{"id":233986,"date":"2025-02-07T13:59:40","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T13:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/07\/fm25-cancelled-after-release-delays\/"},"modified":"2025-02-07T13:59:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T13:59:41","slug":"fm25-cancelled-after-release-delays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/07\/fm25-cancelled-after-release-delays\/","title":{"rendered":"FM25 cancelled after release delays"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The makers of video game Football Manager 25 have cancelled its release after a number of delays.<\/p>\n

The game’s release date had already been pushed back twice and its makers said they knew the latest news would “come as a huge disappointment”.<\/p>\n

In an update on Thursday, Sports Interactive said it had made the “difficult decision” to cancel the release entirely after “internal discussion and careful consideration with Sega”.<\/p>\n

Instead, their focus will now turn to the next release, Football<\/strong><\/a> Manager 26, expected to be released later this year.<\/p>\n

The makers said they were “very sorry” to have “let down” those who had pre-ordered the game.<\/p>\n

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Football Manager was first released in November 2004 and its most recent release hit stores in November 2023.<\/p>\n

The latest in the series can be played on a variety of platforms, including Xbox One, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch.<\/p>\n

It became the “most played” in the history of the franchise, having had seven million players within 100 days of its release.<\/p>\n

Sports Interactive said it had hoped to create “the biggest technical and visual advancement in the series for a generation” with the launch of Football Manager 25.<\/p>\n

The company said the game was delayed “due to a variety of challenges”, until it became “unmistakably clear” that it would not achieve the expected standard, even with more time.<\/p>\n

Expanding on the delays, the statement added the “overarching player experience and interface is not where [the company needs] it to be”.<\/p>\n

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While Sports Interactive says it “could have pressed on”, it was “unwilling to go beyond a March release” as it was “too late in the football season”.<\/p>\n

The company added that its “full focus” is now on creating a new era for the Football Manager series.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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