Konami is poised to release eFootball 2022, the new iteration of the long-running football sim hitherto known as Pro Evolution Soccer, or Winning Eleven in Japan.
Last year, the game had become eFootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2021 and eFootball Winning Eleven 2021, and now the old names – which first appeared in 1999 and 1996, respectively – have disappeared altogether.
The name change is not the only way in which eFootball 2022 represents a significant departure from PES/WE, as Konami has introduced a new gameplay engine, Unreal 4, and has opted to make the game available in digital format only.
eFootball price: free to play!
Another major difference to PES/WE is that eFootball will be free to play, at least in its most basic guise. Gamers will be able to add features by purchasing extra, paid-for content.
eFootball release date: 30 September
eFootball 2022 is scheduled to be…
