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The Main Data Update is now live on FM23 Console (Xbox and PlayStation) & FM23 Touch (Apple Arcade and Nintendo Switch™), complete with updated squads following the recent transfer window*. More than 3.7m database changes are incorporated within the Main Data Update, including alterations to the Current Ability levels of thousands of players around the world based on their real-life performances in recent months. We have already detailed in our blog dated February 20th how the tragic events in Turkey and northern Syria are being handled in-game. This update also contains fixes and improvements across multiple areas of the game. All gameplay adjustments will take effect in current careers, although you will need to begin a new save game to take advantage of the data updates. You can manually check for updates on Xbox by hovering over Football Manager 2023 Console, pressing the menu button, navigating to 'Manage game and add-ons' and selecting 'updates'. To manually check for updates on our other platforms please visits the links provided for PlayStation, Apple Arcade and Nintendo Switch™ Changes in the 14.2.0 update include, but are not limited to: Stability and Technical: - Stability and crash fixes - Optimisation improvements Database 23.3.0: - Over 3.7m database changes, including player data and transfer movements up until the end of the January transfer window Match Engine 23.2.0.0: Key changes - Fixes to reduce mistakes from bad touches in certain areas of the pitch - Fixes to defenders not preparing correctly for crosses in certain situations - Improvements to defender reaction to long through balls - Increased number of progressive passes being played to central attacking teammates - Reduced the number of erratic longshots being attempted, particularly in possession-focused sides - Tweaks to make attacking players move quicker to support counter-attacks Misc. Changes - Increased the number of overhead kicks being attempted - Improvements to how AI managers use different midfield role combinations - Improvements to central defender and defensive midfielder positioning from long goal kicks - Improvements to how attacking wide players track back when defending - Fix for making three substitutions in the first half will lead to users being unable to make substitutions at half time - Fix for goalkeeper positioning being too high when defending certain types of free kicks - Fixed a rare issue where two yellow cards didn't lead to a sending off - Fixed a rare issue where there was no highlight after a goal was scored - Fixed various goalkeeper bloopers - Fixes for defending wide indirect free kicks at the edge of the area Stats - 'Header won' statistic now only counts contested headers - Fix for Team direct free kick goals displaying incorrectly - Fix for collecting a clearance being counted as an interception - Fix for a tackle not being counted as an assist if it led to a goal - Fix for a player not given an assist if the cross came from a free kick Gameplay: - Improvements to the Recruitment Focus logic - Improvements to how AI value the next sale percentage clauses - Improvements to International squad selection logic to help younger players get called up more often - Decreased the training injury frequency rate - Fixed an issue where no conversation being generated when high-profile players were left out of international squads - Fixed an issue where players appear in recruitment focus recommendations despite being on the user's 'not interested' list - Fixed an issue where players that have played in inactive leagues aren't recognised as having played for two clubs in a season - Fixed an issue with non-EU player registration in Italy - Fixed an issue where users weren't correctly told which stage of playoffs the board expected them to reach - Fixed an issue where staff were asking for unsuitable roles - Fixed an issue where high CA players retain relatively high physical attributes late in their careers - Fixed cases of reserve or youth team tactics appearing blank in the Development Centre - Fixed cases where Youth Intakes generate newgens with unrealistic nationalities from certain regions - Fixed an issue where users were unable to enter the MLS Drafts - Tweaks to development loans for AI teams - Tweaks to trial offers - Tweaks to playing time happiness incorrectly dropped for star players - Tweaks to the playing time calculation for backup and fridge players - Tweaks to interest levels of young players - Added substitution information into Pivotal Moments system - Fixed several Player Onboarding tutorials steps where the correct action wasn’t triggered - Fixed an issue where the wrong tactics were being used when selecting ‘Instant Result’ Art & Animation: - Fixed an issue where certain manager man glasses are missing parts of the rims - Fixed an issue where the background environment of the UEFA Pre-match tunnel was displaying incorrectly - The 3F Superliga will now use the Brilliant Super UZ v23 as the new match ball Competitions and Rulegroups*: - Improvements to fixture scheduling, particularly the frequency of consecutive home or away games - Implemented a new format for Malaysian leagues, Swiss Super League and Uruguay Second Division - Fixed position sorting rules for the new 24/25 format UEFA Club Competitions - Fixed an issue where the wrong teams go to the Playoffs in the Peruvian First Division - Fixed a registration-related issue for African continental club competitions - Fixed a fixture scheduling issue in Croatia - Updated substitution rules across various competitions - Updated the Asian qualification format to the World Cup 2026 and Asian Cup 2027 - Updated the Irish First Division to a 10 teams league in 2023 - Various updates to Brazilian state championships - Various updates to the English FA Trophy *For Competition specific changes to take effect a new game may be required. If you encounter any crashes or issues launching the game following the update please contact our support team by submitting a support ticket. For any bugs or issues found following 23.3, please raise them via our forum Bug Tracker.

