EA Sports FC 27, hasn't been officially announced yet, but a substantial leak has surfaced covering nearly every practical detail players actually want to know: when it lands, when early access opens, what it costs, and where you can play it.
The information comes from Dealabs, credited to insider billbil-kun, who has a long and reliable track record with this kind of pre-announcement information, including accurately calling previous FC release dates. Nothing here is confirmed by EA, so treat it accordingly, but the leaker's history makes it worth taking seriously.
EA Sports FC 27 Release Date
September 25, 2026.
That lands on the final Friday of September, which is precisely where this franchise always sits. Every recent EA FC entry has launched in the last week of September, so this is less a revelation than a confirmation of the obvious.
Early Access Date
September 17, 2026, potentially up to eight days ahead of launch.
Early access is reportedly tied to two things: buying the Ultimate Edition, or holding an EA Play subscription, which includes anyone with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. There's a caveat worth noting, though. Billbil-kun flagged that the window might end up being seven days rather than eight, matching FC 26's structure, and that EA Play subscribers specifically could face a one-day delay compared to Ultimate Edition buyers. So September 17 is the optimistic read; September 18 is entirely plausible.
Price
United States: $69.99 on every platform
Europe (PC and Switch 2): €69.99
Europe (PlayStation and Xbox): €79.99
The interesting part here is what didn't happen. EA is reportedly holding at $69.99 in the US rather than following Rockstar's move to $79.99 with GTA 6, which many expected to become the new industry standard. Given EA is heading into a $55 billion leveraged buyout that will load the company with roughly $20 billion in debt, holding the line on price for its single biggest annual earner is genuinely notable restraint. It suggests EA has calculated that FC's audience, which spends heavily on Ultimate Team regardless, is better monetised through microtransactions than a higher entry fee.
PlayStation 5
PlayStation 4
Xbox Series XS
Xbox One
Nintendo Switch 2
Nintendo Switch (2017)
PC
Last-gen survives another year, which surprised plenty of people. Many assumed 2026 would finally be the year EA cut loose the PS4, Xbox One, and the original Switch, hardware now well over a decade old in the case of the last-gen twins. It hasn't happened. FC's enormous global install base on ageing consoles clearly still justifies the effort.
Physical Discs
Actual discs are reportedly happening for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, and Xbox One.
That's worth pausing on given everything else going on right now. Sony is ending physical disc production for new PlayStation games in 2028, GTA 6's boxed version is a download code rather than a real disc, and GameStop's CEO just called physical games "totally irrelevant" to his Business. Against that backdrop, one of the biggest annual releases on the planet still shipping on a genuine disc is a small reminder that the transition isn't quite complete yet.
What's Still Unknown
EA hasn't officially announced any of this, though a full reveal and first gameplay are expected imminently, with reports suggesting four major deep dives are planned before launch. The biggest open question surrounds the recent open-world leaks, which pointed toward a significant structural shake-up for the franchise. None of that is addressed in this pricing and platform report, so it remains unverified.
Bottom line: pencil in September 25 for launch, September 17 or 18 for early access, and expect to pay the same as last year. Just wait for EA to say it out loud before you plan anything around it.
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