EA Sports FC 26 Release Times Revealed, Including Early Access And Game Pass Trial

It’s almost kickoff time for EA Sports FC 26. The official launch times for the game have been published, covering the official release on September 26 and early access, which begins today.

A trial for EA Sports FC 26 is available for EA Play members, and since that’s included with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, subscribers to that membership can get the 10-hour trial as well. The $100 Ultimate edition of EA Sports FC 26 unlocks early as well, beginning today, September 18.

For everyone else, EA Sports FC 26 arrives on September 25 for PC and September 26 on console. You can see the full unlock times below.

EA Sports FC 26 is the last of EA’s latest major sports-game releases for 2025. CFB 26 came out in July, followed by Madden NFL 26 in August. NHL 26 launched earlier this month, and now EA Sports FC 26 is coming up next.

EA Sports FC 26 release times for early access

EA Play Trial / EA Play / EA Play Pro (all platforms)

• United States (New York): September 18 8 AM local time
• United Kingdom (New London): September 18 at 1 PM local time
• New Zealand (Auckland): September 19 at midnight local time
• Australia (Sydney): September 18 at 10 PM local time
• China (Beijing): September 18 at 8 PM local time
• Romania (Bucharest): September 18 at 3 PM local time
• France (Paris): September 18 at 2 PM local time

Ultimate Edition – PC (EA App, Steam, Epic, Luna)

• United States (New York): September 18 at 7 PM local time
• United Kingdom (London): September 19 at midnight local time
• New Zealand (Auckland): September 19 at 11 AM local time
• Australia (Sydney): September 19 at 9 AM local time
• China (Beijing): September 19 at 7 AM local time.
• Romania (Bucharest): September 19 at 2 AM local time
• France (Paris): September 19 at 1 AM local time.

Ultimate Edition – Consoles (PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo)

• Global launch: September 19 at midnight local time.

EA Sports FC 26 release times for worldwide launch

September 25

PC:

• 5 AM PT
• 8 AM ET
• 1 PM BST

September 26

Console:

• Midnight local time