Multiplat AFL 23 - Part 2 with added Pro Team

[FearTheBeard13]

Seems like patch notes are out already .. not sure how to feel about it.. thoughts??

ITS GONE LIVE ALSO! Just got it on PS5 = 1.7GB

So we can conclude Training mode, along with single player mode just never existed and they’ve taken us for a ride since day 1 I swear this mob never fails to deliver on failing to deliver.

 

[Pickitt]

Yeah, I mean the AFL season lasts from 2025-2025, so unless theres 2026 content why even call it AFL26.

It's on a technicality

 

[Supercheapgiants]

It's on a technicality

It's on a game made for 2026 but screw it we'll release it poorly in 25 to make money kinda technicality

 

[Mkcaptain]

looks like they must have been able to copy paste. Worrying there is player career. I just hope there is genuine improvement there. Not just hanging their hat on new player career.

Why is this worrying? I'd be more worried about it being a copy paste if it didn't have player career. My immediate thought is that they will have needed to have made sure gameplay is good fun to make the mode worthwhile.

Pro Teams is the mode that worries me because I feel it has killed innovation in lots of sports games over the last decade. But I still wouldn't begrudge someone else looking forward to Pro Teams.

The thing that really worries me is how poor their Rugby and Tennis games were on release. You'd want them to have at least got one recent release right to have any confidence in buying AFL 26 not being simply signing up to be a beta tester.

 

[Xtreme]

Saw no pc version, as yet ? I feel as aggrieved when discovering 23 wasn't getting a Switch version

 

[fargothegreat]

Saw no pc version, as yet ? I feel as aggrieved when discovering 23 wasn't getting a Switch version

It's coming, but will be digital only.

 

[GOTHELIONS16]

Why is this worrying? I'd be more worried about it being a copy paste if it didn't have player career. My immediate thought is that they will have needed to have made sure gameplay is good fun to make the mode worthwhile.

Pro Teams is the mode that worries me because I feel it has killed innovation in lots of sports games over the last decade. But I still wouldn't begrudge someone else looking forward to Pro Teams.

The thing that really worries me is how poor their Rugby and Tennis games were on release. You'd want them to have at least got one recent release right to have any confidence in buying AFL 26 not being simply signing up to be a beta tester.

In my opinion, the addition of player career is a worry. It worries me because it will likely take away from improvements in other areas of the game. A deeper management mode for example.

Big ant wouldn’t be releasing a new game unless there were improvements from AFL23. It has become apparent it must be a copy, paste, and improve. AFL26 was never going to just be 2025 specific updates. (Guernseys, players, fixture etc) What those improvements exactly look like in AFL26 is still unknown. I just hope big ant’s justification for releasing a new game doesn’t stop at player career, and improvements of the original modes also take place.

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

All 26 chat in the new thread please.

Multiplat - AFL 26 - Releasing May 8th

Releasing May 8th, it probably deserves it's own thread... https://press-start.com.au/news/playstation/2025/04/08/afl-26-has-been-officially-revealed-and-is-coming-sooner-than-expected/

www.bigfooty.com

 

[Pickitt]

It's on a game made for 2026 but screw it we'll release it poorly in 25 to make money kinda technicality

Seems like you don't understand

 

[carn tigez]

In my opinion, the addition of player career is a worry. It worries me because it will likely take away from improvements in other areas of the game. A deeper management mode for example.

Big ant wouldn’t be releasing a new game unless there were improvements from AFL23. It has become apparent it must be a copy, paste, and improve. AFL26 was never going to just be 2025 specific updates. (Guernseys, players, fixture etc) What those improvements exactly look like in AFL26 is still unknown. I just hope big ant’s justification for releasing a new game doesn’t stop at player career, and improvements of the original modes also take place.

Will stick to the new thread but just wanted to reply to this message - the Player Career I believe was already largely built pre AFL 23. I doubt Ross just made it up out of nowhere, it would have been 50%+ done but when they realised the game was a broken mess they put their time into fixing that and kept this up their sleeves for a selling point for the next release.

 

[xSusanKennedyx]

I've always been pretty open and honest about unashamedly buying whatever slop AFL game makers put out.

For the greater good mate, let us all know how it goes