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Due to its integration with EA Play, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate often gains free access to EA Sports games long before PlayStation Plus, and as such EA Sports FC 26 has been available at no extra cost to Xbox owners for a while. However, PS5, PS5 Pro and even PS4 gamers need wait no longer – your patience is being rewarded.

All PS Plus members – Essential, Extra and Premium – will be able to play EA Sports FC 26 for free from next Tuesday, 5 May 2026, as it's one of the monthly games coming to the platform.

EA Sports FC 26 is the latest iteration in Electronic Arts' long-standing footy franchise, previously under the FIFA branding. It's the most complete form of the game yet, with a tonne of modes and the biggest version of Ultimate Team we've had to date.

It's also gearing up for the forthcoming World Cup, while the annual Team of the Season promotion is in full swing, with the best cards now available in packs to UT members.

However, if you don't fancy getting battered online, the career mode is well worth a play through, with the AI playing more like a real opponent than ever before.

Also coming to PS Plus on 5 May is the PS5-only Wuchang: Fallen Feathers – a Soulslike action RPG with excellent visuals and tight, flowing combat. And all PlayStation console owners, including PS4, can enjoy Nine Sols, too. It's a 2D action-platformer that's also heavy on the combat.

Remember, if you still want to snag Lords of the Fallen, Tomb Raider I-III Remastered, or Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream – the current monthly games – you have until the end of play on 4 May.

How much is PlayStation Plus and is it worth it?

PS Plus is available in three tiers for PS5 and PS4 owners. And if you want to play the vast majority of your games online, subscribing to one of them is a mandatory requirement.

Here's how much each tier costs and what you get:

• PS Plus Essential is £6.99 / €8.99 / $9.99 / AU$11.95 per month. It includes online play and three or four free games each month (as above).
• PS Plus Extra is £10.99 / €13.99 / $14.99 / AU$18.95 per month. You get the same benefits of the Essential plan, but also access to a game catalogue of more than 300 games to download and play.
• PS Plus Premium is £13.49 / €16.99 / $17.99 per month. You get everything in the Extra and Essential plans, plus game demos, and an additional catalogue of classic games. There's cloud gaming too, on PS5 and PS Portal.
• In some regions, including Australia, PS Plus Premium is replaced with PS Plus Deluxe for AU$21.95 per month. This doesn't include cloud gaming.

Whether any of the PS Plus tiers are worth the outlay is entirely subjective. However, even with its recent price drop, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is still £16.99 / $22.99 per month, so you get a lot of the same for your PlayStation console for considerably less.