EA Sports FC 27: dates, editions and early access before September 25

EA Sports FC 27 launches on September 25, 2026 on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, and PC (EA App, Steam, Epic Games Store). The Steam listing shows September 24. Here’s what to know before pre-ordering.

Three editions, one early access window

According to EA, pre-orders have been open since July 23. The table below sums up the differences.

	Ultimate Plus	Ultimate	Standard
Early access	up to 7 days	up to 7 days	no
FC Points	up to 10,000	up to 6,000	none
Season Passes	Seasons 1 to 5	Season 1	none
Pre-order until	August 31	September 24	September 24

Early access starts on September 18 for the Ultimate editions. Ultimate Plus was only sold from July 23 to August 31, and isn’t available on Nintendo platforms or the Epic Games Store.

How much does it cost?

The Steam listing shows $69.99 for the Standard edition. According to trade press, Ultimate is $99.99 and Ultimate Plus was $149.99. EA also lists a 10% discount for EA Play subscribers and for players who own FC 26 on the chosen platform.

Pre-order bonuses

Every edition includes Career mode content (three ICONs or Heroes, a coach, challenges) and items for The Grounds, including a signature sweatsuit. For FC 26 bonuses, Standard gets a 92+ OVR ICON item, while Ultimate gets a stat evolution and an ICON pick.

Our take before release

If you mostly play outside Ultimate Team, Standard is plenty, and early access is only worth the extra cost if you want to start building your club a week sooner. To see what the game changes in practice, read our take on FC 26 while we wait to get hands-on with FC 27.