Football Manager 26 releases on November 4th

Sports Interactive has confirmed that Football Manager 26 will be released on November 4th, with this date being revealed on Steam. In addition to the release date confirmation, Sports Interactive has also released a new video that looks at the brand new user interface that players will be using with this being an overhaul for the series, with the old style being done away with.

The user interface for Football Manager 26 has a number of different cards and tiles that can make up your home screen, including fixtures, results, league tables, and inbox. The navigation bar has been moved from the side of the screen to the top, with the options being Portal, Squad, Recruitment, Match Day, Club, and Career. The new Bookmarks system allows you to quickly access the parts of the game that are most important to you. The search function has been overhauled too, allowing you to search for messages, players, training, clubs, staff, and entries from FMPedia to give you even more insight into the game.

Last week, Sports Interactive revealed Football Manager 26 matchday gameplay, and confirmed the specs required to run the game. They are as follows.

Minimum (Windows):

    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 (with updates 22H2), Windows 11 (with updates 23H2)
    • Processor: Desktop: Intel Core i3-530 or AMD FX-4100 Laptop: Intel Core i3-330M or AMD A6-5200 Requires SSE4.2 & SSSE3
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Desktop: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Radeon R9 380 or Intel HD 530 Laptop: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M or AMD Radeon R9 M375 or Intel HD 530 512MiB VRAM
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 20 GB available space

Recommended (Windows):

    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 11 – with updates (23H2)
    • Processor: Desktop: Intel Core i5-9600 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Laptop: Intel Core i5-1035G7 or AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
    • Memory: 12 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Desktop: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 or AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT Laptop: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile or AMD Radeon RX 6600M
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 20 GB available space

Minimum (macOS):

    • OS: 11 Big Sur, 12 Monterey, 13 Ventura, 14 Sonoma, 15 Sequoia – with updates
    • Processor: Apple M1 or Intel Core M
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Desktop: Apple M1 or NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M or Intel HD Graphics 5000 or AMD FirePro D300 Laptop: Apple M1 or NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M or Intel HD Graphics 5000
    • Storage: 20 GB available space

Recommended (macOS):

      • OS: 13 Ventura, 14 Sonoma, 15 Sequoia – with updates
      • Processor: Apple M1
      • Memory: 12 GB RAM
      • Graphics: 1GiB VRAM, Apple M1
      • Storage: 20 GB available space

Source: Steam/YouTube

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