Football Manager 2023 Launches November 8 for PS5, Xbox Series, Xbox One, Switch, PC, and Game Pass - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 08 September 2022 / 1,604 Views
Sega has announced Football Manager 2023 will launch for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC, Apple Arcade, iOS, and Android on Tuesday, November 8. This is the first time the console version will see a release on the PS5.
There are four different versions of the game:
- Football Manager 2023 will release for PC and PC Game Pass
- Football Manager 2023 Console will release for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Xbox Game Pass
- Football Manager 2023 Mobile will release for iOS and Android
- Football Manager 2023 Touch will release for the Nintendo Switch and Apple Arcade
View the release date trailer below:
"In Football Manager 2023, you get closer than ever to every aspect of the beautiful game, with feedback from everyone from the supporters that live and breathe every match to your board, scouts, players, and even opposition managers," reads a blog post from Sega. "Earn the backing of the fans by outsmarting your rivals and delivering success on the pitch."
New features and licensing updates on the PC version will be revealed for the game in late September, while news on upgrades and innovations on the other platforms will be announced in October.
Pre-orders on PC before November 8 will include a 20 percent discount and Early Access to the game up to two weeks before release. Pre-orders for the console versions will be revealed in early October, while pre-orders for the iOS and Android versions will be available in early October.
Physical copies of the PC version will not include a disc, but instead a unique code that once redeemed will enable play on Steam, Epic Games Store, or the Microsoft Store. The removal of the disc and notebook from this year's edition will lower the carbon footprint of the packaging by 47 percent compared to last year's entry.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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No PS4 but Xbox One?
I think this was originally a PC title, then it expanded to Xbox, and at one point it came out on PSP and Vita, but I don't recall it coming out on a Sony home console before. Now it is, and it seems like they've expanded specifically to PS5, likely because they had to build a new engine and decided they wanted to do it for a growing market (PS5) rather than a declining market (PS4).
I think this is a small-ish team that only ever works on a single game, so I'm not sure they have a tonne of resources. In fact, I think the reason it came out on Xbox years before PS is that Xbox is an easier port from PC due to the dev tools being so similar.
Meanwhile, they already had an engine for Xbox One so it made sense to iterate on that engine at least one more year. I imagine sales will determine how long they keep doing that.
