Football Manager 2023
Developer(s)Sports Interactive
Publisher(s)Sega
SeriesFootball Manager
Platform(s)
Release
  • Windows
  • November 8, 2022
  • PlayStation 5
  • February 1, 2023
Genre(s)Sport simulations
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Football Manager 2023 (officially abbreviated as FM23) is a football management simulation video game developed by Sports Interactive and published by Sega. It is part of its Football Manager series. It was released on November 8, 2022 for most platforms, with early access beginning two weeks prior for PC and Mac,[1] and the full game release for the PlayStation 5 having been delayed.[2] Football Manager 2023 Console, titled Xbox Edition in Football Manager 2022, is to be available on both Xbox and PlayStation consoles, making its debut on the latter;[2] Football Manager 2023 Mobile is available on both Android and iOS devices; and Football Manager 2023 Touch was released on both the Nintendo Switch and Apple Arcade.[3]

Football Manager 2023 is the most played version of Football Manager, as of June 2023, with more than double the users than average. Football Manager games usually have around two million players per year, however FM23 more than doubled this and had five million players.[4]

History

In November 2022, the much-anticipated Football Manager 2023 Console for the PlayStation 5 was delayed days prior to its release to an unannounced date.[5][6][7][8] On January 25, 2023, it was announced the inaugural PlayStation 5 edition of the game would be released on February 1.[9]

Features

As opposed to previous games in the series, FM23 licensed UEFA club competitions. As part of the licensing agreement, the UEFA Women's Champions League will debut in a future version of the game.[10] The packaging has been improved to reduce its carbon footprint by 53%.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Football Manager 2023 beta: How to get early access and play now". Archived from the original on 2022-11-06. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  2. ^ a b "Football Manager 2023 for PS5 Has Been Indefinitely Delayed Due to "Unforeseen Complications"". 2 November 2022. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Football Manager 2023 | Available from November 8". www.footballmanager.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  4. ^ "THE FUTURE OF FOOTBALL MANAGER". Archived from the original on 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  5. ^ "Football Manager 2023 Console Version Delayed at Last Minute". 2 November 2022. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Football Manager 2023 Console for PS5 delayed to unannounced date". 2 November 2022. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Football Manager 2023 PS5 Delayed Just Days Before Launch". 2 November 2022. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Football Manager 2023 delayed on PS5 due to "unforeseen complications"". Eurogamer.net. 2 November 2022. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Football Manager 2023 will launch on PlayStation 5 next month". Eurogamer.net. 25 January 2023. Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  10. ^ a b UEFA.com (2022-09-12). "UEFA Club Competitions to feature in Football Manager™ 2023 | Inside UEFA". UEFA.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
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