The Main Data Update is now live on FM23 Mobile (iOS/Android), complete with updated squads following the recent transfer window*. More than 3.7m database changes are incorporated within the Main Data Update, including alterations to the Current Ability levels of thousands of players around the world based on their real-life performances in recent months. We have already detailed in our blog dated February 20th how the tragic events in Turkey and northern Syria are being handled in-game. This update also contains fixes and improvements across multiple areas of the game. All gameplay adjustments will take effect in current careers, although you will need to begin a new save game to take advantage of the data updates. This update is save-game compatible allowing you to continue your existing career. If you encounter any problems downloading and installing we recommend manually checking for updates within Google Play Store & App Store. Changes in the 14.2.0 update include, but are not limited to: - Updated squads following the recent transfer window - Stability and crash fixes - Implemented new European competition format & included information explaining the process - Improved screen size detection - fixing issue where some devices wrongly use a lo-res skin - Fixed "Superstar" achievement sometimes not unlocking after unlocking Superstar reputation - Fixed board being pleased with your performance as National Team manager on day of you joining - Improved localisations - Fixed incorrect expectation in MLS - Fixed issue where starting to negotiate buy-out would start at 0 - Fixed international call ups for lower league team not causing fixture to be postponed - Fixed deep free-kicks not using designated takers - Fixed unrealistic board expectations joining a team during the season - Fixed issue where goal replays would sometimes not happen - Made AI clubs slightly more willing to negotiate when there's not that much difference in valuation - Fixed issue where not enough players would stay back for team taking penalty - Fixed Portugal Championship Group G links - Fixed bid button remaining in contract auction news after negotiations concluded - Fixed AI team breaking loan negotiations despite meeting their demands for higher player wage contribution - Fixed some players showing inconsistent Player Role across Profile, Positions and Training Report screens. - Fixed FMFC issue where confirming Email or Password and submitting could return the user to first name input field - Fixed home screen showing incorrect league standings. - Fixed FMFC forgot password not correctly populating email field - Fixed convincing a player to stay keeping them happy too briefly - Fixed mismatch between general expectations and league expectations on competitions detail screen - Fixed Development Hub column headers not highlighted when selected for sorting purposes - Fixed squad harmony not displaying some quite unhappy players - Fixed rare issue where player joined another club despite accepting the new contract with user's club - Fixed UEFA Champions League round string - Fixed various screens not sorting properly - Fixed Development Hub issue where loan grade did not correspond to what the stats reflect on Loan Progress page - Fixed UI overlap when starting challenge - Fixed player in on loan not having their trained role attributes highlighted on the player profile screen - Fixed players appearing indifferent towards the team's Injury Crisis - Fixed message about returning to first team despite not having been dropped - Fixed rare instance where negotiation UI did not work when bidding with another team - Fixed negotiation UI strings stating that buying club have also adjusted other clauses when they have not - Fixed negotiation string pronoun - Fixed attribute improvement indictor not showing on post match progress screen - Fixed Deniz Undav selected for Turkey but is showing as German - Fixed issue in Korean with date variables - Fixed cut off issues in transfer confidence - Improved text when retraining position - Fixed issue where game behaved strangely on player/coaches coming to end of playing contract - Fixed qualifying news for new European competition formats - Fixed player "demotivated by the