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Lewis Barton

EA Sports FC expected release date, pre-order date and EA Play early access

The highly-anticipated EA Sports FC is set to have its release date confirmed soon, whilst players will also find out how they can access the game early.

As FIFA 23 approaches the end of its cycle, all attention from EA and FIFA fans turns towards the publisher's next release, EA Sports FC. The brand-new football game will be the first of a new series of games made by EA, with its FIFA releases coming to an end after 30 years following a split between EA and FIFA last year.

As we enter the month of July, the hype surrounding EA FC is really starting to build, with EA expected to announce more information regarding its new game this month. We've already seen the official EA FC logo, but EA gave fans a first glimpse of the new game itself recently when David Jackson, VP of Brand at EA Sports announced EA FC will be powered by HyperMotion V, the best technology used in a football game to date.

Players are extremely excited about what is to come and can't wait to get their hands on the new EA FC game, but when will we be able to play the game? Let's take a look.

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EA FC expected release date

EA tends to release new FIFA titles in late September or early October, with the exception of FIFA 21, which was pushed back to a later release date of October 6, 2020. It's hard to predict whether EA will continue to release EA FC by following the same pattern, because with EA FC being the first of a whole new series of games, EA could opt to release it even earlier or later than usual.

FIFA's past release dates have always fallen on the last Friday in September (FIFA 22 was Friday, October 1) to give the publishers enough time to match up with the real-life football calendar, and we expect the same will happen in EA FC. With this in mind, we expect EA Sports FC to be released worldwide on Friday, September 29, 2023.

Players who pre-order the game usually receive early access to the game as well, so we predict that pre-ordering EA FC could give you access as early as Monday, September 26, 2023. Another way to access FIFA titles early in the past is with an EA Play subscription that offers a 10-hour trial to play the game before its official release, and if EA FC does the same, EA Play members will be able to access the game for 10 hours on the same day as players who pre-ordered.

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