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    NHL® 23 Cross Platform Matchmaking Patch Patch 1.3 brings you Cross-Platform Matchmaking and more! Read on to learn the details.

    NHL® 23 will mark the most social gameplay experience in recent years with the long-awaited introduction of Cross-Platform Matchmaking coming in this patch. Read on to learn more about the roll out of this patch and check out the FAQ here to learn more about Cross-Platform Matchmaking.

    Giving you the ability to match up against any opposing team within your console generation, Cross-Platform Matchmaking will reduce wait times by increasing the size of player pools in Hockey Ultimate Team and World of Chel. For example, now if you’re on a PS5 you can match up against your Xbox Series X|S friends and vice versa. Cross-Platform Matchmaking will become available to some game modes starting November 17 and by November 28th, all HUT and WOC players will have access to Cross-Platform Matchmaking benefits.

    Starting November 17, Cross-Platform Matchmaking will begin rolling out to specific aspects of game modes. Over the following days, access to Cross-Platform Matchmaking will be widened until Ones eliminator, HUT rush, Clubs 6v6, Drop-in 3v3, drop-in 6v6, HUT champions, Clubs 3v3, threes eliminator, and HUT rivals all have full Cross-Platform Matchmaking capabilities. Below is the full rollout schedule for Cross-Platform Matchmaking.

    Starting on these dates, PS4 and Xbox One players can play against each other while PS5 and Xbox X|S players will be able to play against each other. Check out the full list of who you can play against below.

    Cross-Platform matchmaking will be available in all online World of Chel modes and Hockey Ultimate Team but will not allow for cross-console invites and will not affect the HUT Auction House or HUT Leaderboards. Further details about the capabilities of Cross-Platform Matchmaking are available in the FAQ.

    So starting November 17, match up with your cross-platform friends and experience hockey that’s greater together in NHL 23. Check out the full patch notes below.

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    1.3 Patch Notes

    Presentation

    • Added team-branded on-ice projections for all NHL team arenas for usage during intro sequences

    World of CHEL

    • Added cross-platform matchmaking

    Hockey Ultimate Team

    • Added cross-platform matchmaking
    • Fixed an issue causing incorrect matchmaking in HUT Champions

    Franchise Mode

    • Fixed an issue where draft picks were not transferring after a successful offer sheet

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