EA Sports FC 27 Adds $150 Ultimate Plus Edition — More Expensive Than a GTA 6 Ultimate Edition

EA has unveiled a third premium tier for EA Sports FC 27 called the Ultimate Plus Edition, priced at $150. That's $80 more than the $70 standard edition, $50 more than the $100 Ultimate Edition, and — for context — $50 more than the Grand Theft Auto VI Ultimate Edition.

The Ultimate Plus Edition bundles four premium season passes (valued at $10 each), 10,000 FC Points spread across five months (versus 6,000 over three months in the regular Ultimate Edition), a Hall of FUT Player Pick, player boosts for EA Sports FC 26 while you wait, and seven-day early access to FC 27 ahead of its August 31 Early Access launch. Regular players get in on September 6. The offer is complex enough that EA published a full breakdown chart to explain what you're actually getting. For comparison, EA's own $150 MVP Bundle for College Football includes both Madden NFL and College Football plus deluxe perks — two full games for the same price.

This announcement lands at a particularly awkward moment for EA. Just last week, EA College Football players pushed back hard against paywalled progression mechanics, forcing EA to reverse course — though the studio signaled those systems would return in future releases. EA is also in the final stretch of a $55 billion leveraged buyout led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, with EU regulators clearing the deal on July 23. The debt load that comes with that acquisition has fueled speculation about cost-cutting through AI, layoffs, and expanded in-game advertising.

The Ultimate Plus Edition reads like EA testing how far it can push annual sports game pricing before fans revolt — and given the College Football backlash still fresh in everyone's memory, the community response is unlikely to be warm.