failure to clinch a victory" despite scoring the winning penalty. - Fixed issue where work permit was needed when signing New Zealand player for New Zealand club - Fixed development report media item linking to Reserves despite the player referenced being in the First Team squad - Fixed league standard coefficients - Fixed contract renewal news item button rarely not working - Fixed unrealistic average rating in youth team history - Fixed 'Talk to player' and Development Hub training summaries contradicting each other - Fixed issue where no proper explanation was displayed when bidding for specific player is not allowed - Fixed players at World Cup still available to play club friendlies - Fixed excessive loaning in the EFL - Fixed board confidence stating player has been sold when they were not - Fixed game menu shortcut missing from Development Hub screens on lower-res skins - Fixed issue where manager profile thought a user had been sacked when resigning - Fixed board confidence harmony screen trimming off some morale indicators on lower-res devices - Fixed issue with Kulusevski's buyout clause - Fixed training report offering glowing reference despite the player having training performance with grade D - Fixed assistant advice contradicting recommended mentoring partnerships - Fixed assistant advice suggesting using extremely high release clause to poach a player - Fixed issue where the board would be inexplicably dissatsfied with a very good finish - Fixed "National team experience" appearing as a positive trait on a newly created manager - Fixed board confidence competitions screen stating that the team failed to stay clear of relegation when they did - Fixed World Cup board confidence expectation being too lenient for some nations - Fixed different match scores listed on post-match news item and fixtures, when compared to match report and post-match statistics panel - Fixed player incorrectly complaining they can't fulfil potential at club despite excellent coaching setup - Fixed player with no chance of first team football refusing to go out on loan too often - Fixed loan contract rarely going through as different from how it was negotiated - Fixed player who has been released by club still appearing in Development Hub - Fixed some challenges showing wrong tenure length for manager - Fixed a national team news item stating player's club's name - Fixed misalignment on FMFC screen - Fixed board rating a transfer that never happened - Fixed squad harmony screen displaying club-related player feedback when managing a national team - Fixed loan negotiation exploit - Fixed transfer fee exploit (again) - Fixed club-related success displaying under Honours on national team home menu - Fixed issue where user was sometimes unable to send players to affiliate on loan - Fixed issue on one screen which would cause the top bar to disappear - Fixed early game news item for Dev Hub still coming from sacked staff member - Fixed player with disruptive influence in training appearing to be a standout performer in training with grade A - Fixed transfer fee rarely not reflecting accepted value - Fixed news item stating that a team with poor form should set the pace for other title contenders - Fixed rare issue where game could freeze after opening a staff profile - Fixed human managers getting messages hinting they are getting old after 15-20 years - Fixed Assistant Manager job title absent from staff profile - Fixed repeated squad number in pre-match screens - Fixed 'string#1' appearing in a negative manager profile trait - Fixed duplicated manager profile positive trait - Fixed suggested mentors vanishing near start of career - Fixed an issue where some players couldn't speak a language they evidently should be able to - Fixed issue where the Austerity Measures achievement could sometimes not be unlocked - Fixed issue where sell-on percentage could go >50 or negative in certain circumstances *For Competition specific changes to take effect a new game may be required. If you encounter any crashes or issues launching the game following the update please contact our support team by submitting a support ticket. For any bugs or issues found following 23.3, please raise them via our forum Bug Tracker.

