FIFA 18 releases worldwide on Friday, September 29 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch, and PC, EA announced today. Pre-ordering the Ronaldo Edition ($79.99 USD) or Icon Edition ($99.99 USD) gets you three-day early access on Tuesday, September 26.
The press release says “not all features available on all platforms,” and the fine print in the trailer says, “Frostbite game engine technology and The Journey: Hunter Returns mode are available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC platform versions only.”
Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid C.F. is the cover athlete for FIFA 18.
Here’s what to expect when pre-ordering the different versions of FIFA 18 on PS4, Xbox One, and PC:
FIFA 18 Standard Edition – $59.99 USD/£59.99
- Up to 5 FIFA Ultimate Team Jumbo Premium Gold Packs (one per week for five weeks – worth up to $15)
- Cristiano Ronaldo FUT loan player for 5 matches
- 8 special edition FUT kits designed by FIFA soundtrack artists
FIFA 18 Ronaldo Edition – $79.99 USD/£79.99
- Play from September 26th with 3 Days Early Access
- Up to 20 FIFA Ultimate Team Jumbo Premium Gold Packs (one per week for 20 weeks – worth up to $60)
- Cristiano Ronaldo FUT loan player for 5 matches
- 8 special edition FUT kits designed by FIFA soundtrack artists
FIFA 18 Icon Edition (Digital Only) – $99.99 USD/£89.99
- Play from September 26th with 3 Days Early Access
- Up to 40 FIFA Ultimate Team Jumbo Premium Gold Packs (two per week over 20 weeks – worth up to $120)
- 3 match FUT Team of the Week loan player (one three match loan player for 20 weeks)
- Cristiano Ronaldo FUT loan player for 5 matches
- Ronaldo Nazário FUT Icon loan player for 5 matches
- 8 special edition FUT kits designed by FIFA soundtrack artists
The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of FIFA 18 are known as the Legacy Edition and pre-ordering gets you up to five FIFA Ultimate Team Jumbo Premium Gold Packs (one per week for five weeks – worth up to $15).
As expected, marketing for FIFA 18 has shifted from Xbox to PS4.
FIFA Content Manager Jon Cole said:
This year, for the first time, we can also announce that some of the most iconic footballers in the history of the game are coming to FIFA Ultimate Team on PS4, headlined by one of the players I idolised growing up: Ronaldo Nazario. The legendary Brazilian was one of the most gifted, prolific, explosive and dynamic strikers to ever play the game, and this year you’ll be able to pair him and Cristiano Ronaldo to terrify opposition defenders in FUT.
The full FIFA 18 reveal will happen on Saturday, June 10 at EA Play.
[Source: EA Sports (1), (2), PlayStation Blog, PlayStation Store, Eurogamer]
