Football Manager 2020

Martini1991 · 15 Oct 2019 at 07:55

233 said:
could easily release in the summer then offer an update 1st oct

It wouldn't make any sense to start off seasons with last year's squad for the most part
I get releasing after the window.
Just not as far as 19th November

bobboberts · 15 Oct 2019 at 17:03

3 months into the season is crazy late. Wonder what has pushed it so far back - because it clearly isn't all the new features

philstanbridge · 15 Oct 2019 at 18:54

I would imagine the way brexit is playing out in real life is causing a delay. Whilst the decision in game goes one of 3 ways is it? I’m sure the implications in reality will cause massive headaches

bobboberts · 15 Oct 2019 at 19:40

Surely the 19th November wouldn't give them enough time to make any significant changes though?

Martini1991 · 15 Oct 2019 at 19:45

Well, the reason for the 19th has got to be Google Stadia. There's no coincidence they're both releasing on the 19th.

bobboberts · 15 Oct 2019 at 19:49

Hmm, could be I suppose, though you would've expected to hear something about it - I would've thought it would be in the SI announcement of the date.

Not that it matters to me, its not as if I am buying it.

Martini1991 · 15 Oct 2019 at 19:52

bobboberts said:
Hmm, could be I suppose, though you would've expected to hear something about it - I would've thought it would be in the SI announcement of the date.

Not that it matters to me, its not as if I am buying it.

Well FM2020's announced for Stadia.
Stadia's release date has just been announced.
This will be a "launch" game as such.

At least, that's what I expect.

Not that I expect anything from Stadia. I have no interest in buying games to stream them at what's likely to be full price.

Bounce · 15 Oct 2019 at 20:31

Got no intention of buying this as soon as it comes... Usually in 3 months it's on offer at half price.

I'm still playing fm19, I find it addictive , the only gripes I have with it are the media interviews and sorting out the training , it gets boring fast so I leave this to the ass man.

GIBURROWS · 21 Oct 2019 at 16:19

A data patch could be implemented once a week, updating a squad would take megabytes of data which would take seconds.

It's just terribly poor management.

Bounce · 23 Oct 2019 at 11:21

GIBURROWS said:
A data patch could be implemented once a week, updating a squad would take megabytes of data which would take seconds.

It's just terribly poor management.

What you mean ? instead of releasing a new game you want them to release a data patch once a week?

GIBURROWS · 23 Oct 2019 at 12:45

Bounce said:
What you mean ? instead of releasing a new game you want them to release a data patch once a week?

No, if they released the game before the season started they could update the data once a week until the transfer window closes.

I'd respect them if they had released data patches instead of a game once a season as it's been the same dross for many years.

atomic7431 · 23 Oct 2019 at 14:20

TonyTurbo78 · 23 Oct 2019 at 14:33

that purple is the most god awful thing ever, could they have picked a more horrible looking skin. I know most FM'ers use there own skins, but still, for SI to think this actually looks nice is beyond me.

atomic7431 · 23 Oct 2019 at 15:03

is the match engine looking any better than previous version? to me it dont look that great.......

Bounce · 23 Oct 2019 at 15:06

atomic7431 said:
is the match engine looking any better than previous version? to me it dont look that great.......

Looks exactly the same as FM 2019. I wish they'd make it look better I mean we live in 2019 now not the 90s! Its like watching a bunch of robots playing football.

atomic7431 · 23 Oct 2019 at 15:23

Yeah to me it still looks like the old version match engine i played years ago, think im still gonna give it a miss this year.

philstanbridge · 1 Nov 2019 at 08:16

How does it feel generally? There was noticeable lag in 19 for me.

GIBURROWS · 1 Nov 2019 at 09:06

For those that are getting it the cheapest place is ShopTo

Supr3me · 1 Nov 2019 at 09:51

Beta came out yesterday, a few weeks earlier than expected.

jasoncb · 1 Nov 2019 at 12:52

The lack of innovation in this game since 2012 is astonishing. I guess its become an annual tradition to waste money on incremental updates, why would companies bother when people still throw them money for doing very little.