Konami Offers Free-to-Play Football Experience eFootball to Players

 

 

Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. today announced eFootball™, a brand new football simulation developed by the makers of PES and Winning Eleven. Free to play and completely rebuilt in Unreal® Engine, eFootball™ will be released worldwide at the same time next fall and will be available on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows® 10 and PC Steam®. Android and iOS versions will also follow the desktop and console versions immediately.

 

eFootball™, a new brand identity for the next generation of consoles and gamers, breathes new life into the game formerly known as Pro Evolution Soccer and Winning Eleven.

 

“Leveraging the power of Unreal® Engine, which allows us to drastically overhaul player responses, we have created a brand new football game engine that will support eFootball™ for many years to come,” said Seitaro Kimura, producer of the eFootball™™ series. We will share with you some details about the gameplay next month, so stay tuned,” he added.

 

Thanks to the almost evolved game engine, the animation system has been completely regenerated. The new technology, called “Motion Matching,”can be transformed into a series of real-time animations by selecting the most accurate of the various movements players make on the field. The system’s ability to provide four times more animation than before leads to extremely realistic movements. Motion Matching technology will be used on all eFootball™ platforms, including the latest generation of consoles, computers, and mobile devices.

Konami, which aims to share the pleasure ™ eFootball with everyone, underlined that this new football game will be free on consoles, PCs and mobile devices. More importantly, eFootball promises a fair and balanced experience for all players ™. More details about game mechanics and online modes will be announced in late August.

KONAMI said the game will only be released digitally and will be updated regularly with new content and game modes after it is officially released in the fall. Local matches featuring FC Barcelona, Juventus, FC Bayern, Manchester United and others will be available for free at the game’s release. In the future, certain game modes will be sold as optional DLC, giving players the freedom to create an experience that follows their own interests.

Bringing football’s global gaming community together for the first time, eFootball™ delivers a realistic esports experience on consoles, PCs and mobile devices, as well as allowing players to play with each other regardless of platform with cross-game support coming after launch. Details about the mobile version ™ eFootball will also be shared at a later date.