However, Konami says that the game is designed to be "fair and balanced" for all players, despite its transition to a free-to-play model – which will also seemingly include Battle Pass-like unlocks called Match Passes. We're still somewhat unclear on how new teams will be added to the game, and the exact breakdown of how eFootball's modes and monetisation will work won't be revealed until a later date. No mention has yet been made of M圜lub, PES' equivalent to FIFA Ultimate Team, or Master League, the series' long-running career mode – although it seems likely that the former will be represented by an unnamed 'Team Building Mode' coming after release. It will subsequently sell other modes as optional DLC, seemingly allowing players to pay for what they want out of their game. Speaking to IGN, series producer Seitaro Kimura explained that eFootball is aiming to take a 'platform' approach with regular updates – there will no longer be annual paid releases of eFootball, but the platform will get free, yearly updates for new seasons.ĮFootball will launch with exhibition matches and seemingly a selection of 9 clubs to play with (see the roadmap below for the full list). Crucially, it appears that all versions of the game, from new-gen consoles to mobile, will be functionally the same (not unlike Fortnite) – presumably meaning that the hugely successful PES Mobile will also be phased out or replaced. Hosted by 44 Bytes.It's a major move for the football series (now called eFootball globally, rather than PES in the west and Winning Eleven in Japan), and it's been matched with a shift from Konami's FOX Engine to a custom-built new engine created with Unreal 4. © 2023 Hookshot Media, partner of ReedPop. Multi-Time 'Game Of The Year' Winner Finally Makes Its De. New FPS 'Unrecord' Looks Hyper Realistic, And It Could Be. Ubisoft Reveals Extended 'The Division Heartland' Gamepla. Microsoft Rewards & Xbox: How To Make 20,000 Points Per-M. These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (April 17-21) Xbox Fan Wins 'Game Pass For Life', But Shockingly Declin. 'No Xbox' Begins Trending On Twitter As Another Game Skip. Six Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In May 2023 So. These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (April 24-28) These Seven Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (April 20. How To Complete All Xbox Game Pass Quests In 2023 Two Additions Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (Ap. Platform updates bringing new functionality, such as cross-platform matchmaking and mobile controller support, will happen frequently over the coming months and will always be free. “With ‘eFootball’ being the name of our overall platform, ‘eFootball 2022’ is the official title for our first season of content. Here's what Seitaro Kimura, eFootball™ series Producer had to say about the launch: Then, later this Autumn, "several core features" will be added to the game including 'Creative Teams' (seemingly a replacement for PES's 'm圜lub' mode'), and the platform’s new monetisation model "re-balanced to ensure that all players can reach the same potential, regardless of how they acquire in-game items." Xbox One) with weekly online events using pre-set teams, providing rewards such as GP. It was announced back in July that Konami was wrapping up the long-running Pro Evolution Soccer series in favour of a brand-new free-to-play experience called ' eFootball', and now we know it will launch for Xbox on September 30.ĮFootball will utilise a new engine compared to PES (Unreal Engine instead of the FOX Engine), and its initial launch will come with nine licensed teams and six stadiums for offline play, along with cross-generation matchmaking (Xbox Series X|S vs.
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