EA FC 25 release times for Early Access and Standard Edition revealed

Find out when you can start playing EA FC 25
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Can you feel your bones aching and your fingertips tingling? That’s the feeling of EA FC 25 being close to launch. After the traditional reveal of the game’s top-rated players and giving us a little bit of hands-on experience, it’s finally time for the real deal.

Players who’ve pre-purchased the game’s Ultimate Edition as well as subscribers to EA Play or EA Play Pro will be able to jump into the game a little earlier than those with the Standard Edition, so some people will have to wait longer than others before once again feeling the digital green below their feet.

Find all EA FC 25 release times below for Early Access, the Standard Edition, and all platforms.

EA FC 25 Early Access release times

The Early Access release for EA FC 25 is scheduled for September 20, 2024, though the exact time depends on your platform of choice – you can find them listed below. These times are for everyone with a pre-ordered Ultimate Edition or a subscription to EA Play (10-hour trial) or EA Play Pro (unlimited playtime).

EA FC 25 Early Access unlock times on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch:

  • September 20, 2024, 12am PT
  • September 20, 2024, 12am CT
  • September 20, 2024, 12am ET
  • September 20, 2024, 12am BST
  • September 20, 2024, 12am CEST
  • September 20, 2024, 12am IST
  • September 20, 2024, 12am CST
  • September 20, 2024, 12am KST/JST
  • September 20, 2024, 12am AEST
  • September 20, 2024, 12am NZST

EA FC 25 Early Access unlock times on PC:

  • September 19, 2024, 9pm PT
  • September 19, 2024, 11pm CT
  • September 20, 2024, 12am ET
  • September 20, 2024, 5am BST
  • September 20, 2024, 6am CEST
  • September 20, 2024, 9:30am IST
  • September 20, 2024, 12pm CST
  • September 20, 2024, 1pm KST/JST
  • September 20, 2024, 2pm AEST
  • September 20, 2024, 4pm NZST

EA FC 25 Standard Edition release times

Everyone with the Standard Edition will have to wait for an additional week until they can dive into the game – find the exact time for your timezone below.

EA FC 25 Early Access unlock times on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch:

  • September 27, 2024, 12am PT
  • September 27, 2024, 12am CT
  • September 27, 2024, 12am ET
  • September 27, 2024, 12am BST
  • September 27, 2024, 12am CEST
  • September 27, 2024, 12am IST
  • September 27, 2024, 12am CST
  • September 27, 2024, 12am KST/JST
  • September 27, 2024, 12am AEST
  • September 27, 2024, 12am NZST

EA FC 25 Early Access unlock times on PC:

  • September 26, 2024, 9pm PT
  • September 26, 2024, 11pm CT
  • September 27, 2024, 12am ET
  • September 27, 2024, 5am BST
  • September 27, 2024, 6am CEST
  • September 27, 2024, 9:30am IST
  • September 27, 2024, 12pm CST
  • September 27, 2024, 1pm KST/JST
  • September 27, 2024, 2pm AEST
  • September 27, 2024, 4pm NZST

Make sure to check out the EA FC 25 Companion App release date as well to prepare for the full game’s launch.


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Marco Wutz

MARCO WUTZ

Marco Wutz is a writer from Parkstetten, Germany. He has a degree in Ancient History and a particular love for real-time and turn-based strategy games like StarCraft, Age of Empires, Total War, Age of Wonders, Crusader Kings, and Civilization as well as a soft spot for Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. He began covering StarCraft 2 as a writer in 2011 for the largest German community around the game and hosted a live tournament on a stage at gamescom 2014 before he went on to work for Bonjwa, one of the country's biggest Twitch channels. He branched out to write in English in 2015 by joining tl.net, the global center of the StarCraft scene run by Team Liquid, which was nominated as the Best Coverage Website of the Year at the Esports Industry Awards in 2017. He worked as a translator on The Crusader Stands Watch, a biography in memory of Dennis "INTERNETHULK" Hawelka, and provided live coverage of many StarCraft 2 events on the social channels of tl.net as well as DreamHack, the world's largest gaming festival. From there, he transitioned into writing about the games industry in general after his graduation, joining GLHF, a content agency specializing in video games coverage for media partners across the globe, in 2021. He has also written for NGL.ONE, kicker, ComputerBild, USA Today's ForTheWin, The Sun, Men's Journal, and Parade. Email: marco.wutz@glhf.gg