EA FC 25 Season Pass still free at release

EA FC 25 actually came out without the paid season pass. But is this a marketing tactic from EA?

Vancouver, Canada – You no longer have to pay for the Season Pass in EA FC 25 Ultimate Team. It is now free, EA announced this before the release. Many people would immediately jump up and cheer at the news. But you should put your joy aside for now. Because there could be a nasty strategy behind it from EA.

EA listens to the community and removes the paid Season Pass

Much criticism: A hot topic of discussion before the release of EA FC 25 was the paid Season Pass. Many players feared that this was the first step in an extreme monetization strategy in single-player modes. The harsh criticism seems to have reached EA, at least initially. There will initially be a free version of the Season Pass at release, but will it stay that way?

EA FC 25 Season Pass only free at release?

Is this the tactic behind it? The introduction of a paid season pass cannot be ruled out yet. EA could bring this into the future. With this strategy, they could convince critics to buy the game at release and then surprise them afterwards. Whether this tactic is really behind it will probably only become clear in the next few weeks. Various sources on X/Twitter are already reporting on this strategy:

To be best prepared for the launch of EA FC 25, you should take a look at the web app. There you can earn coins before the release – you can also install the companion app for your mobile phone. You can also play free packs. To do this, you have to reach these milestones in EA FC 25.