A major data issue withMadden NFL 23has caused tons of players to see their Franchise Mode saves completely wiped and fans are not happy about it. The most recent entry in EA Sports' annual football franchise has been met with plenty of criticism from fans since its launch in August. EA has made several updates to the game to attempt to curb the many problems with the game and some have even called the game"the worstMaddengame ever.“Now, a major error has seen one of the game’s most popular modes affected.
Franchise has historically been one of the most popular game modes in theMadden NFLseries with players taking charge of building their own Super Bowl-winning team. However,Madden NFL 23’s iteration of the fan-favorite mode has been railed for its numerous bugs. Fans have reported everything from games not saving properly, Franchise mode not properly saving player signings or cuts, and even the regular season going back to pre-season. Now, a significant amount ofMadden NFL 23players have seemingly lost their Franchise Mode saves.
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A recent server outage has seen fans reporting their Franchise is “currently unavailable” with the game experiencing major issues. Fans have reported that franchise modes have seemingly disappeared with multiple players losing their saved games. While the issue was originally believed to be exclusive to online franchises, severalplayers with offline Franchiseshave also confirmed their files had been corrupted. The issue with Franchise has become so glaring that EA Sports would make a statement about the error Saturday morning.
In an official update from EA Sports, the company reported that players trying to access their Franchise Modes on Wednesday evening were given the “currently unavailable” error. EA confirmed that a data storage issue withMadden NFL 23had caused those players' files to become corrupted. EA’s outlook on the error was not a particularly hopeful point for fans either, as the company only projected around 40% of saves to be recoverable. EA Sports has confirmed that the issue has since been fixed and players can safelycreate new Franchise Mode saves.
The Franchise Mode controversy comes as just the most recent issue from a rocky launch forMadden NFL 23. Fans have been heavily critical of the newestMaddenfor feeling like a repackagedMadden NFL 22with roster updates, similar to criticisms of other EA Sports franchises.Madden NFL 23has also seen frequent issues with disconnects, lost progress, and broken game mechanics, with many feelingMaddenshould skip a year forMadden NFL 24. Players have voiced their discontent frequently withMadden NFL 23and the Franchise Mode corruptions are sure to see more angry fans.
Madden NFL 23is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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