{"id":57375,"date":"2024-10-10T18:01:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T17:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/football-manager-25-gets-huge-delay-in-shock-move-now-releasing-just-two-months-before-the-end-of-the-season\/"},"modified":"2024-10-10T18:01:08","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T17:01:08","slug":"football-manager-25-gets-huge-delay-in-shock-move-now-releasing-just-two-months-before-the-end-of-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/football-manager-25-gets-huge-delay-in-shock-move-now-releasing-just-two-months-before-the-end-of-the-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Football Manager 25 Gets Huge Delay in Shock Move, Now Releasing Just Two Months Before the End of the Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section class=\"article-page\">\n<p>In a shock move for the popular sim, Sega is delaying Football Manager 25 until March 2025, putting its release barely two months before 2025&#8217;s European Champions League Final. <\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"mobile-ad-break\"><\/section>\n<p>Developer Sports Interactive and Sega released a statement calling it &#8220;tough decision&#8221; and saying that specific platform dates will follow once confirmed. The statement continued, &#8220;In our last Development Update in September, we explained that we needed to push FM25&#8217;s original release back to give ourselves more time to deliver the best possible experience for this first installment in a new era of Football Manager. This additional time has not been sufficient to ensure the game quality and experience meets your expectations and our very high standards.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We have made the tough decision to delay the release of Football Manager 25 until March 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Statement: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zW7dRd1Lkp\">https:\/\/t.co\/zW7dRd1Lkp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UKPnz4l0Gb\">pic.twitter.com\/UKPnz4l0Gb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Football Manager (@FootballManager) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FootballManager\/status\/1844377892303798752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The statement goes on to explain that it has been a &#8220;difficult development cycle&#8221; for Sports Interactive, and that things have been &#8220;moving slower than we had predicted.&#8221; This led to concerns that the development team was &#8220;simply rushing too much and in danger of compromising our usual standards.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>The studio claims that this is the &#8220;biggest technical and visual advancement in the series for a generation&#8221; and a &#8220;crucial juncture in Football Manager&#8217;s history,&#8221; making the delay unavoidable. Sega and Sports Interactive thanked fans who pre-ordered for their trust but also invited them to contact their retailer if they want a refund. The studio also said that early access will be available ahead of the new release date. A full gameplay reveal is expected to take place at the end of January.<\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"quoteBox\">We are intensely aware that this will be massively disappointing for you. We share that disappointment and are extremely sorry<\/section>\n<p>&#8220;We are intensely aware that this will be massively disappointing for you. We share that disappointment and are extremely sorry,&#8221; the statement said. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a huge move for Football Manager, which is customarily released each November. The highly-regarded sim is a fixture for football fans, who log hundreds or even thousands of hours managing clubs ranging from superpowers like Manchester City to minnows like Notts County. It&#8217;s known for its intimidating level of depth and the <a href=\"https:\/\/deadspin.com\/the-unreal-genius-of-football-manager-greatest-video-g-5707443\/\">fascinating stories that can come out of it<\/a>. It&#8217;s so popular that it has resulted in fans from locales like China traveling halfway around the world to see tiny English clubs like the <a href=\"https:\/\/deadspin.com\/soccer-fan-travels-halfway-around-the-world-to-visit-ti-1819658631\/\">Runcorn Linnets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"ignvideo\" data-slug=\"football-manager-2025-official-announce-trailer\" data-loop=\"\"><\/section>\n<p>Football Manager 25 looks to be a massive update for the annual franchise. In addition to featuring fully-licensed Premier League teams, it will add women&#8217;s football to create &#8220;one world, one ecosystem.&#8221; Sega claims this year&#8217;s version will have &#8220;more playable leagues and nations than ever,&#8221; and that it will feature major technical and visual improvements as it switches to Unity. All of these features represent a major step forward for the franchise, which is known for being fairly conservative with its updates.<\/p>\n<p>When Football Manager 25 does come out, it will be available on PS5, PC, and Xbox, where it will once again be available on Xbox Game Pass.<\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"divider\"><\/section>\n<p><em>Kat Bailey is IGN&#8217;s News Director as well as co-host of Nintendo Voice Chat. Have a tip? Send her a DM at @the_katbot.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/football-manager-25-gets-huge-delay-in-shock-move-now-releasing-just-two-months-before-the-end-of-the-season\">Go to Source (IGN.com)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a shock move for the popular sim, Sega is delaying Football Manager 25 until March 2025, putting its release barely two months before 2025&#8217;s European Champions League Final. Developer Sports Interactive and Sega released a statement calling it &#8220;tough decision&#8221; and saying that specific platform dates will follow once confirmed. 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