The football manager 25 has been canceled after a turbulent development cycle and delay. Developer Sports Interactive will now focus on the next release in the long -running football management SIM series. This is the first time an annual FM title will not be released since the series started with the Football Manager 2005 in 2004. The launch of the FM 25 was initially set for November 2024, pushed in March 2025 as Sports Interactive sought more time to polish the game.
FM25 canceled after delay
The studio said, “It is regretted to inform the sports interactive that, after a comprehensive internal discussion and careful consideration with Sega, we have taken a difficult decision to cancel the football manager 25 and focus on the next release.” Development update Thursday on FM website. “For the large number of you, who have pre-ordered FM25, we thank you very much for your trust and support-we are very sorry to disappoint you.”
The cancellation affects all versions of the game in various platforms. FM25 will receive full refunds by pre-order players if they were purchased through an official sega-unknown retailer. The developer said that the refund will be processed by individual retailers in the appointed time.
The latest update arrives only weeks before the delayed launch timeline of March 2025 game. The FM25 had a difficult growth period and faced two delays. Sports Interactive struggled to move the entire game to unity engine, facing several technical issues in the infection. The target launch date was first taken to the end of November by the end of November, before the end of November, before the end of November Pushed By March 2025.
The studio apologized to fans for late communication about the cancellation of the game, saying that stake compliance, including legal and financial rules, means that the statement can be issued on 6 February.
The developer said in the post, “With the launch of FM25, we set to laying the building block for a new era, to create the biggest technical and visual advancement in the series for a generation.”
“Due to different types of challenges, about which we are open to date, and many more unpredictable, we have currently despite our team’s unprecedented efforts, have designed to do in enough areas of the game. Every decision to delay the release was made with the aim of bringing the game close to the desired level, but, as we approached the important milestone at the turn of the year, it became clearly clear that we got the required standards Will not, even with. The adjusted timeline, ”this couple.
According to the UK -based studio, the FM25 did not even have an overroach player experience and interface mark, even though it was capable of hitting its goals in other areas of the game.
Sports interactive will now move forward for the next entry in the series, possibly the football manager 26, which must be released around November 2025. “Through the cancellation, every effort is now focused on ensuring that our next release achieves and hits our goal. We all expect the quality level. We will update you that as soon as we do this. Are capable in, how we are progressing with him, ”said this.
