Fans are furious. Football Manager 25 release delayed until spring 2025
Liam Carter
Dailysports's expert
Translated by the editors
Release of the Iconic Football Manager 25 Series Delayed Until Next Year, Sparking Fan Outrage.
Details: The developers of the game, SI Games, have announced yet another delay of the much-anticipated new installment of the historic Football Manager series. Originally scheduled for release in November, Football Manager 25 will now launch no earlier than March 2025. This marks the second delay after the September announcement of a pushed release to November 26, 2024.
Quote: “In our last development update in September, we explained that we needed to push back the initial release of FM25 to give ourselves more time to deliver the best possible experience for this first game in the new era of Football Manager. That additional time has proven insufficient to ensure the game’s quality and experience meet your expectations and our very high standards."
“In the previous blog, we detailed the difficult development cycle the studio has faced. Many things have progressed more slowly than anticipated—despite the team working at an incredible pace to try and get everything done.
The timelines were already tight, and as many of your recent comments have rightly pointed out, we were simply rushing too much and risking compromising our usual standards. This has put immense pressure on everyone at the studio, and they remain passionately committed to creating the best possible game,” the developers explained in a statement.
Reminder: This move has angered fans, many of whom have taken to social media to call for the complete “cancellation” of this installment and for the developers to focus on FM26 instead. Some have even gone as far as calling this delay “the death” of the once-beloved franchise.
