FIFA 21 next gen upgrade

Unfortunately, EA doesn’t support cross platform play for FIFA 21 (see here), and it’s likely they’ll do the same for FIFA 22. Unless your friend is upgrading soon, hold off on pre-ordering. However, it is worth noting that you are able to move your Ultimate Team to the next-gen consoles without starting from scratch.

This article is a little bit outdated but it might help answer your question.
techland.time.com/.../next-gen-game-upgrades-abound-but-buyer-beware

I can confirm I am experiencing the same problem.

I purchased my Xbox Series S console 2 days ago specifically for the next gen Fifa 22. At first I tested Fifa 21 and the players are very much pixelated, so much so that you can not recognise player faces or details on their shirt like you would have on the previous generation versions.(Game feels unplayable) I also installed a previous non-Series X/S copy of Fifa (Fifa 20) and it looked perfect, much better than the new gen Fifa 21 and Fifa 22.

I have tried all the troubleshooting options from both Microsoft and Samsung (My tv set is a 7 series Samsung).

I set up my PS4 Pro with old gen Fifa 22 next to it and you can clearly see there is a problem with the Series S version, its rather clear.

You can check fifa21 topic from ea hq https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues/Fifa-21-Next-Gen-looks-horrible-on-Xbox-Series-S/td-p/9814259

That is same problem

Interesting article highlighting how FIFA has used PES as a benchmark in the past to improve their game, and dominate the competition on the Xbox 360. Be interesting to see if Konami can return to form and step up their game for the next gen consoles!

www.eurogamer.net/.../2012-08-21-golden-generation-how-fifa-won-the-hd-era