The full Trophy and Achievement list for EA Sports FC 27 dropped ahead of launch, and one entry is already generating serious heat. Buried in the list is an Achievement and Trophy called "All Aboard the Premium Track," which asks players to fully complete and unlock every level in the Premium Pass. Not the free pass. The paid one.
What the trophy actually demands
The requirement is straightforward on paper: complete a Premium Pass in its entirety. The problem is that the Premium Pass is a paid product, and the standard edition of the game includes exactly zero of them.
Here's how pass access breaks down across the three editions:
If you buy the base game and want that trophy, you're going to need to either grind for in-game currency or spend real money. Based on FC 26 pricing, a single Premium Pass cost 1,000 FIFA Points or 500,000 Ultimate Team Coins. Half a million Coins is an enormous ask for most players who aren't regularly flipping expensive cards on the transfer market.
Why this feels different from standard grind requirements
Trophies and Achievements have always included grindy tasks. Play 100 matches, score from distance 50 times, win a Division title. Those things take time, but they're free. Tying a completion requirement to a monetized product is a different category of ask entirely.
The key here is that EA isn't just making completionists work harder. They're making them spend more, or at minimum spend smarter. Players who miss a pass window, or who start the game on Standard Edition and later want 100%, face a recurring cost problem rather than a time problem.
There's also a longer-term issue worth flagging: once EA FC 27's servers eventually wind down, this trophy becomes permanently unobtainable. That's not unique to this specific achievement, but it does mean the clock is always ticking from the moment you boot the game.
The edition math for completionists
For players who already planned to buy the Ultimate Plus Edition, this isn't a problem. Five Premium Passes across a single game cycle is more than enough runway to finish at least one. But the Ultimate Plus Edition costs $150, making it the most expensive version of the game EA has ever released.
The calculus for completionists buying the Standard Edition gets uncomfortable fast. If the FC 27 Premium Pass holds the same pricing as last year, grinding 500,000 Coins without paying cash takes serious time investment. And that's assuming you complete the pass before it expires. Miss it, and you're back to square one.
For players weighing their options before purchase, there's a full breakdown of what separates each edition in our EA FC 27 Ultimate Edition vs Ultimate Plus buying guide.
The broader pattern this fits into
EA has been threading paid content into its progression systems for years, but tying a trophy directly to that content is a more explicit version of that push than usual. Most battle pass structures reward players for engaging with optional content. This one rewards players for paying for optional content, with a permanent mark on their profile as the prize.
What most players miss is that this isn't just about the trophy itself. It's about what the trophy signals: that EA considers Premium Pass completion a natural part of the FC 27 experience, normal enough to be a completionist checkbox. That framing matters.
EA FC 27 launches in early access on September 18, with full release the following week. If you're planning to go for the Platinum or full Achievement score, it's worth sorting your edition and pass strategy before the first season kicks off. The EA FC 27 editions guide breaks down every version's price and included bonuses so you can make that call with the full picture in front of you.
