EA Sports FC 26 gameplay revealed, pre-orders live: Price, enhancements

EA Sports FC 26 Standard edition is set to release on September 26 for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X and S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, and PC

EA Sports FC 26 is scheduled for release in September, and ahead of the launch, American video game company Electronic Arts has shared a gameplay reveal trailer. Players who played EA Sports FC 25 had a few complaints about the gameplay, and EA Sports showed in the gameplay trailer how they have addressed it to enhance the overall gaming experience. Additionally, the publisher has made pre-orders live for the game. 

EA Sports FC 26: Release date and pre-order benefits

• EA SPORTS FC 26 Ultimate edition release: September 19
• EA Play Pro Ultimate edition access (PC): September 19
• EA Play early access 10-hour trial: September 19
• EA SPORTS FC 26 Standard edition: September 26
• Platforms: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC

EA Sports FC 26: Price

• Standard edition (for PlayStation): Rs 4,999
• Standard edition (for PC): Rs 3,999
• Standard edition (for Xbox): Rs 4,999
• Standard edition (for Nintendo): $59.99 (Approx Rs 5,200)
• Ultimate edition (for PlayStation): Rs 7,499
• Ultimate edition (for PC): Rs 5,999
• Ultimate edition (for Xbox): Rs 7,499
• Ultimate edition (for Nintendo): $79.99 (Approx Rs 6,900)

EA Sports FC 26: Pre-order benefits

Pre-orders for the EA Sports FC 26 are live now. Here are the benefits that consumers who pre-order the Ultimate edition by August 26 will get: 

• Up to seven days of early access
• Season 1 of the Premium pass
• 1 of 5 Player Pick 93+ OVR ICON (untradeable) for EA SPORTS FC 25 (sold separately) - (excludes Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2)
• 99 Shooting Player Evolution for EA SPORTS FC 25 (sold separately) - (excludes Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2)
• Football Ultimate Team ICON Player Item (untradeable) for EA SPORTS FC 26
• Up to 6000 FC points over two months (up to 4500 over 2 months for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2)
• Additional player evolution slot in Football Ultimate team
• 1 Archetype unlock consumable
• 2 double Archetypes XP consumables for 10 matches
• 3 ICON career players
• 5-star coach in the Manager career
• 5-star youth scout in the Manager career
• Manager live challenge content

Consumers who pre-order the Standard edition before August 26 will receive:

• Football Ultimate team 92+ OVR ICON (untradeable) for EA SPORTS FC 25 (sold separately) - (excludes Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2)
• 1 Archetype unlock consumable
• 2 double Archetypes XP consumables for 10 matches
• 3 ICON career players
• 5-star coach in the Manager career
• 5-star youth scout in the Manager career
• Manager live challenge content

EA Sports FC 26: What has been improved?

Key improvements that EA Sports has made in FC 26 as compared to FC 25 are these:

• Fewer bounce backs while tackling
• Faster and more realistic gameplay
• Fluid and dynamic dribbling
• Controlled deflections while scoring a goal
• Improved passing
• Off-ball shielding
• Smarter goalkeeper movement
• Low-driven power shot

Many more such improvements have been made which the publisher showcased in the gameplay reveal trailer that can be watched below.

EA Sports FC 26: Gameplay trailer