The long-awaited arrival of Football Manager for the first time on the PlayStation console will not be immediate. Football Manager 2023 falls back to PS5.
Like every autumn, football fans will find their episode of Football Manager. For this year, SEGA has decided to hit hard and launch the franchise on PS5, a great first for a PlayStation console. However, it will remain on the bench for the time being as the publisher postponed its release until further notice at the last minute.
In just under two decades of its existence, the Football Manager license has always shunned PlayStation players, despite being open to Xbox consoles since 2006. With its new iteration, SEGA intends to finally rectify the situation and remedy this injustice. Football Manager 2023 was scheduled to launch on PS5 on November 8th, 2023 at the same time as all other platforms. However, there was a last-minute change. SEGA announces a last-minute rescheduling of Football Manager 2023 to PS5 due to “dunforeseen complications during the approval process ».
We are shocked by this result, which we have been working tirelessly with our partners to eliminate for several weeks. Making the decision to delay was particularly difficult as it involves holding back a great game that a number of talented people at SI have been hard at work making for quite some time. We will continue to do everything in our power to get this game into the hands of PS5 players as soon as possible.
Miles Jacobson, Director of Sports Interactive.
Therefore, no new release date has been brought forward, the publisher is awaiting approval to finally be able to bring its license to PS5. Those who pre-ordered Football Manager 2023 on the PS Store will receive a refund. SEGA promises to give news as soon as possible. However, all other versions are not affected by this last-minute change.