We appreciate your help with this. if we need any additional info we'll be sure to reach out.

You may have noticed an update has gone live on PlayStation for Football Manager 2023 Console. This update is relatively small in size and in main see's changes made to the backend. These changes will not impact your experience as a player. If you are encountering problems with the game and require technical support, please log a support ticket with our team. For any general bugs with the game please use our Bug Tracker and our community forums for any feedback.

Thank you for reporting this issue. This is a known issue the team are aware of. Due to the nature of the issue it's not deemed as a high priority issue, so we're unsure as and when this will be addressed. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Hey @Xantonino can you please explain your issue in a little more detail please? You can't make any subs whatsoever in the second half? Is this during all games? Can you explain in a little more detail what you mean by your tactics automatically change? Cheers.

Never say never! Please feel free to submit a feature request.

This is very exciting! Welcome to the sport we all love and adore! I'm not the biggest MLS viewer, I'm sure @Luke Hume could help you on that front. Although he's a massive NYRB supporter! I hope Nashville are as good at Football as they're at producing musical talents!

Hey Volker - this page might be useful for you. Its a comparison page which compares all our titles to find the best fit for you. https://www.footballmanager.com/compare-games

Glad to hear it's working now. Thanks so much for bringing it to our attention as this may happen to other users too. Best of luck with your new career, Stuart! Who will be the lucky team?

Hi Stuart. Sorry to hear you are having problems. Can you please submit a support ticket with proof of original purchase and your PSN name so we can further investigate this for you?

Football Manager has debuted on PS5, with FM23 Console now live and available to play on the platform. Until 15:00 GMT on Thursday, February 14th, FM23 Console will be available with a 20% discount for all PlayStation Plus subscribers. The discount is consistent with the pre-order incentive that ran prior to our announcement that the initial November release was to be delayed. FM23 Console empowers you to play your way, with full Dualshock controller adaption and accessibility tools meaning that players can navigate the game with the right level of detail and responsibility for them. Please note that there are currently no In-App Purchases available on the PS Store. We will let you know on social media as and when these become available. We’d love to hear your feedback on the PS5 edition. You can share this within the feedback thread and if you do find any issues, please report them via our Bug Tracker so that our QA team can review them and get back to you. Whether you’re starting from the bottom or jumping straight into the UEFA Champions League, keep in touch with us on social media and share your FM23 Console career achievements To discuss this please head over to our thread within the Console section of the forum.

Football Manager has debuted on PS5, with FM23 Console now live and available to play on the platform. Until 15:00 GMT on Thursday, February 14th, FM23 Console will be available with a 20% discount for all PlayStation Plus subscribers. The discount is consistent with the pre-order incentive that ran prior to our announcement that the initial November release was to be delayed. FM23 Console empowers you to play your way, with full Dualshock controller adaption and accessibility tools meaning that players can navigate the game with the right level of detail and responsibility for them. Please note that there are currently no In-App Purchases available on the PS Store. We will let you know on social media as and when these become available. We’d love to hear your feedback on the PS5 edition. You can share this within the feedback thread and if you do find any issues, please report them via our Bug Tracker so that our QA team can review them and get back to you. Whether you’re starting from the bottom or jumping straight into the UEFA Champions League, keep in touch with us on social media and share your FM23 Console career achievements

Hey João, unfortunately this is only possible between PC and Xbox.

Thanks for flagging this with the team. This is a known issue and is currently with the development team.

This should have been addressed in the most recent update. Please let us know if you still have any issues.

Surprise!

Hey @RenatoDonarinho, thanks for flagging this with the team. This is done by design. CHAN is a competition that only allows players from a nations domestic league to compete in the competition. We don't have a team type for continent specific based national teams, therefore the national B team takes the place of that. Regarding the 3 teams in group D & E. In this year's current format of CHAN that is the layout (3 teams from each zone in the competition and all groups having 4 teams, excluding D & E which have 3) and in any season in FM after this one, it just uses the same layout going forward.

That's okay - thanks so much for confirming!

Hi @Joshkav, we're sorry to hear you are having issues. This is an issue we are fully aware of - can you please help us by providing us the following information? We need answers from each user trying to connect. So if you can label them as follows: Host, Player Two, Player Three etc. Internet connection - Wired or Wireless? Nat type? Router type - through the main router, secondary router or via wifi extenders? What console are you playing on? Cross play permissions - found in Xbox settings? Game type - Online Career or Online Draft? Order in which the user joined (host always first)? Region?

Hi @Scotty619 this isn't currently possible. Please feel free to submit any feature requests via the link below. https://community.sigames.com/forums/forum/679-football-manager-touch-xbox-edition-feature-requests/

Unfortunately, just like the Xbox variant, there is no Editor available. The same goes for custom files.

