NHL 23 1.31 Update Out Now, Patch Notes Revealed

NHL 23 is an ice hockey simulation video game developed by EA Vancouver and published by EA Sports. It is the 32nd installment in the NHL video game series and was released for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on October 14, 2022. The developer released a new update named 1.31 and which brings fixes for VOIP crashes. Check out the NHL 23 1.31 update patch notes down below.

NHL 23 1.31 Update Patch Notes

On December 7th at 1 pm ET a small #NHL23 patch will be deployed on XBSX and XB1 addressing VOIP crashes. No server downtime is expected.

If you missed the previous patch, here are the patch notes:

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. Giving players 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.