Football Manager 2022 is out now on Steam, Epic and Xbox Game Pass

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Football Director 2022 is out at present on Steam, Epic and Xbox Game Laissez passer

But no Bear upon release on Steam this year

After a couple of weeks in early access beta, Football game Manager 2022 is at present out for reals. That means y'all can now catch the beingness-sacked simulation from Steam, Epic, or for the first fourth dimension as part of Xbox Game Laissez passer.

Hither'south the launch trailer for the game, featuring youthful Barcelona midfielder Pedri, and various representations of the kinds of things yous practice in the game.

Football Managing director'southward screens of data are difficult to make sexy, merely I'm non sure I desire to exist any augmented reality cyberballer is beingness depicted in the trailer above, pointing at graphs and clapping loudly. Football game Manager's truthful energy is closer to Sean Edible bean waxing over stock footage of trains to advertise Railroad train Simulator 2014 (and with diminishing returns in 2015).

Football game Manager 2022's major new features include improved on-pitch animations, a new data hub for revealing data about matches and player functioning, and new staff meetings. We'll accept a review of the game along later on in the calendar week.

You can selection FM2022 upwardly from Steam or Epic for £40/€55. It's also, every bit noted above, available as role of an Xbox Game Pass subscription for the beginning fourth dimension. That includes both the principal game and the divide Xbox Edition.

This is where things get a picayune disruptive, and a little disappointing. In previous years, Football Manager'southward streamlined Touch editions were bachelor on Steam, mobile, and more recently the Epic Games Store. FM Touch is a faster style to experience the football simulation that feels closer to how the serial played circa 2005 and before.

This year's version, FM2022 Touch on, is sadly only bachelor for Nintendo Switch, with no Steam, Ballsy or mobile release.

FM2022 Xbox Edition, meanwhile, is based on the Touch on version and broadly the same game. It's available to play on PC, but annoyingly not via Steam - only via the Windows x Store and Xbox Game Pass.

Sports Interactive explained back in October that these decisions were made as a reflection of dropping sales of the Touch versions on PC, and the difficulty of developing games during the pandemic. I'm sympathetic, but withal a piffling glum about it.

I'm low on time and often favour the slimmed downwards versions over the full fatty releases of Football game Manager, these days. I gauge it's a relief that I tin however get it via the Xbox Edition, but having to interact with the Windows store in any chapters is a curse. I'm not sure what I'll do yet, but yous can compare all the new versions of the game hither.