As we get closer to the second half of the year, EA is likely getting ready to unveil its new line-up of sports games for 2025. Before the company could make any announcement, however, billbil-kun of Dealabs has reported that EA Sports title Madden NFL 26 will be hitting store shelves on August 14.
Along with releasing the game on the same day as when the NFL Preseason for the year is scheduled to start, the report also mentions a Deluxe Edition of the game, which will offer players three days of advanced access. EA Play members will also get access to a trial that allows them to play Madden NFL 26 for 10 hours from August 11 onwards.
According to the report, EA has an official announcement for NFL Madden 26 planned for some time this week. During this announcement, the company will also likely reveal whether or not the game will be making its way on to the Nintendo Switch 2 alongside its PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC releases.
It is worth noting that all of these details would fall pretty well in line for the franchise, historically speaking. Last year’s Madden NFL 25, for instance, was also launched in August last year, featuring San Frrancisco 49ers’ Christian McCaffrey as its cover star.
When it comes to bringing games to the Switch 2, EA has confirmed that both EA Sports FC, as well as Madden NFL will be jumping on to the new console at some point. In a statement earlier this month, the company had said that the Switch 2 versions of these titles will have all the features that the console can support.
Offering feature parity between the home console versions of its sports game with the Nintendo platform version would be a big change for EA, considering its history of releasing stripped-down versions of its sports games on the original Switch.
“We’ll share more details on the Madden NFL and FC experiences for Switch 2 at a later date, but our goal is always to deliver a consistent player experience across platforms as much as the hardware allows,” said the company in its statement. When it comes to features like cross-platform multiplayer, however, the company was a bit evasive, saying that the Switch 2 versions of its sports games will be “designed for the Switch 2.”
If you’ve been looking forward to the next major release in the Madden NFL franchise, check out our review of Madden NFL 25 in the meantime.
