EA F1 25 release date leaks as Lewis Hamilton confirmed as 'Iconic' cover star
EA's Formula 1 series is back for 2025, and while the company has revealed new Ferrari star Lewis Hamilton will grace the cover of the Iconic Edition, it may have also confirmed the release date early
Formula 1 is back, and while Ferrari's new signing Lewis Hamilton may have had a rough time of the China GP with his disqualification, the British star has something to smile about this week.
He'll be the cover star of the new F1 25 game (at least with the Iconic Edition), and he certainly looks good in his new red race attire.
The full reveal of the new game isn't planned until March 26, but while the placeholder link is like on YouTube, fans had spotted that the listing originally revealed the game's launch date, too (thanks, Operation Sports).
Is this the F1 25 release date?
Operation Sports pointed out that an earlier version of the trailer page seemingly revealed that the Iconic Edition will launch on May 27, 2025.
That's about in keeping with F1 games from EA, but the date could also be specific to the Iconic Edition – EA regularly offers early access to players picking up their more expensive versions, so the actual release date could be a few days later.
With the full reveal happening tomorrow, we shouldn't have long to find out either way.
EA F1 is part of the publisher's sports portfolio which also includes EA FC, Madden NFL, and UFC. The company acquired developer Codemasters in 2019.
Last year's game, F1 24, was well received, despite abandoning the 'Braking Point' storyline mode from F1 21 and F1 23, so there's every chance it'll return here.
In its place, Career Mode saw an overhaul, and an added focus on tyre degradation helped sell the realism of the title.
The game launched on current and last-gen consoles, so we're curious to see if EA sticks with the same lineup or moves to current-gen only.
There's also the Switch 2, which EA has suggested it would support.
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