EA Play Live date announced, later than expected

With PS5 and Xbox Series X stock rolling out, fans will be eager to see what EA has up its sleeve for its next round of games.

From FIFA 22 to Sims 5, we should get insight into what EA has been working on at EA Play Live this summer - with the date now revealed for the event... all be it later than anticipated.

EA Play Live 2021 Date Revealed

In a Tweet, EA has revealed the date for EA Play Live 2021 to be Thursday, 22 July 2021.

EA Play Live usually takes place the same as E3, which this year is commencing on Saturday, 12 June.

This means fans of EA titles must wait an extra six weeks to see the latest updates on Madden 22 and NHL 22.

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ALL HAIL THE KING - FIFA 22 is likely to be the headline act at EA Play Live

The last time both EA Play Live and E3 took place was 2019, with EA kicking things off on 8 June, followed by E3 commencing on 11 June.

EA Play Live 2021 Stream time

We don't have a time as of yet for the EA Play Live stream, but we expect it to follow last year and commence at 7pm ET / 12am BST.

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THE WAIT IS (ALMOST) OVER - Will we finally see The Sims 5 at EA Play Live this year?

You can expect the stream to last for around an hour.

EA Play Live Wishlist

These are the titles we hope to see at EA Play Live 2021:

We saw an alleged running order leaked last month, but with the event not happening until late July - this is unlikely to be accurate.

We could see an early insight into future EA titles like PGA Tour and College Football which don't have release windows, and perhaps even a return of the Fight Night series.

Another E3 no show

EA has followed on from Konami in not being part of E3 week, meaning we will need to wait a little longer to see the heavyweight clash between FIFA 22 and PES 2022.

This is likely down to Coronavirus caused delays, with countless games being delayed in the last 12 months, with others, like Cyberpunk 2077, having hairy launches.

For everything we know about E3 2021 head here.