Madden 25 hits early access on Monday, August 12, but if you want to create and import a team using the Team Builder website, you’ll have to wait until August 15.
That’s when the Madden 25 version of Team Builder will be available per EA.
Team Builder launched a little after Early Access began for College Football 25, so if the feature sticks around, which hopefully it will, this may be the way it is rolled out in the future.
EA reached out to share some essential details on Madden 25 Team Builder.
While College Football 25’s version of the team-creation website is limited due to concerns about violating NIL and other potential issues, Madden 25’s Team Builder will be fully functional.
According to EA, “Madden NFL 25’s customization features are indeed robust. Users can edit the name, physical attributes, ratings attributes on the web, likeness, and other traits imported to Franchise mode.”
What does this mean?
This means users can upload custom logos and images for their teams, which can be used on helmets, their home field, and their stadium. This access is identical to what is offered in College Football 25.
In addition, users can edit player names, physical attributes, and ratings on the Team Builder website. That functionality is where Madden 25’s Team Builder feature is vastly superior.
In College Football 25, users can only customize their team’s uniform and stadium looks on the web. They cannot alter anything about the players on the Team Builder website.
In Madden 25, after you import your Team Builder squad, you can edit player likenesses and traits within their franchise modes. I don’t know if that refers to X-Factors and abilities.
The main reason for keeping some aspects of the team creation local to a user’s console and franchise mode save is to control better what EA houses on its website. There is an understanding that some users will create unsavory content, but it can be better controlled and filtered out on the web.
If a user decides to go to the dark side on their own franchise mode setup, it’s their prerogative. People will always share negative things on social media; there is almost no way to police that content.
However, I’m glad we have graduated from where most users lose access to sandbox features as a kneejerk reaction to the work of a wayward 12-year-old playing the game without proper supervision.
Madden 25 will also allow users to import 32 teams from Team Builder to use in a single franchise mode. That’s an exciting concept for massive online leagues, as it will allow users to have custom-built squads.
Look for the full review of Madden 25 once the embargo is lifted and more post-release coverage.
