Fifa 20 demo: What time will the game be released on PS4 and Xbox today?
Teams and full game modes are yet to be revealed ahead of the release
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Your support makes all the difference.The Fifa 20 demo is finally about to arrive, within hours.
Developers EA Sports have announced that it will arrive at some point on 10 September, though not exactly what time.
However, based on a flurry of rumours as well as previous releases, it looks set to go live in the store at 3pm UK time, across the world.
At that point, it should arrive in the stores on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC. There will not be a demo for Nintendo Switch, even though that platform will get the game when it finally arrives on 27 September.
The game should arrive at the same time wherever you are.
That means it will be 4pm central European time, for example; 10am on the East Coast of the US; or 11pm in Tokyo.
If it is easier, this countdown timer will show exactly how long is left until 3pm UK time, wherever you are:
Of course, the release time is only the moment when the game arrives on the relevant stores, and will become available to download. It may not even do that instantly for everyone, given that services like the Xbox and PlayStation stores rely on huge infrastructure.
Once it does arrive, the demo won't actually be available to play until it is properly downloaded and installed onto the console. That could happen very quickly or very slowly indeed, depending on the speed of your connection and the bandwidth that the stores make available, as well as the speed of the device it is being installed onto.
EA Sports hasn't revealed much about what will be in the demo, beyond two features: Volta Football, which brings back the beloved FIFA Street-style play, and 11v11 kick-off.
It hasn't revealed what teams will be included or whether it will allow a glimpse at other parts of the game.
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