Fans of annualised sports video game franchises who’ve been eagerly awaiting the day that the numbers on their titles would go up by one have a lot to be excited about at the moment. After NBA 2K25’s launch details were revealed last week, attention turns to the game of football and EA’s FC series, which has just lifted the lid on its “25” iteration.
EA Sports FC 25 is slated to launch on September 27th for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch and PC. Both a Standard and Ultimate Edition have been announced so far, with the latter offering up an early access launch period.
Fans willing to fork out more cash for the opportunity to play a full week earlier can opt for the Ultimate Edition of the game which gives access starting on September 20th, along with a plethora of other bonuses like FC Points, Ultimate Team items, players and more.
Gracing the cover of the standard edition this year is Jude Bellingham, while the Ultimate Edition cover sees Bellingham appear alongside Aitana Bonmatí, David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane and Gianluigi Buffon.
Here’s what comes with each announced edition:
Standard Edition Pre-Order
- Cover Star Loan Player Item for 10 Matches
- Ambassador Loan Item for 10 Matches
- Clubs PlayStyles Slot
- 250000 Clubs Coins
- Player Career Personality Points
- 3 ICONs in Player Career
- Manager Career 5-Star Coach
- Manager Career 5-Star Youth Scout
Ultimate Edition Pre-Order
- Up to 7 Days Early Access
- FC Points (3850 for Nintendo Switch, 4600 for all other platforms)
- Untradeable Ultimate Team™ Hero Player Item (Starting 20 September)
- Untradeable Ultimate Team™ Player Item for EA SPORTS FC 24 (sold separately) (not available for Nintendo Switch)
- Ultimate Team™ Player Evolution Slot
- Doubled Bonus Points in Rush
- Season 1 Ladder Progress
- Rush Rewards in Ultimate Team™ and Clubs
- Cover Star Loan Player Item for 10 Matches
- Ambassador Loan Item for 10 Matches
- Clubs PlayStyles Slot
- 250000 Clubs Coins
- Player Career Personality Points
- 3 ICONs in Player Career
- Manager Career 5-Star Coach
- Manager Career 5-Star Youth Scout
