Although the "official" release date is till a week out, anyone who has pre-ordered the Ultimate Edition of EA Sports FC 26 can get in today. The Ultimate Edition is of course the pricier upgrade to the Standard Edition, coming in at $100 for Ultimate vs. $70 for Standard. But it also comes with 6000 FC points (for buying in-game items) and the Season 1 Premium Pass for bonus and frankly better rewards for playing the game. Get in early, get more stuff, spend $30 more.
There is also another route to getting in early and even just trying before you buy, and that's with EA Play. Once again I'lll chime in with my biennial (every two years, as opposed to bi-annual - twice per year, now you know) advice like I did here with 24 or here with 22. But if you subscribe to EA Play at the standard level ($6/month) you can run a 10-hour trial of the game and many others with that month. Or if you splurge for the $17/month Play Pro subscription you can even jump in on the early access, as well as a ton of other games in EA's catalogue. And if that catalogue has enough games to subsidize the annual subscription, then maybe that's a thing to think about. For me a month here or there every few years ends up being more than enough.
So it's time for another year of EA Sports FC, officially releasing next week, early access starting now, and all the details about pre-ordering for that access can be found on their official site with pre-order links to the various platform-specific stores and marketplaces: https://www.ea.com/games/ea-sports-fc/fc-26/buy
