Focus Home Interactive has announced that they are extending their partnership with Giants Software to continue to bring Farming Simulator to gamers around the world and in announcing this news, they also announced Farming Simulator 17, which will hit consoles and PC by the end of the year.

"It's been a pleasure working with Focus throughout all these years. This partnership is the water on the seed that made Farming Simulator grow into the global phenomenon it is today. Each time we release a new version together we reach more people, and we look forward to expanding this reach even further in the coming years."Thomas Frey - Vice-President of Giants Software 

"Farming Simulator is a one of a kind story in the video game industry. Years ago, we imagined a unique destiny for this game and Giants Software, their creators. It is with great satisfaction that we succeed in reaching all of our objectives. There are still a lot of beautiful pages to write for Farming Simulator, and it starts right now with the simultaneous release of the game on PC and consoles at the end of the year." Cédric Lagarrigue - President of Focus Home Interactive