Football Manager 2025 - A new era!

[Matthew Le God]

Football Manager 2025 is bringing some huge changes! Can't complain this year is simply a 'data update'!

The biggest one that will make the most difference is that Football Manager will no longer be made using an in house engine. Instead it will use all the benefits of the Unity game engine, which will see huge advances in the user interface and the match graphics. Womens football is also making its debut, so you can manage Southampton's men and womens teams.

Plus, for the first time ever Sports Interactive have the licence for the Premier League! They already have the EFL and UEFA licences.

 

 

[S-Clarke]

Probably the most I've looked forward to an FM game for years, maybe ever. Don't think you can underestimate how much a difference the Unity Engine is going to make to the match engine graphics. Graphically this is going to feel pretty immersive.

I assume it'll still be aiming for the Nov release, can't wait for the beta.

[Matthew Le God]

47 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

I assume it'll still be aiming for the Nov release, can't wait for the beta.

It'll be similar to recent games. Late Oct/early Nov.

Using Unity will make a huge difference, there will be a big leap in graphics compared to using the current in house engine as they have done for the last 30 years. 

[skintsaint]

Not much of an update for my playstyle, don't play with 3D graphics and download all the kits/badges etc anyway, and women's football 😅

Will wait for the big 75% sale again.

[Matthew Le God]

On 15/06/2024 at 15:32, skintsaint said:

Not much of an update for my playstyle, don't play with 3D graphics and download all the kits/badges etc anyway, and women's football 😅

Will wait for the big 75% sale again.

The entire game is being re-written for Unity. Not just the 3D graphics.

For all those that complain each year is a data update... this one certainly isn't.

This is the closest to a sequel you will get. It is essentially Football Manager 2!

 

[S-Clarke]

First glimpse of Football Manager 2025 along with what we can expect from landmark new version - ReadWrite

Tiny glimpse of the UI. not sure how legit this is. Couple of other notes of things they are removing from the game this time round.

[Matthew Le God]

On 28/06/2024 at 18:47, S-Clarke said:

First glimpse of Football Manager 2025 along with what we can expect from landmark new version - ReadWrite

Tiny glimpse of the UI. not sure how legit this is. Couple of other notes of things they are removing from the game this time round.

This is what that article was based on...

https://www.footballmanager.com/news/development-update-football-manager-25

[Matthew Le God]

12 million people have played FM24 and that doesn't include those that play on Apple Arcade.

Up 97% year on year!

[badgerx16]

As an aside, FM2024 for PC is at this moment in time FREE on EPIC games.

[Matthew Le God]

Game now has a release date in late November. More information about FM25 will be revealed in late September.

[Matthew Le God]

 

 

[skintsaint]

Might as well release it as FM26 😅

[Holmes_and_Watson]

23 hours ago, skintsaint said:

Might as well release it as FM26 😅

It's been a very long time since there wasn't an annual release (even before it was FM?). So, I imagine they'll still be looking to get a release out there.

They can argue that 6 months on a title is still good value, even if they don't discount it a bit.

Considering they're using this as the basis of years to come, getting it right ( without various add on modes) is vital for them.

[AlexLaw76]

Absolutely will not be buying it with about 8 weeks left of the season

better off releasing an update to FM24 and releasing a more rounded product for FM26

[Matthew Le God]

1 hour ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Absolutely will not be buying it with about 8 weeks left of the season

Not 8 weeks of play... you'd still have from March 2025 to November 2025... circa 7 or 8 months of play

Edited 12 October, 2024 by Matthew Le God

[Matthew Le God]

1 hour ago, AlexLaw76 said:

better off releasing an update to FM24 and releasing a more rounded product for FM26

 

That wouldn't make financial sense. FM24 sold over 12 million copies. FM25 will be impacted by the delay, but they'd still sell a lot of copies of a delayed FM25. For example CM4 was delayed until March 2003 and was still the biggest selling PC game of the year.

[Matthew Le God]

16 hours ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

It's been a very long time since there wasn't an annual release (even before it was FM?). So, I imagine they'll still be looking to get a release out there.

CM4 was the first year they added a 2D match engine and they underestimated how much work that would take and it was delayed until March 2003 and was still the biggest selling PC game of the year.

Edited 12 October, 2024 by Matthew Le God

[Matthew Le God]

On 10/10/2024 at 18:55, skintsaint said:

Might as well release it as FM26 😅

Missing out on selling 12 million copies for £45 would be throwing a lot of money away!

(Some copies wouldn't be £45 if on Game Pass and in sales)

Edited 12 October, 2024 by Matthew Le God

[AlexLaw76]

1 hour ago, Matthew Le God said:

Missing out on selling 12 million copies for £45 would be throwing a lot of money away!

I will be stunned if there are 12 million sales for a game that will be out of date in a few months after release

[Matthew Le God]

6 hours ago, AlexLaw76 said:

I will be stunned if there are 12 million sales for a game that will be out of date in a few months after release

Not ideal and it will make it difficult... but CM4 like FM25 was delayed until March due to big changes and it was still the biggest selling PC game of the year back 2003. 

Even if it isn't 12 million copies like FM24... it would still be a fortune in lost revenue if they skipped a year. So no chance SEGA would consider that.

 

Edited 12 October, 2024 by Matthew Le God

[Matthew Le God]

We are now in a year of two FM releases! 😏