EA Sports announced Madden NFL 26 and College Football 26 release dates in a new trailer highlighting the "football journey" from high-school recruit to big-league pro. Preorders are open for both games now, with a few caveats. They're only available for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S to start with, as EA has yet to open preorders for Madden NFL 26's Nintendo Switch 2 version. The studio isn't supporting PS4 and Xbox One with this year's sports games, either.
Madden NFL 26 launches on August 14, and College Football 26 releases on July 10. Madden 26 will launch on PC, but EA Sports has no plans to put College Football 26 on PC at present.
Preorders are available on the PlayStation Store and Xbox Store, and while EA Sports is pushing an "MVP Bundle" version that includes both games for $150.00, you can preorder Madden 26 separately for $70.00. Standalone College Football 26 preorders aren't live yet.
There's also a deluxe version of Madden 26, and there will be a deluxe version of College Football 26, for $100.00. The deluxe edition of Madden NFL 26 includes:
College Football 26's deluxe edition will come with:
If you preorder the MVP Bundle before April 29, you get the following in addition to the items that come with the deluxe editions:
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Madden NFL 26 launches on August 14, and College Football 26 releases on July 10. Madden 26 will launch on PC, but EA Sports has no plans to put College Football 26 on PC at present.
Preorders are available on the PlayStation Store and Xbox Store, and while EA Sports is pushing an "MVP Bundle" version that includes both games for $150.00, you can preorder Madden 26 separately for $70.00. Standalone College Football 26 preorders aren't live yet.
There's also a deluxe version of Madden 26, and there will be a deluxe version of College Football 26, for $100.00. The deluxe edition of Madden NFL 26 includes:
- Madden NFL 26
- Early access three days before the official release date and solo challenges
- 4,600 Madden Points
- Cover athlete elite player item
- Superstar legendary XP boost
- Franchise coach ability points
- Player card exclusive item
College Football 26's deluxe edition will come with:
- College Football 26
- Early access three days before the official release date and solo challenges
- 4,600 College Football points
- Top prospect Ultimate Team pack
- All Hands Ultimate Team pack
- Dynasty coach points
- Road to Glory skill points
If you preorder the MVP Bundle before April 29, you get the following in addition to the items that come with the deluxe editions:
- Madden NFL 26 and College Football 26
- 99 OVR Travis Hunter item for Madden NFL 26 and CFB 26
- Bundle-exclusive MUT elite player item
- Bundle-exclusive CUT elite player item
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