Everything you need to know about the FIFA 21 Early Access trial

As of yesterday, gamers got their first opportunity to give the latest iteration of FIFA a whirl through EA’s Early Access Pass.

Anyone with the Access Pass will get a ten-hour trial period ahead of the game’s official release next week. A quick piece of advice, if you do get the trial period, make sure you manually close the game when you’ve finished playing, otherwise it will continue to run in the background and eat into your time.

All of your progress from the trial period will be carried over into the full game too.

When will players get access to the game?

EA Play subscribers will get early access to FIFA 21 from 4pm UK time on October 1, 2020. For other timezones see below:

  • Europe: 5pm (CEST)
  • East Coast US: 11am (EDT)
  • West Coast US: 8am (PDT)

What is EA Play and how much does it cost?

EA Play is a gaming subscription service that features a range of the publisher’s biggest titles. It costs £3.99 per-month or £19.99 annually for Xbox, PlayStation and PC. There’s also an EA Play Pro subscription, which costs £14.99 per-month or £89.99 annually, but this is only available for PC players.

EA Play will also give FIFA players a 10% discount on EA digital purchases including FIFA 21, FIFA points, and other games and content.

When will FIFA 21 officially be released?

Players will be able to purchase the full game in-store from October 9.

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