FM27 Console: New Features and Returning Favourites

Recruit with more purpose

Rebuilding and developing your squad is at the heart of your Football Manager experience. In FM27 Console, you’ll have more tools at your disposal to make smarter decisions, with greater depth and ease at every step.

Several screens have been redesigned, including the Player Database, Transfer and Contract Negotiations, and Recruitment Focuses. Key information is now easier to identify, while a controller-friendly interface will help you navigate your options and make informed decisions with confidence.

Searching for players has been made easier, with the ability to “find similar players to…” added to FM27 Console. Whether you’re searching for a replacement after a rival club snapped up your academy’s brightest prospect, or you need to inject fresh legs to an ageing squad, it’s now quicker and simpler to identify suitable alternatives.

And because no manager can do it all alone, your backroom team will now give you greater support during those transfer negotiations with live advice. 

Preparation meets opportunity

Each match day has its own significance – and you’ll now receive suggestions on how to best prepare for the upcoming opposition. 

That’s where Match Preparation messages come in, making its debut in FM27 Console to help you get the most out of your team ahead of kick-off.

You can build out Match Preparation with up to 3 unique sessions, covering In Possession, Out of Possession, and Set Pieces. This gives you greater control over your team’s readiness and helps ensure no detail is overlooked as you look ahead to the next fixture.

Whether you’re fine-tuning your tactics for a pre-season friendly or preparing for a FIFA World Cup™ knockout clash, the decisions are yours to make. Get your preparations right, give your team the best possible platform, and let your management do the talking on the pitch.

A smoother way to play

Recruitment and Match Prep are two new additions, but they're part of a wider set of enhancements that make the game smoother and easier to navigate. 

Within the Preferences menu, we’ve introduced Information Display, designed to help you optimise your experience. The new scaling option displays the game in a way tailored to your gaming setup. Larger, aimed at those with a sofa and TV setup, or Smaller if you’re playing at a desk with the screen closer to you.

Button Mapping has been reintroduced with major upgrades, too. Navigation and scrolling can be flipped between both the left and right stick on controllers, and your action buttons can be customised to suit your setup. This improved accessibility feature allows for a smoother, more personalised navigation through the areas of the game you wish to explore.  

The top navigation bar has also been updated to reflect your managerial priorities, while the secondary navigation allows quicker access to the areas of the game that matter most to you.

And lastly, across the interface you’ll benefit from reduced input latency and improved performance. Collectively, these changes will help you move between screens and make decisions with greater ease.

More to discover

There’s plenty more to look forward to in FM27 Console, with an array of additional features and improvements to discover.

To best visualise the Match Preparation sessions you’ll have implemented, we’ve implemented a range of improvements to the Match Engine, enhancing both the flow of the action on the pitch and the presentation of the Match Days themselves. 

Those improvements will also be visible within Shuffle Draft, which will be available on FM27 Console Platforms from day 1. Step into the multiplayer arena against friends and foes, as you explore this reimagined fantasy draft mode that puts squad building at the heart of the action. 

Furthermore, you’ll be able to better dissect the matches following the final whistle, with Pass and Heat Maps brought back to give you greater insight to your tactical shape. 

Tactical Tweaks arrive on the scene, to be used in tandem with our refined Shouts system – meaning your voice from the dugout now carries more weight than ever. Tweaks will deliver fluid tactical changes for your players to action, with shouts designed to elicit an emotional response to your directives. 

Cup Draws make their eagerly awaited return, allowing you to immerse yourself further into your save as you await your name being drawn out the hat. The draw itself can be sped up or slowed down to add a bit of suspense to the magic of the draw.  

And for the first time in FM27 Console, Indonesian has been added as a playable language. 

With a host of new additions, refinements and returning favourites, FM27 Console (Xbox/PlayStation 5) is all about giving you more control over your managerial journey. 

Recruitment has been powered up, Navigation made smoother, and Match Preparation gives you more influence than ever before - there’s never been a better time to take charge.

Coming next, we’ll explore FM27 Touch and dive into the new features the platform has to offer.