EA Sports FC 25 Early Access Release Date: When is EA FC 25 Early Access?

EA Sports FC 25 will be released later this month, so players are already wondering how to play EA Sports FC 25 early.

Each year EA offers multiple ways to play the latest entry in its football game slightly early, including the EA Sports FC 25 Ultimate Edition and the EA Play trial.

In this article, we’ve broken down all of the ways that players can get Early Access to the game, what the Ultimate Edition comes with, and more.

EA Sports FC 25 Early Access Release Date: When is EA FC 25 Early Access?

EA Sports FC 25 early access begins on Friday, September 20.

In order to be eligible for early access, you need to either purchase the Ultimate Edition of EA Sports FC 25, or sign up for EA PLAY.

EA Sports FC 25 Ultimate Edition release date and contents 

The Ultimate Edition of EA Sports FC 25 is digital-only and includes a large number of bonuses. Chief among them is early access to the game, which will begin on September 20. With this, players will have a one-week head start on Ultimate Team, and all other modes.

The EA Sports FC 25 Ultimate Edition contains:

• PS5 and PS4 versions
• 4,600 FC Points
• Additional Player Evolution Slot
• Early access to Rush rewards (Ultimate Team)
• Cover star loan player item (10 matches)
• 1 Ambassador loan item in Ultimate Team (10 matches)
• Unlocked PlayStyles slot in Clubs
• 250,000 Clubs Coins
• Additional player personality points in Player Career Mode
• 3 Icons to play as in Player Career Mode
• 5-star coach available to hire in Manager Career Mode
• 5-star youth coach available to hire in Manager Career Mode

EA Sports FC 25 EA PLAY Trial Release Date

The 10-hour EA PLAY trial for EA Sports FC 25 will be released at the same time as the Ultimate Edition on September 20.

This trial is the full version of the game, and any progress made during the trial will carry over to the full game. Once the 10 hours have expired, players can upgrade to the Ultimate Edition of the game and continue the early access period, or they can wait for the full release of the standard version of the game.

The standard EA Play tier is $5.99 / £5.99, with the annual fee costing $39.99 / £35.99.

EA Play is also included as part of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, meaning subscribers to the Xbox service should also get access to EA FC 25 early.