Do you need a Game Pass subscription to play online with friends in Fifa 23?

You need Gold or Game Pass Ultimate (which includes Gold).

There really are some games that don't require a Game Pass or Live Gold subscription so you can play online, fortnite or Call of Duty Warzone are two examples of games that don't need a subscription to play online, but the vast majority do, Halo, Forza, Gears of War, Battlefield, Fifa, pretty much every paid game, needs Live Gold or Game Pass Ultimate to play online.

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There could be a few reasons why you're having trouble playing an online match with your friend in FIFA 23. Here are a few troubleshooting steps you can try:

Check that you both have FIFA 23 installed and updated on your devices.

Ensure that you both have active Xbox Live Gold or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscriptions.

Make sure you and your friend are both signed in to your Xbox Live accounts.

Verify that you have each other added as friends on Xbox Live.

Double-check that you're both online and available to play.

Try inviting your friend to a match or join their game if they've already started one.

If you're still having issues, try restarting your game or console, or even try again at a later time.

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You need to have Game pass ultimate or Xbox live Gold, to play Fifa 23 ultimate team!

Gold is an online subscription to play online. This one you would need to play online with friends.

The other one may be Game Pass (like Netflix for games). You wouldn't need this one to play with friends. It gives you access to play some games.