As anticipation builds around the EA FC 25 release date, people still on old-gen hardware are curious if they will get to play the newest iteration of their favorite football title. Fortunately, EA Sports' upcoming football sim will be available on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. People who bought the Standard Edition will get to play the game after FC 25's global release on September 27, 2024, while Ultimate Edition owners will enjoy a seven-day early access from September 20, 2024, at 12 am GMT.
Keeping that in mind, this article will highlight a few details about EA FC 25's availability on old-gen platforms.
EA FC 25 is available on PS4 and Xbox One
According to the EA developers, their brand new football sim title, EA FC 25, is available on last-gen consoles including PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Players worldwide can navigate to their respective in-game store to purchase any edition (Standard or Ultimate) of their choice.
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Here’s a quick breakdown of the prices of EA FC 25 and how to purchase the game on different platforms:
PS4 users
- Navigate to the PlayStation Store.
- Search for FC 25.
- Purchase the game.
Players worldwide can purchase the Standard Edition of FC 25 for 69.99 USD, while the Ultimate Edition sells for 99.99 USD (89.99 USD with EA Pro).
Xbox users
- Navigate to the Xbox Store.
- Search for FC 25.
- Purchase the game.
Similar to the PlayStation store, players can get their hands on the FC 25 Standard edition for 69.99 USD. Meanwhile, the Ultimate edition of the title is available for 99.99 USD.
Among all this, the question remains whether the last-gen consoles will miss out on any features. According to the developers, the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One will not have access to the HyperMotion V technology on their devices.
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For context, HyperMotion V allows the in-game footballers’ movements to seem more realistic and genuine based on their real-life signature styles. The developers also collect tons of data from the cameras capturing player movements and use machine learning technology to implement it in-game.
EA FC 25 is available on Nintendo Switch
As mentioned earlier, The EA FC 25 is available on the Nintendo Switch. Furthermore, following the previous trend from FC 24, the Nintendo Switch version also has a parity feature, allowing players to access every new upcoming content on PS4 and Xbox One.
Here’s how to purchase FC 25 on Switch:
- Navigate to My Nintendo Store.
- Search for FC 25.
- Purchase the game.
Nintendo Switch users can purchase the Standard edition of the title for 59.99 USD, while the Ultimate edition costs 79.99 USD.
Like PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, Nintendo Switch will also miss out on the HyperMotion V. Last year’s EA FC 24 also faced criticism for its outdated visuals on the Switch when compared to the PC and console counterparts. The same was the case for FIFA 23. So, fans shouldn’t keep their hopes high for the upcoming FC 25 on Nintendo Switch.
That’s all the information we have on the availability of EA FC 25 on PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.
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For more updates regarding the upcoming football simulation game, check out Sportskeeda’s EA FC 25 page.