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EA FC 27 Early Access: Start date, release times and how to play early

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EA FC 27 Early Access: Start date, release times and how to play early

EA SPORTS FC 27 early access begins September 17th, 2026 for Ultimate Edition owners and EA Play Pro subscribers (PC: 11 PM UTC; consoles: midnight local time on September 18th)

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Three early access options available: Ultimate Edition (full access from Sept 17th), EA Play Pro (full access from Sept 17th at 11 PM UTC), or EA Play (10-hour trial from Sept 18th at 4 AM UTC)

North American players can access the game starting 4:00 PM PT / 6:00 PM CT / 7:00 PM ET on September 17th

Official global release date is September 24th on PC and midnight September 25th on consoles (local time)

EA SPORTS FC 27 early access begins September 17th, 2026 for Ultimate Edition owners and EA Play Pro subscribers (PC: 11 PM UTC; consoles: midnight local time on September 18th)

Find out when EA FC 27 early access starts, the exact release times and which editions and EA Play memberships let you play before the full launch.

With EA SPORTS FC 27 coming soon there are multiple ways you can play on pitch ahead of the games official release date. You will be able to play EA FC 27 from the 17th of September which is when early access will become available.

This will allow players to get their hands on the newest EA sports football game ahead of its global release.

Depending on what platform you have you can expect different times. On PC you will be able to play at the below UTC time. You can play from midnight in your region if you have a console. You can also play EA FC 27 through getting the ultimate edition or EA Play Pro/ 10 hour EA Play trial.

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EA FC 27 Early Access Start Time

EA FC 27 early access will start on the 17th of September 2026. EA has confirmed that if you own the Ultimate Edition you can play EA Sports FC 27 on PC from 11: 00 PM UTC on the 17th of September. If you are on any other platform you can play from midnight on the 18th of September in your region.

Pacific Time (PT): 4:00 PM - September 17
Central Time (CT): 6:00 PM - September 17
Eastern Time (ET): 7:00 PM - September 17
Brasilia Time (BRT): 8:00 PM - September 17
British Summer Time (BST): 12:00 AM - September 18
Central European Summer Time (CEST): 1:00 AM - September 18
China Standard Time (CST): 7:00 AM - September 18
Korean Standard Time (KST): 8:00 AM - September 18
Japan Standard Time (JST): 8:00 AM - September 18
Australian Eastern Time (AET): 9:00 AM - September 18
New Zealand Standard Time (NZST): 11:00 AM - September 18

North America will be able to play EA Sports FC 27 from the 17th of September. It will release at the following time 4: 00 PM PT | 6:00 PM CT | 7:00 PM ET.

How To Play EA Sports FC 27 Early

There are three ways you can play EA FC 27 before it officially releases:

Play EA FC 27 from the 17th of September on PC if you buy the Ultimate Edition.
Play from the 17th of September at 11 PM UTC with EA Play Pro.
Play for 10 hours from the 18th of September at 4 AM UTC with EA Play.

You will be able to play EA FC 27 from the 24th of September on PC. If you don't have PC you can play from midnight in your region on the 25th of September.