Robbie Hood

I just preordered as well. Maybe i´m being naive about this, but the absolute worst case scenario is that we no longer have the game Football Manager...and looking at the competition not a single game comes even close to offering the quality of FM. For me, this runs deeper than it just being a game. All the great excitement, joy and despair (in a good way) this game has given me for over 20 years can not be measured in money. I would also urge the content creators who might read this to encourge their viewers to preorder the game! I think some of the FM content creators are doing great work and they don`t want to see their income shrink, so they ask viewers to keep watching and supporting their channel in what will be difficult times ahead. The same applies to FM: let`s support this great game in difficult times - the thought of there being no FM at all in the future is really sad compared to the delay of FM25...

I really hope things are not THAT bad behind the scenes at SI

I feel this would be the correct way to do it. Release FM25 in march, and then FM25.1 in september. That way the game number finally matches the year. FM26 will then be released in september 2026. Quote from Svein Kvernoey, Studio Technical Director, Sports Interactive: "Don`t ask me exactly why we`re doing this thing where the product year is different to the actual year because that confuses ourselves sometimes as well." By doing it this way at least something positive can come from this setback with the delay

Great post! Yes, SI have messed this up, but they now need our "help" I normally never preorder the game, but in this difficult situation i am going to do just that! And i would urge everyone else that have enjoyed this great game over the years to do the same.

For sure! That`s unfortunately what can happen when we don´t get more official information... Just really hope they include a dark and light skin option in the base game with the switch to Unity.

I hope this is a big hint for a light and dark skin in FM25. When scrolling down the website the background switches from dark to light and the font colors do the opposite. https://www.footballmanager.com/games/football-manager-25

It should be coming from the official account. I don`t have Twitter/X so if Miles posts any additional info there i have to wait for someone on this forum to copy/paste it. Of course he can post about the game as much as he wants, but it should never be info that is not also easily available from the official channels.

Unlike most i actually like the screenshots, but i totally agree with your comment. I find it incredibly unprofessional for Miles to post specific information about the game/roadmap on X. Why not have all the information coming from the official channels?

I´m probably way off. We probably won`t be getting high end graphics like these for FM25, but the delay is causing me to speculate more than i should.

I´m thinking along the same lines. What if the images that started being released for FM23 and 24 are taken from the work on the new Unity engine? I especially found this picture for FM24 almost like a teaser. We have been told that they are working on a new engine with improved graphics for a few years and then a picture like this is released. Could this be a sign of things to come?

Sure it would be nice to get more updates about FM25, but Miles was crystal clear about the timeline in the development update: Football Manager 25’s release date will be confirmed in early September, with pre-orders opening at the same time. We’ll begin unveiling new gameplay elements shortly thereafter. https://www.footballmanager.com/news/development-update-football-manager-25

Nice to get an update from Miles, but somewhat disappointing that there were no screenshots of the graphics used. Would be great to see just a tiny something from the match engine or the newgen faces. Just need to be patient and wait for further news i guess I think i got my hopes up too high with this quote from Miles in the blog post a year ago. By this point that I’m sure that most of you are asking the same question – when can we see what this all looks like? https://www.footballmanager.com/news/future-football-manager

Definately no promise has been made, but i doubt very much that the PL licensing would be considered as a major reveal. This is what Miles wrote: https://www.footballmanager.com/news/future-football-manager The line "when can we see what this all looks like" probably means images of the improved matchday graphics and user interface, not an announcement of PL licensing. I am hoping for a major reveal thursday or friday next week when there are no matches being played at the Euros

Since we now have entered Q2 of 2024, when do we think we will get the first major reveal of FM25? Miles wrote this on The Future of Football Manager-blog: THE BIG QUESTION By this point that I’m sure that most of you are asking the same question – when can we see what this all looks like? Well, as mentioned earlier, we've had resource on FM25 for some time now, building towards a key milestone at the end of 2023. So, this means we're aiming for the first major FM25 reveal in Q2 of 2024. https://www.footballmanager.com/news/future-football-manager

I agree with a lot of things @RDF Tactics, but i´m just curious where/when Miles promised a roadmap for game updates this year?