Football Manager 2021 Is Not on PS5, PS4 Because Sony Didn't Send Devkits

Red card.

Soccer spreadsheet sim Football Manager 2021 will launch on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X, and Xbox One this holiday, but both the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 will be left on the bench. Asked why Sony’s systems have been excluded, Sports Interactive boss Miles Jacobson explained that it’s because the Japanese giant failed to provide the studio with devkits – despite requests.

“To make games for a platform, you need a devkit,” he told a franchise fan curious about PlayStation’s absence. “To get a devkit, the platform holder has to want the game on the platform. We spoke with Sony, we have no devkits. We spoke with Microsoft, they sent them to us.” He added: “There are limited dev kits available. They prioritise games they want on their platform.”

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