- Football Manager 2025 was completely canceled by the Interactive Sports Developer
- The game had already been delayed twice
- The developer said he “did not realize what we decided to do”
Sports Interactive has announced the complete cancellation of the next entry into its football strategy and its management SIM franchise, Football Manager 2025.
Announced on the developer’s social media accounts, such as the below on X (formerly Twitter), Sports Interactive apologized to the fans, saying “we are sorry for dropping you”. Because the normally annual series will now jump an entire entrance.
Sports Interactive Reret to inform that, following an in -depth internal discussion and special attention with SEGA, we made the decision difficult to cancel the football manager 25. Pic.twitter.com/tlrbq8305kFebruary 7, 2025
Previously presented by the developer as the largest graphic and technical step that the series has ever seen, the transformation has not yet been deemed good enough for the exit, and interactive sports “will now pass our concentration to the next version”.
The developer also, interesting, reveals that total cancellation was preferable to the release of the game in its current state, then to correct it with regular updates – a practice almost always seen with video game outings, annual or not .
Addressing this choice, the declaration indicates “that we could have continued, publish FM25 in its current state and correct things in the end – but it is not the right thing to do.”
Sports Interactive adds that the game tests and internal assessments have established that they are “approaching”, but then added that “we are too far from the standards you deserve”.
He continued: “Each decision to delay the release has been made in order to bring the game closer to the desired level, but, while we have approached critical steps at the turn of the year, it has undoubtedly become clear that we do not could not reach the required standard. “
We can only hope that it means Football Manager 2026 Will be something really incredible, given the additional time that this disappointing news also offers the developer.
Usually released in October or November, a few months after the European football season, all eyes will now turn to Football Manager 2026 With fans to endure more expectations and a test of their patience.