We've just released minor update 23.2.2 for Football Manager 2023 Console & Football Manager 2023 Touch. The update primarily looks to address issues relating to in-game stability and performance ahead of our Winter data updates due out later this year. The update is save game compatible, meaning you're able to continue any existing managerial careers and benefit from those included changes. If you encounter any problems downloading and installing, we recommend manually checking for updates if you’re playing through Microsoft Store or App Store on your respective platforms. You can manually check for updates on Xbox by hovering over Football Manager 2023 Console, press the menu button, navigate to 'Manage game and add-ons' and select 'updates'. Changelist 23.2.2 - Stability and crash fixes, including some users being unable to process past specific in-game dates or encountering problems when attempting to load saves - Improvements to performance in game, including game start up time and increasing rate of processing speed in some situations between days - Changes to game performance during matches - Removed additional game border that would appear instead of Macbook notch for users running on recent models of M1 Macs - Fix for set piece delivery aim instruction sometimes becoming unavailable If you encounter any problems with the game and require technical support, please log a support ticket with our team. For any general bugs with the game please use our Bug Tracker and our community forums for any feedback.

We are delighted to confirm that Football Manager 2023 Console will launch on PlayStation 5 on February 1st. Both SEGA and Sports Interactive have worked closely with Sony to overcome unforeseen complications which arose during the submissions and approvals process, and we’re relieved to bring an end to the frustration and uncertainty surrounding the release. FM23 Console will launch with a 20% discount for all PlayStation Plus subscribers which will be redeemable until Tuesday, February 14th at 15:00 GMT. The discount total is consistent with the pre-order incentive that ran prior to our announcement that release was to be delayed. While it's unusual for us to release during a transfer window, our priority from the moment our initial launch was postponed was to get the game to you as soon as possible. We’d normally wait for all windows to be closed globally but your questions and comments on our socials and forums made it clear that this was the right decision. Once all global transfer windows are closed, we will be providing a free transfer update to all PlayStation 5 players in the coming weeks. That gives you plenty of time to get up to full gear at the helm of your favourite football club and used to life on the biggest stage. When the transfer data drops in just over a month’s time you can kick start a new career, ready for the road to football glory. Everyone at Sports Interactive would like to thank our fans for their patience and support during this period. The team have worked tirelessly on this version of the game, and we can’t wait to hear your reactions when it lands on February 1st. Keep in touch with us on social and please share your career achievements. Whether you’re starting from the bottom or jumping straight into the UEFA Champions League, we’re overjoyed that your story can finally begin.

We are delighted to confirm that Football Manager 2023 Console will launch on PlayStation 5 on February 1st. Both SEGA and Sports Interactive have worked closely with Sony to overcome unforeseen complications which arose during the submissions and approvals process, and we’re relieved to bring an end to the frustration and uncertainty surrounding the release. FM23 Console will launch with a 20% discount for all PlayStation Plus subscribers which will be redeemable until Tuesday, February 14th at 15:00 GMT. The discount total is consistent with the pre-order incentive that ran prior to our announcement that release was to be delayed. While it's unusual for us to release during a transfer window, our priority from the moment our initial launch was postponed was to get the game to you as soon as possible. We’d normally wait for all windows to be closed globally but your questions and comments on our socials and forums made it clear that this was the right decision. Once all global transfer windows are closed, we will be providing a free transfer update to all PlayStation 5 players in the coming weeks. That gives you plenty of time to get up to full gear at the helm of your favourite football club and used to life on the biggest stage. When the transfer data drops in just over a month’s time you can kick start a new career, ready for the road to football glory. Everyone at Sports Interactive would like to thank our fans for their patience and support during this period. The team have worked tirelessly on this version of the game, and we can’t wait to hear your reactions when it lands on February 1st. Keep in touch with us on social and please share your career achievements. Whether you’re starting from the bottom or jumping straight into the UEFA Champions League, we’re overjoyed that your story can finally begin. To discuss the PS5 version, please use our FM Console General Discussion forum.