{"id":80138,"date":"2025-09-17T09:16:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T08:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/?p=80138"},"modified":"2025-09-17T09:21:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T08:21:13","slug":"ea-fc-26-pre-download-opens-on-ps5-and-ps4-62gb-install-full-access-on-day-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/ea-fc-26-pre-download-opens-on-ps5-and-ps4-62gb-install-full-access-on-day-one\/","title":{"rendered":"EA FC 26 Pre-Download Opens On PS5 And PS4 \u2013 62GB Install, Full Access On Day One"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pre-download for the football simulator <strong>EA FC 26<\/strong> is now live on <strong>PlayStation 5<\/strong> and <strong>PlayStation 4<\/strong>. Anyone who has pre-ordered the digital version from the <strong>PlayStation Store<\/strong> can now start downloading the game ahead of its official release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Players who purchased the <strong>Ultimate Edition<\/strong> will be able to unlock the full version of <strong>EA FC 26<\/strong> at midnight between <strong>18 and 19 September<\/strong>, while those who opted for the <strong>Standard Edition<\/strong> will need to wait until midnight between <strong>25 and 26 September<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pre-download size is <strong>62.70 GB<\/strong>. Once installed, the game will only become playable after the final file is automatically downloaded on the dates listed above, depending on the edition purchased. From that moment, you\u2019ll have full access to every mode available on <strong>EA FC 26<\/strong> from day one, with no restrictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you haven\u2019t already, we recommend checking out our guide on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/ea-fc-26-how-to-unlock-the-transfer-market-in-web-app-companion-app\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"79756\">how to unlock the transfer market in the Web App and Companion App<\/a><\/strong>, both of which will be released on 17 September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We also remind you that on our pages, you\u2019ll find a guide on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/ea-fc-26-cheap-starter-squads-with-low-budget-for-ultimate-team\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"79974\">how to build budget squads that will help you climb the Division Rivals ladder quickly and compete in the finals of the FUT Champions Weekend League<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stay tuned to our pages, we\u2019ll soon publish guides to help you get off to the best possible start in both Division Rivals and the Champions Weekend League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>EA Sports FC 26<\/strong>\u00a0is now available\u00a0on <strong>PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Steam, and Nintendo Switch<\/strong>. Follow us on our social media channels <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/futukofficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ultimateteam_uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a>, for more news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EA FC 26 Pre-Download is now available on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 across both Sony platforms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":78861,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4038],"tags":[4075,4077,1235,1236,605],"class_list":["post-80138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ea-fc-26","tag-ea-fc-26","tag-fc-26","tag-playstation-4","tag-playstation-5","tag-pre-download"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80138"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80138\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}