The EA FC 25 New Zealand trick allows players with early access to play the game a day earlier than the worldwide release. This method, popular in the EA Sports FC community, involves changing your Xbox console's location to New Zealand.
The trick works only on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One consoles due to the ability to change location in settings. PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and PC users cannot use this method.
By setting your console's location to New Zealand, you can start playing EA FC 25 on Thursday, September 26 at 1pm BST / 8am EDT / 5am PDT. This is because New Zealand Standard Time (NZST) is 11 hours ahead of BST, and the early access release time is midnight local time worldwide.
To perform the trick, go to your Xbox settings, change the location to New Zealand, and restart the console. Remember to switch back to your actual location before 11.30pm BST on September 26 to avoid region-locking your matchmaking.
