EA has offered an explanation for why not all your FIFA 21 progress transfers from current-gen to next gen.
EA is using a system called Dual Entitlement to offer free next-gen upgrades. It means you can upgrade your copy of FIFA 21 on PS4 to PS5, or from Xbox One to Xbox Series X at no extra cost.
This is good news, of course, given some publishers are not offering a free next-gen upgrade. However, it’s worth noting that not all your FIFA 21 progress will transfer from current-gen to next-gen.
All progress you make or content you acquire within FIFA 21 Ultimate Team, including players, items, coins, FIFA Points, match record and leaderboard placement, as well as all progression in Volta (the FIFA Street-style mode) will transfer from PS4 to PS5 and back, or from Xbox One to Xbox Series X and back.
But, progress within all other modes, including Online Seasons, Co-Op Seasons, Career Mode, and Pro Clubs, is specific to the console you are playing on and won’t transfer between consoles.
This is obviously bad news to FIFA 21 players who focus on, for example, Career Mode. It means those who upgrade to next-gen will have no choice but to start over – that’s quite the decision if you’ve pumped tens of hours into a career or Pro Clubs.