A persistent player organization created or recognized by the game itself, with a stable membership, a life beyond one session, a shared identity, functions, and goals.

Assessed with methodology module 0.4. The dimensions are independent and do not produce a single score.

The whole game

Unknown

research draft · methodology 0.4 · September 2, 2026 · Historical last Steam product line before service closure; EA's official register records retirement of online services on 2024-11-04. This is not an observation of a currently live service.

For FIFA 22, the reviewed Electronic Arts material does not establish whether the observed product line contains a persistent in-game player organization with membership, identity, and collective action.

Assessment scope

Access cost:: Unknown
Product horizon:: Server shutdown announced, shutdown on November 4, 2024— EA's official service register records retirement of FIFA 22 online services and features on 2024-11-04; the time was not published.

Independent dimensions

Depth:: Unknown
Core experience relevance:: Unknown
Observed adoption:: Unknown— The checked mechanic-specific material provides neither a compatible participant numerator, an active-audience denominator, nor source coverage sufficient to estimate adoption.
Structural expectation:: Unknown
Player dependency:: Unknown
Change direction:: Not assessed
Assessment type:: Unknown
Confidence:: Insufficient data— The reviewed Electronic Arts material is insufficient to establish presence or absence. Silence was not treated as absence.

Module fields

Mode state:: Closed: FIFA 22 online services and features ended on 2024-11-04.

Evidence

field · contour_state
Qualifies · Catalog mechanics research · Publisher: Electronic Arts · Accessed September 2, 2026
FIFA 22 online services and features will be retired on November 4, 2024
The official shutdown source supports contour_state=closed for this online mechanic boundary. Closed: FIFA 22 online services and features ended on 2024-11-04.
https://www.ea.com/legal/service-updates/a-h
presence
Qualifies · Catalog mechanics research · Publisher: Electronic Arts · Accessed September 2, 2026
FIFA 22 brings the game even closer to the real thing with fundamental gameplay advances and a new season of innovation across every mode.
A mechanic-specific search of official materials on 2026-09-02 did not find direct rules establishing a persistent in-game player organization with membership and collective functions for FIFA 22. This excerpt preserves the product boundary but does not establish Presence or Absence; the result remains Unknown.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1506830/
scope
Qualifies · Catalog mechanics research · Publisher: Electronic Arts · Accessed September 2, 2026
FIFA 22 online services and features will be retired on November 4, 2024
The official source fixes the historical shutdown boundary; adjacent products and offline contours were not transferred.
https://www.ea.com/legal/service-updates/a-h

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