EA Sports has confirmed the launch schedule of FC 25 through its early access and worldwide release dates on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and S, PC and Nintendo Switch.
FC 25’s popular Companion & Web App launches on September 19, allowing fans to create their Ultimate Team club on the web, with a Companion App launching on September 20. Ultimate Team 24 players are getting “a little something extra,” EA Sports announced.
If you pre-ordered the Ultimate Edition of FC 25, you’ll get Early Access, starting at midnight local time on September 20 on console, and starting at 6 a.m. PDT on September 20 on PC. As with EA Sports’ FC series and its predecessor FIFA games, EA Play members get a 10-hour trial of FC 25 when Early Access begins. EA Play Pro members (PC only) get unlimited access.
EA Sports says the early access period includes Team of the Week 1, Rush Objectives, Player of the Month SBCs, Special Evolutions, World Tour, and Squad Foundations. You’ll also have the chance to earn Season Points in the new FC Season.
The global launch will take place on September 27 at midnight (local time) on console and on September 27 at 5 a.m. (French time) on PC. You can find all the details below.
EA FC 25 Early Access for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch:
- Los Angeles: 12am, 20 September 20
- Austin: 12am, September 20
- Bogota: 12am, September 20
- New York: 12am, September 20
- Brasilia: 12am, September 20
- London: 12am, September 20
- Paris: 12am, September 20 / September 20 at midnight
- Cape Town: 12am, September 20
- Cairo: 12am, September 20
- Moscow: 12am, September 20
- Riyadh: 12am, September 20
- Muscat: 12am, September 20
- Beijing: 12am, September 20
- Singapore: 12am, September 20
- Seoul: 12am, September 20
- Tokyo: 12am, September 20
- Sydney: 12am, September 20
- Auckland: 12am, September 20
EA FC 25 Early Access for PC:
- Los Angeles: 9pm, September 19
- Austin: 11pm, September 19
- Bogota: 11pm, September 19
- New York: 12am, September 20
- Brasilia: 1am, September 20
- London: 5am, September 20
- Paris: 6am, September 20 / September 20 on PC
- Cape Town: 6am, September 20
- Cairo: 7am, September 20
- Moscow: 7am, September 20
- Riyadh: 7am, September 20
- Muscat: 8am, September 20
- Beijing: 12pm, September 20
- Singapore: 12pm, September 20
- Seoul: 1pm, September 20
- Tokyo: 1pm, September 20
- Sydney: 2pm, September 20
- Auckland: 4pm, September 20
EA FC 25 Global Access on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch:
- Los Angeles: 12am, September 27
- Austin: 12am, September 27
- Bogota: 12am, September 27
- New York: 12am, September 27
- Brasilia: 12am, September 27
- London: 12am, September 27
- Paris: 12am, September 27 – September 27 at midnight
- Cape Town: 12am, September 27
- Cairo: 12am, September 27
- Moscow: 12am, September 27
- Riyadh: 12am, September 27
- Muscat: 12am, September 27
- Beijing: 12am, September 27
- Singapore: 12am, September 27
- Seoul: 12am, September 27
- Tokyo: 12am, September 27
- Sydney: 12am, September 27
- Auckland: 12am, September 27
EA FC 25 Global Access on PC:
- Los Angeles: 9pm, September 26
- Austin: 11pm, September 26
- Bogota: 11pm, September 26
- New York: 12am, September 27
- Brasilia: 1am, September 27
- London: 5am, September 27
- Paris: 6am, September 27 / 6am on September 27
- Cape Town: 6am, September 27
- Cairo: 7am, September 27
- Moscow: 7am, September 27
- Riyadh: 7am, September 27
- Muscat: 8am, September 27
- Beijing: 12pm, September 27
- Singapore: 12pm, September 27
- Seoul: 1pm, September 27
- Tokyo: 1pm, September 27
- Sydney: 2pm, September 27
- Auckland: 4pm, September 27
EA FC 25 features a number of graphical options that are new to the series, or its predecessor FIFA. The main new feature is the addition of ray tracing for the first time in FC or FIFA, the latter being EA Sports’ football video game series ahead of the company’s highly publicized split from the world football governing body in 2022.
In addition to ray tracing, FC 25 features a new graphics mode that allows players to choose between Enhanced Visuals and Favor Resolution. Enhanced Visuals mode allows for increased lighting and graphical detail in 4K resolution, while Favor Resolution mode allows for standard lighting in native 4K. Interestingly, both graphics options offer 60 frames per second during gameplay to maintain responsiveness.
Another first, FC 25 will display the progression of time during a match. To learn more, check out IGN France’s summary of things to know about FC 25. Of course, the test will arrive in the coming days, and only when we are sure to have seen everything we wanted to see of the title before rating it. But the preview of FC 25 was already enthusiastic.
Wesley is IGN UK news editor.
