Bad news for all of you wannabe football coaches: the anticipated PS5 version of Football Manager 23 has been delayed at pretty much the last minute. The tactical title was meant to release on the 8th November — just under a week from the writing of this article — but it's now been pushed back to a currently unannounced date.
So what could possibly stop a game like this in its tracks so close to launch? Well, according to an official statement from Sports Interactive, it's all down to "unforeseen complications which have arisen during the submissions and approvals process".
"We're devastated by this outcome, which we have worked tirelessly with our partners for a number of weeks to try to address. It was especially difficult to make the decision to delay, as it involves holding back a great game which a number of talented people within SI have worked tremendously hard on for quite some time. We will continue to do everything in our power to get this game into the hands of PS5 gamers as soon as we can," writes frustrated director Miles Jacobson.
Sports Interactive and publisher SEGA say that they'll update fans as soon as possible on a new release date. In the meantime, people who have pre-ordered the title through the PlayStation Store will be given a full and automatic refund.
Hopefully we get a new date soon, then. But until that happens, does this last-minute delay impact your plans? Make some substitutions in the comments section below.
[source footballmanager.com]
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Microsoft paid for it
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If VAR is having a look I expect the game will end up just coming out early
Result! I need time to play GoW before this anyway ☺
This is why I preordered it for my MacBook Air, which is the antithesis of a gaming machine. I knew this was too good to be true!
Ah that’s crap, was looking forward to this. It’ll be the sort of platinum that you’re proud of and also a bit ashamed of spending so many hours on.
gutted, i only preordered today. they best keep the cheaper price
Massively disappointing if you only have access to a PS5 and are waiting for this. All feels a bit sus to me, considering the other versions are still scheduled for the same release date. I mean, what sort of unforseen complications can arise when optimising this for a similar spec console? Don't think Bill's UK cronies would of ever been happy with a simultaneous release on a previous exclusive.
Sony are investigating flashes of nudity between the knee and the sock line.
The fact there’s a refund makes me think this might never see the light of day..
Was really looking forward to this so that's a big shame. I wonder what happened!
Sony want the streaker running on to the pitch removed lol
@Greifchen You joke, but one of the conditions of being, ahem, "aligned" with a platform maker is that you're not legally allowed to talk about it. I mean, it's obviously unlikely this time, but it won't be an incorrect answer another time.
@get2sammyb was genuinely interested to see how this new optimised console game worked so I pre ordered and was looking forward to trying this out. Any idea what goes in to the "submissions and approvals process"? It makes it sound like SIE have found a massive issue enough so that they refuse to include on their store, no? Like when they booted Cyberpunk off because it barely ran without crashing. Maybe there was some marketing for Gamepass and Xbox included on the pitch side advertising hoardings? 😳
Also, no refund as of yet, this must be the kind of automatic refund that takes weeks to finalise 🤔
I have no real interest in the game itself but I gotta say I am curious as to why this happened!
@Ravix I guess it didn't clear Sony's approval process for some reason. I imagine it'll be down to something minor and really boring behind-the-scenes.
@nessisonett yeah. Although I have gamepass so I can still play I was really considering getting this on PS5 for the trophy system alone. Much better than Xbox's
@get2sammyb how rare is this kind of thing? I don't often pre order on PSN so haven't noticed anything like this before.
Has anyone received their refund yet? On my console last night it still had the 5 day countdown until I can download on my games page 😅 They took the money a day or two after the pre order (even though the terms and email it said they won't take the money until a later date nearer to release) but no email or refund information at all other than from news reports about the delayed release
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