FUT Birthday is a fan-favorite FIFA Ultimate Team promo that never fails to deliver — and it made a triumphant return in FIFA 23.
The FUT Birthday promo is a yearly event that celebrates the anniversary of FIFA Ultimate Team. FIFA 23 will mark Ultimate Team’s 14-year anniversary.
FIFA 22’s FUT Birthday event introduced new player items, SBCs, objectives, login bonuses, and FUT Birthday Swaps.
Here’s everything you need to know about the promo, and what to expect in EA SPORTS’ current title, FIFA 23.
FIFA 23 FUT Birthday Team 2 revealed
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What to expect from FUT Birthday 23
Most FIFA fans expected to get new players in FUT Birthday 23 and EA delivered.
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33 new players were added during FUT Birthday 22. Several of the new player items became fan favorites such as 93 overall Dani Alves, 94 overall Christiano Ronaldo, 92 overall Sergio Ramos, and 91 overall Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
But there may also be new content added in the next FUT Birthday. FUT Birthday 22 introduced player items with five-star Weak Foot or Skill Moves upgrades, SBCs, and for the first time FUT Birthday Swaps. Swaps have been confirmed to return, but the rest are still up in the air.
FUT Birthday swaps allowed players to earn up to 24 tokens that were then exchanged for either packs or players. Tokens were earned through completing SBCs and objectives, while one was offered in a pack in the FUT Store.
Swaps tokens were a welcomed addition to FIFA 22, EA Brought the system back for FIFA 23, giving both casual and hardcore players an easy way to obtain high-valued packs or player items by simply completing cheap SBCs or grinding objectives.
Check out our full coverage for FIFA 23 here.