After EA Sports took over the next-generation football simulation game, FC, from FIFA, it launched extremely extravagant marketing strategies. For example, it designated September as the game's release month each year, started promoting it six months in advance, opened pre-orders a month in advance, and provided various bonuses for these early-bird players.
This phenomenon reached its peak last year, when FC 26 was released on September 26, 2025, because its Ultimate Edition not only offered a Season 1 Premium Pass, but also 6,000 FC Points for players to claim, which was the biggest difference between it and Standard Edition, apart from the 7-day early access period.
This year, EA made another big move: launching Ultimate Plus Edition, above Ultimate Edition. While priced the highest, it boasts the most bonuses based on comparisons of editions released by the developer itself. This was originally a move that would benefit different players, but unfortunately, today's loyal fans of the FC series are not satisfied.

With many pre-order bonuses ending at the end of August, many players are struggling to decide whether to continue playing this new generation of EA FC 27 and which edition to choose. If you're one of them, then you definitely shouldn't miss EZG.com's comparison guide to the three current editions of the game, as well as its comparisons with its predecessors.
Edition Overview
First, let's briefly introduce the three editions of FIFA 27: Standard Edition is priced at $69.99, Ultimate Edition at $99.99, and Ultimate Plus Edition at $149.99, all priced the same on major gaming platforms.
The pre-order bonuses for Ultimate Edition expire on September 24th, except for 85+ OVR ICON International Player Item, which requires pre-ordering before August 31st; while all pre-order bonuses for Ultimate Plus Edition expire on August 31st.
Bonus Comparison
Next, we will analyze each edition based on FC 27 pre-order bonuses provided by the developer to determine which player groups are suitable for each edition and whether it is worthwhile for them. A brief comparison is shown in the table below; more details will follow later:
| Edition | Price | Early Access | FC Points | Season Pass | Exclusive Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Edition | $69.99 | No | / | / | 92+ OVR ICON Player Item for FUT 26 |
| Ultimate Edition | $99.99 | Yes | 6,000 | Season 1 Premium Pass | / |
| Ultimate Plus Edition | $149.99 | Yes | 10,000 | Season 1 to Season 5 Premium Passes | Hall of FUT Player Pick |
Standard Edition
FIFA 27 Standard Edition, at its lowest price point, is more suitable for loyal fans who can't bear to give up the series but don't have high demands for other in-game features, as it doesn't offer 7-day early access or any particularly impressive pre-order bonuses. The only thing that might surprise you is Dual Entitlement.
As this football simulation game has evolved, gaming platforms like PlayStation and Xbox have been continuously releasing their own next-generation consoles. Therefore, in order to expand the game's audience, EA SPORTS FC 27 has made the game progress and in-game resources of these two generations of consoles compatible.
However, it must be noted that the most exciting new feature in FC 27, The Grounds, is only playable on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Nintendo Switch 2. So, if you own a new generation console, it won't affect you much; but if you only own an older console, or dual-wield, then cross-console play in this game mode will be quite troublesome.
Therefore, many players in the community are very dissatisfied with the attitude of this pre-order bonus, believing that this is a self-indulgent act by EA: using a simple dual entitlement to cover up its ambition to abandon the old generation of consoles. This two-faced marketing strategy has forced many players to give up FIFA 27.
Apart from this, Standard Edition also has an exclusive pre-order bonus not available in the other two editions: an untradeable 92+ OVR ICON Player Item for FUT 26. The remaining benefits are basically the pre-order bonuses shared with the other two editions, such as double AXP for 10 matches, The Grounds Signature Sweatsuit, and 5-Star Coach/5-Star Youth Scout in Manager Career.
Ultimate Edition
When your pre-order budget reaches $99.99, you can own EA FC 27 Ultimate Edition, which will give you all the pre-order bonuses included in the standard edition, plus three additional bonuses: 7 days early access, Season 1 Premium Pass, and 6,000 FC Points, the same in Switch platform.
If you're hoping to use 6,000 FC points as you did in the previous game, FC 26, that won't work in this new game. In FUT 27, these points are distributed in three installments, and you must claim your first installment before August 1, 2027, to receive the full reward.
This means you'll only use 2,000 FC 27 Points available each time, instead of the previous 3,000, so you might need to be careful with your spending in this new game. You can spend freely on unique in-game cosmetic items, but definitely don't spend on player packs and evolution slots that also can be unlocked or obtained with FC 27 Coins.
