“Sports Interactive regret to inform that, following extensive internal discussion and careful consideration with SEGA, we have made the difficult decision to cancel Football Manager 25 and shift our focus to the next release.”

  • @mossy_
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    29 hours ago

    What the hell am I supposed to play now?? Football Manager 2024?

    • @[email protected]OP
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      156 minutes ago

      I guess whatever you’ve been playing since November, when 25 would normally have come out.

  • @[email protected]OP
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    1118 hours ago

    Launching 25 this late would have been a disaster anyhow. 25 would have cannibalized sales from 26, but it might not have sold well to begin with because people want to buy FM for the current season, not for the season that just ended.

    What would be really good is if they got their act together enough to launch FM 26 early, like pre-launch before the transfer window closes, and launch a patch with the new squads as soon as the transfer window is done. It has always been a bit annoying that they launch in November, when the season has been underway for months.

    • MrScottyTay
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      1516 hours ago

      Them releasing early and updating the rosters via a patch would be them self admitting they don’t need a new game every year though.

      • @DrCake
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        315 hours ago

        They do usually have patches after the Jan transfer window to update the squads, so it’s definitely possible