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EA Sports FC 25 is ready to kick-off! Every year us football hooligans anticipate Electronic Arts’ yearly installment of the beautiful game, and this year is no exception as it has some good improvements to Career mode along with enhancements to gameplay. You can experience its changes very soon, and here is the release date and start time countdown for when EA Sports FC 25 early access will come out, along with a guide for how to play the 10 hour trial if you don’t wish to pay the Ultimate edition fee.
Jude Bellingham is the cover star for FC 25, and, to hype the game’s impending release, there have been deep dives into all of the new additions for each of the modes and gameplay. One of the biggest additions this year is the introduction of a women’s player and manager career mode, and other improvements were recently experienced in closed betas.
Closed betas occurred in August, but now the game is launching for everyone willing to buy the Ultimate edition or subscribe to EA Play. The release date and start time countdown for EA Sports FC 25 early access is nearly over, and you can play the game tomorrow for much cheaper than £99.99.
EA Sports FC 25 early access release date
The release date for EA Sports FC 25 early access and the EA Play 10 hour trial is September 20th. This is confirmed on the game’s official X account.
Before it launches on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC tomorrow, you can access the Ultimate Team Web App online. The Companion App should also be available on iOS and Google Play.
The Web App is the perfect time to start building your Ultimate Team before the game’s launch, and all you need to do is sign into your account and start completing challenges for rewards.
When does EA Sports FC 25 early access and 10 hour EA Play trial start?
The release time for when EA Sports FC 25 early access and EA Play 10 hour trial will come out and start is 12AM local midnight on September 20th.
All of the above applies to every time zone for players on PlayStation and Xbox. As for PC, the start time is 9PM PT on September 19th, and 12AM ET and 5AM BST on September 20th.
Both the Ultimate edition and EA Play 10 hour trial unlock simultaneously. If you are waiting for the Standard edition, that doesn’t launch until September 27th.
EA Sports FC 25 early access 10 hour trial release time US
- 9PM PT on Thursday, September 19th (PC)
- 12AM PT on Friday, September 20th (PlayStation, Xbox)
- 12AM ET on Friday, September 20th (PC, PlayStation, Xbox)
EA Sports FC 25 early access 10 hour trial start time UK
- 12AM BST on Friday, September 20th (PlayStation, Xbox)
- 5AM BST on Friday, September 20th (PC)
Countdown
Below is a countdown to the game’s launch on console:
How to play early access
You must pre-order the Ultimate edition to get early access. Below are the prices and pre-order bonuses for each available package (via PSN store):
Standard edition – £69.99:
- Ultimate Team Player Loan Item
- Ambassador Loan Item
- Clubs PlayStyles Slot
- 250000 Clubs Coins
- Player Career Personality Points
- 3 ICONs in Player Career
- Manager Career 5-Star items
Ultimate edition – £99.99:
- Up to 7 Days Early Access
- 4600 FC Points
- Player Evolution Slot
- Doubled Bonus Points in Rush
- Head start on Season 1
- Rush Rewards in UT and Clubs
- All Standard Edition pre-order content
How to play 10 hour trial
If you wish to play the 10 hour trial, you must subscribe to EA Play for either £5.99 a month or £35.99 every 12-months. Once you’ve finished the 10 hours, you will no longer be able to play the game unless you purchase. If you’re unsure about this year’s installment, you could use the trial as a way to demo the game, and then cancel your subscription immediately after.
For those who own and play on PC, you can subscribe to EA Play Pro for £16.99 a month or £109.99 a year. So long as you remain an EA Play Pro subscriber, you will have access to the Ultimate edition. If you cancel or don’t renew your subscription, you will no longer be able to play.
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