After almost a year of losing your life to the best sports spreadsheet in the business, Football Manager 2023 is finally almost here. Before the game officially launches in November, however, players can get their hands on the game a little early with the Football Manager 2023 beta.
The beta is a yearly tradition for Football Manager, and it basically gives players their first look at the full game shortly before proper release. It’s not an online-only affair like most betas, but is really more like an early access period in which Sports Interactive collect feedback and tweaks stuff ahead of the true launch day so that it’s a better experience for everyone.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Football Manager 2023 beta, including when it releases, how you get your hands on it, and what you can expect.
Football Manager 2023 Beta
Football Manager 2023 Beta Release Date
As is the case the every year, the Football Manager 2023 beta will release roughly two weeks before the game’s full launch on November 8th, 2022.
With the game due to launch on November 8th, 2022, players can expect Football Manager 2023’s beta to be available around October 25th, 2022.
However, Football Manager 2022’s beta was released a couple of days earlier than anticipated, with it launching on October 22nd, 2021 ahead of a November 9th, 2021 full release. Watch this space in case SI pull off another early and welcome surprise launch for the beta.
How To Access the Football Manager 2023 Beta
To get access to the Football Manager 2023 beta, players simply have to pre-order the game directly from the website or through a trusted third-party seller for the Steam, Epic, or Microsoft Store versions of the game.
Football Manager 2023 Beta: Where To Pre-Order
As mentioned, players can pre-order Football Manager 2023 directly through various first-party storefronts and also third-party resellers, with the game having an RRP of £44.99 but pre-release discounts that bring it closer to £35. The cheapest way to pre-order Football Manager 2023 is actually through a third-party.
ShopTo, Fanatical, and Humble are three of the most reliable third-party sellers when it comes to Football Manager. Players should receive their keys around the launch of the beta, but will be able to play immediately if pre-ordered directly through Steam, EGS or the Windows Store.
Beware of “greyer” sellers like CDKeys and Eneba, as they may not have keys until the proper day of launch and are unlikely to be working directly with Sports Interactive and Sega.
What About A Football Manager 2023 Console Beta?
Football Manager 2023 will not have a beta on any platforms except for PC. This means that players on Xbox, PlayStation, or Switch will have to wait until November 8th to play the game for the first time, as it’s basically a different version of the game across multiple platforms.
Football Manager 2023 launches November 8th, 2022.
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