eFootball PES 2021 Season Update Arrives on September 15 - Trailer, Features, Screenshots & Price Revealed

[Eyeman79]

This all makes good business sense in light of the new consoles coming this fall. Konami did this with their baseball game it was a free upgrade to the 2020 season. More games should take this route, many times your spending $60 for what amounts to an roster upgrade anyway. Kudos Konami !

[maltliquor23]

Konami did the same thing with Pro Yakyuu Spirits but it was a free update.

[LucianoJJ]

Quote: Originally Posted by maltliquor23

Konami did the same thing with Pro Yakyuu Spirits but it was a free update.

Because of PYS this seems like a smart tactic. The pandemic has impacted the developers and the real world sports. Konami can always regroup and focus on Next Gen. They've let UEFA Champions League, Copa Libertadores, and some club licenses go. Why not focus on their sim game play heritage, improve the manager mode/Master League or offer a better alternative to FUT?

[jrnlgrn]

I remember hearing this was going to happen months ago, but it's good its finally confirmed. Long as they don't charge full price this is good and maybe they could even go back to the gameplay of the demo. Honestly every sports games should be skipping a year or two. There really is no reason for a "new" release every year. I view this as a positive they get extra time to hopefully focus on a new engine and make a great game. If the extra time means PES 2022 can be good on and off the field and give FIFA a real run for it's money. I'm all for it.

Sent from a galaxy far far away.

[dubcity]

Small thing we will probably never get: the option to play matches in empty or limited capacity stadiums. It would be an easy add, but we won't get it. Maybe I'm the only one who would want it tho.

[TexasFan2005]

Quote: Originally Posted by dubcity

Small thing we will probably never get: the option to play matches in empty or limited capacity stadiums. It would be an easy add, but we won't get it. Maybe I'm the only one who would want it tho.

I would like this as well. The old PES/WE games had this on ps2 for exhibition games. You could choose from 0-3 stars iirc, with 0 being empty. It was implemented really well too; if you chose 1 or 2 stars, the limited crowd would gather closer to the center of the stadium and leave the sides and top virtually empty.

[dubcity]

Quote: Originally Posted by TexasFan2005

I would like this as well. The old PES/WE games had this on ps2 for exhibition games. You could choose from 0-3 stars iirc, with 0 being empty. It was implemented really well too; if you chose 1 or 2 stars, the limited crowd would gather closer to the center of the stadium and leave the sides and top virtually empty.

Yup true. Unfortunately, as online and esports has taken over more and more, these little touches have gone by the wayside.

[RoyceDa59]

I also wonder if they are going to have any gameplay patches for this update or just keep it as is.