Franchise mode? Ultimate team? Superstar? Online head-to-head? In Madden NFL 25, the choice is yours what to play.

But before you can play Madden when it enters early access on August 12 (and for all players on August 16), you’ll need to download the game. And for those who purchased the game digitally, it can be pre-loaded so you can get started as soon as the servers go live.

The days of queuing at game stores for a midnight release are long gone. Now, especially with early access and free trials, you can play right at launch or even days before. Preloading is a beautiful thing.

Here's what you need to do to preload Madden NFL 25.