HomeNewseFootball 2022
The next PES will be called eFootball and free-to-playWe’re told that you’ll still be kicking balls at least
We’re told that you’ll still be kicking balls at least
Konami’s PES series, the main rival to the FIFA games, is ditching quite a lot of that it used to be. The publisher announced that it’ll be fully digital from now, with the name changed to “eFootball” to reflect that. It’s also going to be free-to-play. It’s a swerve worthy of (googles best of all footballers), Lionel Messi. That’s handy, as Messi is in the trailer, talking about winning. He doesn’t specify if it’s in regards to the game, but we can read between the lines.
Watch on YouTube
You generally don’t make a yearly football game without upgrading everything, but PE- sorry,eFootball, looks like it’s starting over. It uses the Unreal Engine, and promises overhauled graphics and animation. They seem to be focusing on those one-to-one moments that earn footballers sponsorship deals, so the animation gets bigged right up in the trailer. Apparently, the “Motion Matching” will select the most appropriate animation from a huge database, and will definitely not generate a hilarious series of bug compilations on YouTube. Definitely. Not.
