Football Manager 2020

MarcLister · 19 Sep 2019 at 20:25

FM20 is due out in November. https://community.sigames.com/topic/491519-football-manager-2020-out-november-2019/

FM20 on Google Stadia info: https://community.sigames.com/topic/485940-football-manager-2020-coming-to-google-stadia/

Video about packaging for this year's release being environmentally friendly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf4ZY19cLcA&feature=youtu.be

Feature blogs announcement: https://community.sigames.com/topic/492481-football-manager-2020-feature-announcement-blogs/

Blogs themselves:
Club vision
Development Centre
Playing time pathway
Backroom staff
Graphic improvements

Pre-order to get a 10% discount and access to the pre-release beta, approximately two weeks before release.

So who's buying/pre-ordering? I know a lot of us buy every couple of years to get the biggest jump in features whilst some of us buy every release going!

tamzzy · 19 Sep 2019 at 20:32

And here I am...still playing cm01/02 and fm14... Lol

scorchedbee · 19 Sep 2019 at 20:38

Yep, ill be buying as I do each year! Always do 2 year with man utd then onto my beloved Grimsby Town after I have learnt the game and created some tactics

pepp77 · 19 Sep 2019 at 20:39

I got an email from voidu offering it for £27 so decided to get it early for I think the first time since I got a pre-release of CM2 thanks to my best mate working for domark at the time as a games tester on CM.

rebel rebel · 19 Sep 2019 at 20:42

When is the beta released?

StevieP · 19 Sep 2019 at 20:44

tamzzy said:
And here I am...still playing cm01/02 and fm14... Lol

CM 97/98 here - best ever imo!

Andybtsn · 19 Sep 2019 at 20:57

Any revolutionary changes or just another glorified data update?

MarcLister · 19 Sep 2019 at 20:57

rebel rebel said:
When is the beta released?

Two weeks before release. Since we don't know the release date yet, we don't know when the beta will be out. I reckon last week of October for the beta.

MarcLister · 19 Sep 2019 at 20:58

Andybtsn said:
Any revolutionary changes or just another glorified data update?

The feature blogs look promising. Better graphics promised in terms of clothing on players and managers and pitches affected by weather such as sun and rain.

rebel rebel · 19 Sep 2019 at 21:00

MarcLister said:
Two weeks before release. Since we don't know the release date yet, we don't know when the beta will be out. I reckon last week of October for the beta.

Ok thanks. I bought last years game after not buying the previous 2. I'm still undecided on this year. Will see what deals are about next month.

Carl81 · 19 Sep 2019 at 21:03

In 1994 championship manager italia kept me off school with a mystery illness ....... for 3 months

GIBURROWS · 20 Sep 2019 at 07:55

Carl81 said:
In 1994 championship manager italia kept me off school with a mystery illness ....... for 3 months

I quit a job the day before Championship Manager 02/03 came out!

TonyTurbo78 · 20 Sep 2019 at 09:03

when they go back to the simpler times of Champ Man 93/94 without all the nonsense bloated in the modern titles is when I go back to playing this 10 hours a day again. Obviously that's never going to happen though, I absolutely hate the newer titles.

Martini1991 · 20 Sep 2019 at 09:03

MarcLister said:
The feature blogs look promising. Better graphics promised in terms of clothing on players and managers and pitches affected by weather such as sun and rain.

I'll be surprised if it changes much to notice tbh

placeholder · 20 Sep 2019 at 09:13

TonyTurbo78 said:
when they go back to the simpler times of Champ Man 93/94 without all the nonsense bloated in the modern titles is when I go back to playing this 10 hours a day again. Obviously that's never going to happen though, I absolutely hate the newer titles.

I agree. I have CM 01/02 on my laptop and its great fun. Every time I play the last FM I bought (maybe 3 or 4 years ago) I feel like I need my coaching badges and a business degree to get anywhere with it!

bazzabear · 20 Sep 2019 at 09:25

TonyTurbo78 said:
when they go back to the simpler times of Champ Man 93/94 without all the nonsense bloated in the modern titles is when I go back to playing this 10 hours a day again. Obviously that's never going to happen though, I absolutely hate the newer titles.

Don't they have an alternative play mode which does exactly that? I think they have for the last couple of years.

GIBURROWS · 20 Sep 2019 at 09:30

TonyTurbo78 said:
when they go back to the simpler times of Champ Man 93/94 without all the nonsense bloated in the modern titles is when I go back to playing this 10 hours a day again. Obviously that's never going to happen though, I absolutely hate the newer titles.

THIS ^

TonyTurbo78 · 20 Sep 2019 at 10:09

bazzabear said:
Don't they have an alternative play mode which does exactly that? I think they have for the last couple of years.

Touch or go whatever it's called?

I did try it one year, I think maybe 2017, it still felt dead to me, no excitement in it. I can't accurately put my finger on what's missing, but in the old days looking at players season average ratings, top scorers, highest attendances, the board doing seasonal stadium upgrades, players moving abroad in big money moves, and that lovely 2d match engine with the simple skins.....it just felt so much more exciting.

Tombstone · 20 Sep 2019 at 10:11

Did they ever include the ability to change your strip ? It always seemed really bizarre to me that my team would be wearing the same away kit for 40 years, always thought that kit deals and changing your strip each/every other season would be a staple of representing football management

Sargatanas2511 · 20 Sep 2019 at 10:30

Tombstone said:
Did they ever include the ability to change your strip ? It always seemed really bizarre to me that my team would be wearing the same away kit for 40 years, always thought that kit deals and changing your strip each/every other season would be a staple of representing football management

I would be far more interested in getting involved with sponsorship/financial aspects than the bloody social groups and aspects of the players for sure.