‘PES' Football Series Becoming Free-to-Play ‘eFootball’
Konami has just revealed details regarding their next football game, and it seems that they’re doing a drastic shake-up. Instead of releasing a new game every year, they are launching a new platform that will continue to evolve with new updates and other additions. The platform will be available on all hardware including mobile phones. They are also changing the name from PES to eFootball, and contrary to earlier PES versions, eFootball will be available for free.
Last year, Konami announced that they would break the annual chain and take a one-year break. Instead of launching PES 2021, Konami launched a season update for PES 2020. Konami cited ‘focusing on next-gen’ as a reason for that shift. They also announced that they’ll change the game engine to the Unreal Engine from the previous Fox Engine. The extra time and moving to a more capable engine allowed Konami to make a decision that they feel is best for the franchise and their business model.
