FIFA 23 Division Rivals Not Working Explained

Division Rivals is one of the most fun FIFA 23 modes. This is because the DR competitive mode allows us to get all sorts of rewards, while playing some very intense matches and advancing through higher league ranks. So it is very unfortunate that the Division Rivals game mode is currently not working for many players. Instead of being able to play it, you get the “There was a problem communicating with the FIFA Ultimate Team servers. Please try again later” message in FIFA 23. But why is that the case and is there anything you can do to potentially fix this issue? Our FIFA 23 Division Rivals Not Working Explained guide is here to see why this has occurred and whether or not you can resolve this problem on your end.

FIFA 23 Division Rivals Not Working Issue

UPDATE March 3, 2023: At this moment downdetector is showing that PlayStation network servers are down. PlayStation account management store and many games are down at the moment. There is no official announcement what the problem is, or when it will be solved.

So, why is Division Rivals not working in FIFA 23? Well, the thing is that we don’t really know why this has happened, though we can speculate that it most likely has something to do with the most recent update to the game breaking something. The fact is, only the developers of the game have access to all of the information regarding this problem. Unfortunately, this also means that there isn’t anything that players can do to fix this issue. But, not everything is bleak. Luckily for us, the developers are fully aware of this issue, and are working to resolve it as we speak. You can check out their official tweet directly below:

We are investigating reports of some players being unable to play Division Rivals and FUT Champions. We'll provide an update in this thread when one is available.

— FIFA Direct Communication (@EAFIFADirect) February 1, 2023

So, all that’s left to do is to wait until the devs have fixed this Division Rivals Not Working issue on their end. We understand that it can be very difficult to be patient when it comes to things such as this, but there isn’t anything else we can do about it.