Football Manager 2024 release date prediction, features, and gameplay changes

The Football Manager 24 release date is still some months away. However, Sports Interactive Studio Manager Miles Jacobson has already lifted the lid on what’s in store. In what will be the 20th game in the series, Jacobson has revealed it will be the last of its kind.

FM 23 was the first game in the series to be released across all platforms. This change in accessibility has been a huge success for the franchise as FM 23 hit five millions players, far exceeding the two million in previous years.

FM 24 release date

The Football Manager 24 release date is predicted to be November 6, based on previous releases. The past two editions of the game have been released on the second Monday of November, hence the November 6 predicted release date.

There will likely be a beta version of the game that goes live before release, offering players the chance to test the game. The FM 24 beta will likely arrive two weeks prior to the full launch of the new game.

Platforms

FM 24 will be available across all the platforms of its predecessor, Football Manager 2023. Football Manager 2024 will be available on the following platforms:

• Steam
• Epic
• Microsoft Store
• Game Pass
• PS5
• Xbox
• Apple Arcade
• Nintendo Switch
• iOS
• Android

What to expect

FM 24 looks set to be the most complete game in the series to date. Don’t just take our word for it though. In the recent blog post from Jacobson himself, he claimed that in FM 24 fans can expect “a host of improvements, big and small, both in new features and revamps to existing areas of the game.”

According to Jacobson, the vast majority of the team at Sports Interactive are focusing their efforts on FM 24 to ensure it will “inarguably be the most complete version of Football Manager to date.”

There should be no delays to the release date either. The FM 24 feature set has been confirmed and fully designed much earlier than previous releases. This will allow the team at SI to put the finishing touches on their work earlier than before, creating an opportunity to fix known issues, and new ones that crop up.

However, the talk of new features stops there. Jacobson has stated that any new features won’t be announced any earlier than usual to allow ample time for them to be completed. There is one juicy morsel of information though…

Saved game transfer

The ability to transfer saved games from one version of Football Manager to another is coming in FM 24. This means that your FM 23 save is not the end once FM 24 is released, and you can continue your managerial career in the new game.

This saved game transfer feature will be available across all platforms. Upon launching FM24, you will be offered the opportunity to continue your FM 23 save. The save will then contain all the new features and revamps that have arrived in FM 24.

Players who access Football Manager via Game Pass and Apple Arcade won’t lose their career either. While the details have not been finalised, Sports Interactive hopes to offer a seamless transition from one iteration of the game to the next.

The saved game transfer feature will then continue from FM 24 into FM 25, despite a huge overhaul coming to the series.

Will there be a Football Manager 2024?

Yes, there will be a Football Manager 2024, although it will be “the last of its kind.”

What are the new features of Football Manager 2024?

Most of the new features of Football Manager 2024 are yet to be confirmed. However, saved game transfer will allow players to carry their saved game from FM 23 to FM 24.