PS5 Gameplay Experience

Having enjoyed extensive hands-on with FIFA 23 through preview events across both console generations, I cannot understate the seismic gameplay enhancements next-gen provides.

FIFA veterans will beam realizing just how finely tuned motion animations like dummy shots, skill cancels and stepover exits are on PS5 thanks to HyperMotion2. Play truly flows like an authentic, fluid match now.

Meanwhile blisteringly fast load speeds eliminate dead time between matches and menus, keeping you constantly engaged. I cannot imagine losing these massive leaps going back to PS4 after Dual Entitlement transfer.

So in summary, while Dual Entitlement does offer PS4 players reassurance they can someday upgrade without an Ultimate Team reset – I would strongly advise FIFA fans bite the bullet to next-gen even sooner rather than later!

Final Verdict – Upgrade Confidently!

To conclude, FIFA enthusiasts on PS4 can and should confidently utilize Dual Entitlement by upgrading to the FIFA 23 Ultimate Edition in order to seamlessly carryover years of Ultimate Team progress to PS5.

Having your entire club with those hard-earned superstars, coins and memories transfer over intact is truly priceless – letting you enjoy PlayStation 5 benefits without any progress loss.

From there, the PS5 enhancements like HyperMotion2 and AcceleRATE will massively upgrade gameplay realism to new heights! So do not hesitate in leaving old-generation behind, as your legacy Ultimate Team will still live on.

As a passionate football gamer myself, that remains the dream – to balance preserving our nostalgic icons like ICON Gullit while experiencing the cutting edge football innovation only next-generation consoles can offer.

So hopefully you now have complete confidence that FIFA 23 Ultimate Team allows just that across PlayStation 4 and 5 thanks to Dual Entitlement! Feel free to reach out with any other questions.