Sega Cancels New Game in Major Franchise After Hitting Roadblocks
Today, Sports Interactive and announced its anticipated soccer simulation video game is canceled. The developer is now shifting its focus to its next release, presumably Football Manager 26.
In a recent statement made by Sports Interactive, the reasoning behind the cancelation of Football Manager 25 can be boiled down to quality not meeting the developer's standards. To be more specific, the company stated that while much of the different areas of the game hit their quality targets, they claim the 'overarching player experience and interface' were not up to snuff. They do still believe that the new changes will be welcome improvements for fans, but they still need time to get it right. As such, they have started to focus on the 'next release.'
'Due to a variety of challenges that we've been open about to date, and many more unforeseen, we currently haven't achieved what we set out to do in enough areas of the game, despite the phenomenal efforts of our team,' says the statement. 'Each decision to delay the release was made with the aim of getting the game closer to the desired level but, as we approached critical milestones at the turn of the year, it became unmistakably clear that we would not achieve the standard required, even with the adjusted timeline.'
'Whilst many areas of the game have hit our targets, the overarching player experience and interface is not where we need it to be,' the statement continues. 'As extensive evaluation has demonstrated, including consumer playtesting, we have clear validation for the new direction of the game and are getting close – however, we're too far away from the standards you deserve.'
Players that preordered Football Manager 25 will receive a full refund. Those that purchased through an official Sega-approved retailer will automatically receive the refund.
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