Football Manager 25 was officially canceled after a long period of “pregnancy”
Sega and Sports Interactive decided to cancel Football Manager 25 (FM25) on all platforms due to challenges in the development process. This is the first time this game series has been interrupted since 2004, despite the high expectations of technology and images of this version.
According to the official announcement from Sports Interactive, FM25 has great difficulties in converting to Unity tools, especially in terms of player experience and interface. Although some parts of the game have achieved the desired standard, the important factors are still incomplete. The company also emphasized that they do not want to release a product that is not quality and then fix the error later, because this is not in accordance with their development orientation.
Besides, the release time was delayed twice before is also a problem. SEGA and Sports Interactive do not want to reverse the schedule anymore until March, because this is too late in the football season to expect positive sales. Therefore, they decided to focus resources to develop a new version more complete instead of trying to overcome the problems of FM25.
Football Manager 25 – The great disappointment of Sega and Sports Interactive
Sports Interactive acknowledged the disappointment that fans face, especially those who have ordered the game before. They apologized and pledged to improve the quality of future products. The reason for the delay in notifying this decision is due to the relevance to legal and financial factors.
Despite failure with FM25, Sega and Sports Interactive still maintain the commitment to improve the quality of Football Manager game series. They said they would learn from the past difficulties to ensure that the next version will achieve higher quality, bringing the best experience for players.