As major soccer leagues and tournaments wrap up their 2025 seasons, football fans can look forward to the imminent release of EA Sports FC 26. The game launches on September 26 for PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and PC, offering a perfect distraction during the off-season. Eager players keen to dive into EA`s latest annual football title can now pre-order the game from various online retailers. Two distinct editions are available, each offering appealing bonuses for early reservations.
EA Sports FC 26 Pre-order Bonuses
Pre-ordering any version of EA Sports FC 26 guarantees the following bonuses, available for both physical and digital copies of the Standard and Ultimate Editions across all platforms:
- 3 ICON Players for Manager Career
- 5-Star Coach in Manager Career
- 5-Star Youth Scout in Manager Career
- Manager Live Challenge Content
- 1 Archetype Unlock Consumable
- 2 Double Archetypes XP Consumables
- 92+ OVR ICON for EA Sports FC 25
In addition to these universal bonuses, certain retailers offer exclusive incentives. For instance, Best Buy provides a free $10 gift card with all physical edition pre-orders, while GameStop has announced its own exclusive pre-order gift, the details of which are yet to be revealed.
Players opting for the EA Sports FC 26 Ultimate Edition will receive a range of exclusive bonuses, including up to seven days of early access to the full game, starting September 19. This edition also includes unique in-game items, detailed below. Note that pre-orders for the Ultimate Edition are only open until August 26.
EA Sports FC 26 Ultimate Edition Pre-order Bonuses:
- EVO that boosts a player`s shooting to 99 in EA Sports FC 25
- 1 of 5 Player Pick 93+ OVR ICON Player Item for EA Sports FC 25
- ICON Player Item for EA Sports FC 26
- 1 of 15 ICON Player Item for EA Sports FC 26
EA Sports FC 26 Standard Edition
The Standard Edition of EA Sports FC 26 includes the base game and all applicable pre-order bonuses, including retailer-specific incentives. Physical copies are available for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2. The Switch 2 edition is released as a Game Key-Card: the card acts as a physical key to unlock and download the digital version of the game to your console, allowing it to be traded or lent out like traditional cartridges, but without storing game data on the card itself.
EA Sports FC 26 Ultimate Edition
If you`re eager to start playing FC 26 as soon as possible, opt for the Ultimate Edition. For an additional $30, you`ll gain full access to the game seven days earlier, starting September 19. This edition includes all the content from the Standard version, along with the FC 26 Season 1 Premium Pass, exclusive pre-order bonuses, and a selection of valuable in-game items, including:
- 6,000 FC Points over two months (4,500 on Switch)
- Additional FUT Player Evolution Slots (2 additional)
Note that the Ultimate Edition is a digital-only version available for consoles and PC. Pre-orders are open on the PlayStation Store, Xbox Store, Switch eShop, Steam, and the EA Origin app.