The college football season for 2025-2026 commenced last week. In the interim period while waiting for your preferred team to compete each week throughout the autumn, EA Sports has released College Football 26, available for $49.99, discounted by $20, at several retailers including Best Buy, Walmart, and Amazon for PS5 and Xbox Series X in both disc and digital formats. This game is a continuation of College Football 25, marking EA’s return to college football gaming after a ten-year hiatus.
Following its major relaunch last year, EA is producing annual college football titles now that it has established a method to compensate players who choose to include their name, image, and likeness in the game. For this year’s edition, athletes involved received payments of $1,500 each and a complimentary copy of the game.
The implications of this compensation system on college sports and athletes’ rights raise important questions about the future of collegiate athletics and the balance between amateurism and commercialization.
Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/773698/college-football-26-ea-sports-ps5-xbox-deal-sale