Soccer Manager 2025 will definitely not be released this year... British studio Sports Interactive announced in a press release on February 6, 2025 (and on social networks on February 7) the cancellation of the release of its soccer management game, originally scheduled for March. After several postponements and development marked by technical difficulties, the game will not see the light of day after all. The developers justify this decision by the impossibility of achieving the quality standards set.
This edition was to mark a turning point in the history of the franchise, with the introduction of an all-new Unity-based graphics engine and the addition of women's soccer."With the launch of FM25, we aimed to create the most impressive visual and technical leap in the series for an entire generation, to lay the foundations for a new era," says Sports Interactive in its press release.
Despite these ambitions, various obstacles led to the cancellation."Due to various challenges about which we have been transparent to date, and due to many other problems that we had not anticipated, we were unable to achieve the goals set in various areas of the game, despite the phenomenal efforts of our entire team," the developers also explain.
Players who pre-ordered Football Manager 2025 from official retailers will receive a full refund. SEGA, parent company of Sports Interactive, stresses that the cancellation of this edition is unprecedented for the franchise."While many areas of the game have achieved our goals, the overall player experience and game interface are not at the desired level," adds the studio. However, the teams are already working on the next edition, with the aim of offering a more accomplished game. "As a result of this cancellation, all our efforts are now focused on ensuring that our next release will reach our objective and meet the level of quality we all expect," they conclude.
Thus, the franchise skips a year, but promises a return in 2026 with a more accomplished game. A decision that marks a break in the series' annual release cycle, but which Sports Interactive believes is designed to guarantee a product that meets players' expectations. So we'll wait and see.
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