Football Manager 27 and FM27 Console launch with Game Pass on Xbox

What's new

According to Microsoft's Xbox news post, FM27 and FM27 Console are out now. New features include Tactical Tweaks, which let players make quick play style changes at team and individual level without opening the Tactics menu, and new Player Instructions for how attackers approach the box. A time-of-day system shifts lighting, shadows and weather during a match. A Tactical Effectiveness system gauges how well players can carry out the manager's approach. FM27 Console adds Match Preparation, with up to 3 sessions covering attacking phases, defending phases and Set Pieces. Shuffle Draft debuts in both versions.

Why it matters

The post is aimed at Game Pass subscribers and Football Manager players on PC and Xbox Series X|S, who can play the new edition through the subscription. The publisher, SEGA, describes the changes as giving managers more control over tactics and match preparation. The text does not compare the game with earlier editions beyond naming the new and returning features.

Details

FM27 is available for Xbox on PC and FM27 Console for Xbox Series X|S, both with Game Pass. The text says FM27 launches on 10th November, and that pre-purchase carried 10% off with Launch Preview early play from 3rd November. A standard price was not stated. Shuffle Draft supports 2-32 players in either a league or a knockout format, in public and private lobbies or offline against the AI. Each manager picks from a set of 20 players. The text also says Cup Draws and Transfer Deadline Day come back, and lists new licensed leagues, 2D Match View upgrades and more than 1,500 competition updates. A note says the PC version contains data still under approval by rights holders, so certain club and player assets might be missing. FM27 Console adds customizable controller mapping.

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