Despite rumours of an August release, leaks have revealed that the EA FC 26 release date will not be earlier than usual for the Ultimate Edition or Standard Edition.

is the latest instalment of the game series, and even though is still in full swing, it's that time of the year when we start to find out all about the new game. Nothing official has come from just yet, apart from an official , but now, it appears we may know the EA FC 26 release date – both for the Ultimate Edition and the Standard Edition.

Earlier this year, it was reported that EA FC 26 could be , with one leaker claiming that EA FC 26 could launch as early as August. At the time, this rumour made a bit of sense with some people thinking may have pushed the release date forward to avoid a clash with , but with pushing back , there's no reason for EA to change its release schedule.

And now, it seems we know when EA FC 26 will be released, with the most reliable EA Sports FC leaker revealing when we can start playing EA FC 26 for the first time.

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EA has always released its FIFA and EA Sports FC titles either in the last week of September or the first week of October since FIFA 05, and it looks to be that way once again for EA FC 26. The Ultimate Edition of EA FC 26 is a more expensive version of EA FC 26, but with the higher price point, players get seven days of early access to the game along with a host of other in-game bonuses.

In , players received FC Points to spend in Ultimate Team along with a guaranteed Ultimate Team Hero item, and we expect to see similar types of rewards on offer in EA FC 26. There's currently a bunch of other supposed EA FC 26 leaks circulating on social media at the moment, but take everything you see with a pinch of salt, with an official announcement from EA on EA FC 26 expected to arrive in July – just as we've seen with every release over the last few years.