It’s an exciting time to be a football fan, with top players likeLionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldoswitching clubs and the World Cup Qualifiers currently ongoing. It’s enough to drive lapsed players back toFootball Manager 2021to run a few simulations. If that wasn’t enough,Football Manager 2022’s launch looms, as painful as the wait for November 9 might be. To alleviate some of the stress of waiting, Sports Interactive has now confirmed thatFootball Manager 2022will once again be returning to Xbox Game Pass on launch.
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While Sports Interactive doesn’t clarify the specific ways thatFootball Manager 2022and itsXbox Editiondiffer, it does give a general description. This will sound obvious, butFootball Manager 2022is designed for PC while the Xbox Edition has been adapted to console. Players will be able to have a fullFootball Manager 2022experience while using an Xbox controller to navigate the entire game. It’ll also feature Play Anywhere technology for transferring progress between PC and console via an Xbox profile.
This announcement won’t come as a surprise toFootball Managerplayers, of course.Football Managerhas been coming toXbox Game Pass for PCsinceFootball Manager 2019, with Sports Interactive prioritizing making its football simulation game more accessible over asking every player to drop an up-front cost annually. ConsideringFootball Manageron Game Pass has continued for multiple years now, it must be working out well.
Football Manager 2022will still be available through the normal means, as well. It’s currently available for pre-purchase on Steam for $49.49, a 10% discount from its standard $54.99 price.Steamalso offers two weeks of early access. It’s not clear ifFootball Manager 22 Xbox Editionwill be available for individual purchase for now.
Otherwise,Football Manager 2022will be the sameFootball Managerexperience that fans of the franchise of simulation games crave. Additional information aboutFootball Manager 2022’s new featuresand licensing changes will be revealed later this month.
Football Manager 2022releases November 9 on PC and Xbox, with a Switch version in the works.