With these three exclusive pre-order bonuses, the player base that matches FUT 27 Ultimate Edition should be those football fans who truly love and are willing to try new content, who expect to get ahead of other players by experiencing it 7 days early, and who will effectively use the bonus FC Points to build their own ultimate team and win more games.
In addition to the exclusive bonuses mentioned above, Ultimate Edition also shares the following pre-order bonuses with the top-of-the-line Ultimate Plus Edition:
- An Untradeable International 85+ OVR Icon Player Item
- An Additional FUT Player Evolution Slot
- An Untradeable 1 of 4 Player Pick 93+ OVR Icon Player
- Dynamic Overall Ratings in Manager Career
- 5-Star Senior Scout in Manager Career
- Additional 5 Manager Live Challenge Creation Slots
While the pre-order bonuses for Ultimate Edition seem significantly better than the standard edition, a closer comparison reveals that aside from the additional credits, there are no real advantages. This has led many players to wonder: Is this Edition truly worth the price? Do I really need to spend an extra $30 just for points and early access?
Ultimate Plus Edition
With those questions in mind, let's look at the new edition of the game released by EA for FC 27: Ultimate Plus Edition. Although it costs $30 more than Ultimate Edition, it offers significantly better value for money. This is because of the addition of more FC points and S1 to S5 Premium Passes, as well as a unique game feature it offers.
After pre-ordering FUT 27 Ultimate Plus Edition, you can choose one of the newly added Hall of FUT Player decks as your initial HoF pick. The deck includes Adebayo Akinfenwa, Giovani dos Santos, Loïc Rémy, Marouane Fellaini, and Eljero Elia, primarily to recognize their outstanding performances in previous FC Ultimate Team.
Since these players only hold a very high status in this football simulation game, rather than on the real field, the rarity of their Hall of FUT Player Cards and their player attributes are slightly lower than those of ICONs and Heroes, but they are still capable of dominating their respective areas.
It's worth noting that the pre-order bonus only includes one HoF player card; the rest will still need to be acquired after the official release by spending FUT 27 Coins. Furthermore, this card set will continue to expand as the game progresses, with players like Jakub Błaszczykowski and Kostas Manolas potentially being added.
Besides this, the exclusive pre-order bonus for Ultimate Plus Edition is FUT 26 Player Evolution Pack, which boosts the physical attributes of any player from the previous game to 99. This is a perk for players who own both games, but it's odd that it's a physical attribute, rather than anything that significantly improves match performance.
In summary, the only decent pre-order bonus offered by the highest tier, Ultimate Plus Edition, in FIFA 27 is Hall of FUT Player Pick. The rest are unremarkable; for example, while there are 4,000 more FC points than Ultimate Edition, they still need to be claimed in installments of 2,000 points per month, offering no real improvement.
After introducing all the details and pros and cons of the FC 27 Editions, do you now know which one you want to pre-order?
- Want something simple and just to play, choose Standard Edition;
- Want early access and more high-quality player cards, choose Ultimate Edition;
- Want the best gaming experience and have a large budget, choose Ultimate Plus Edition.
Is Worth Pre-Ordering?
To be honest, this issue is discussed in the community every year when EA releases a new FC game, but this year, everyone seems to have reached a consensus: FC 27's pre-order sales have hit a new low. On Steam, it ranked 45th on the new release sales chart in its first week of pre-orders, even lower than FIFA 25 ranking of 31st.
This lack of interest isn't just because the three pre-order editions don't offer any must-try game content; most differences lie in player card attributes and some FUT 27 in-game items, which players can acquire on their own soon if they actively participate in events/matches, making it defeats the purpose of spending more money on pre-orders.
Another very important reason is that the new game has made a major overhaul of some of the most acclaimed game features and content from the original series. For example, Squad Building Challenges will reportedly no longer include Squads, Chemistry, Positions, and Squad Ratings, which will greatly diminish the overall gaming experience.
For loyal fans of the series, the pre-order impact of this new game is far less than that of the previous one. Theoretically, Standard edition and Ultimate edition should cover the needs of most players, but for the sake of profit, EA created a higher edition and allocated all its resources to it, resulting in the first two editions being less cost-effective.
Given this situation, if EA doesn't reconsider or retract some of the controversial changes before release, FC 27 could have one of the quietest release windows in the series' history.












