FM25 radio silence causes concern for Football Manager fans

Since the announcement that FM25 is being delayed until March 2025, there has been near radio silence from Sports Interactive. The game was pushed back as a result of major issues with moving the long-running Football series over to Unity Engine.

There was huge backlash to this move, with fans very frustrated at having to wait longer for the latest edition. Since that announcement, the only update has been the extension of FM24 sales until FM25 releases.

Fans have been expressing their concerns at the lack of news, communication and updates from Sports Interactive about FM25.

Despite fans expressing concern at the silence around the next Football Manager instalment, the game is currently on track with the revised schedule. In the announcement that the game was delayed Sports Interactive stated that "The new gameplay reveal will also now move to the end of January 2025."

That means that there is no major cause for concern at the moment. It is understandable that fans are nervous about the release date, after the multiple pushbacks.

However, there is nothing to indicate that Football Manager 25 isn't on track for the delayed March release.

As one Redditor put it:

One thing that is clear from the discussion around the game online is that there is a distinct lack of enthusiasm for FM25. Some of this is unavoidable for Sports Interactive. The football season will be almost over by the games release date. Additionally, fans are never going to be happy for a long-running game series to be delayed. Fans have come to expect Football Manager instalments in November, with some taking time off work to get a jump start on the game.

However, there is also a lot of concern around what FM25 will look like when it releases. There has been a lot of issues moving to Unity, and fans expect that this will mean a lack of new features. It has already been announced that there will be no international management in this years edition of the game.

Perhaps the gameplay release will turn sentiment around. But for now, all we can do it wait to see how Football Manager 25 shapes up.

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