eFootball (All Platforms)

Ximelez said:
Strong rumours that FIFA 23 will switch to the f2p formatā€¦

It will be absolutely HILARIOUS if FIFA do this next year as it will absolutely kill Konamiā€™s revolutionary (and shit) efootball f2p plan after only 1 year šŸ˜‚

Almost everyone who normally plays fifa but is going to try and play efootball on the basis itā€™s free will move back to FIFA when that becomes free.

The only way Konami were ever going to steal a march on FIFA was to make the true next gen sim that everyone on here wanted and built modes upon that - they instead cheaped out, tried to copy FIFA but offer it for free as the differentiator and then after only a year that master plan is all going to come crashing down.

Edit: Also, if both games go f2p with a FUT/ myclub mtx focus there will be no better time for a third competitor to enter the market focusing on an offline experience. Iā€™m certain there is a huge market for this (despite most of us thinking itā€™s just old folks on this forum). I would be thinking along the lines of a football manager style career mode with next gen sim gameplay. It would be huge.
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If it does happen, and if EA decide to neglect the career mode like Konami will reject ML probably, then it may open up the way to licensing deals, most significantly. If your main F2P mode is FUT, it seems like forking out millions for licences is a bit unnecessary.

So that's positive, because no large publisher will try working on a footie sim at this point without licenses.
 
Chris Davies said:
Jesus, I didn't know my wife had an account here.
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Yes! While you sleep, I installed malware on your phone to see what are you doing because very often you start "throwing out the trash" but I see you hide behind the corner of the garage and surfing in your phone!
Well, now I know ... let me tell you, I'm worried!
I'd rather catch you getting into a pornhub and watching wacky videos than here! It's worse here. All these eDrama and Shresii memes... very disturbing.
I'm thinking of taking the kids and going to my mother for a few days.
 
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zlac said:
Hear, hear ... I've noticed lately that I'm capable of streaming video directly from my brain šŸ˜®
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I woldn't want that power.
If people could see into my brain they'd probably send me to an asylum and throw away the key.
You can't imagine the number of people I'd kill if I could... And I often imagine how I'd kill them.
 
Emroth said:
This is the bit im struggling with myself.
Does that mean that they might develop offline in mobile environment, so it was "fair" to everyone?
That they need to find a version where offline modes will be developed and we will end up with ... New Football Game Master League??
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What i get from that part is that they will develop, with the device that will increase the number of players, in mind. So as you all know 400M downloads probably is going to be the base game, for all platforms, and that would explain the Demo online test we had. Then you will have shinny graphics on PS5 and Series X, and thats it.


One other thing that boggled my mind was the fact they he specifically said that they started to develop this as an Engine upgrade for PES, but then (few months agoo :LMAO:???) decided that this should be a F2P, WFT. But that would explain the lack of information, rushed demo, and lack of a well structured road-map with mode names on it, and specific dates.

This all seems rushed just because they decided to change the roadmap mydway to development
 
elfie said:
Oh well, thatā€™s it then.

I have been playing this game ever since the ps1 days.
Before that I did some Fifa, but then I bought international superstar soccerā€¦ā€¦and was amazed by the gameplay.
Since then I was a pes guy, always defending the game to my mates who were all fifa guys.

Then the ps2 era came. I had that ps2 modded, and a friend of mine downloaded a patch with his modem.
I did not have a pc in those days.
I will never forget the moment when I put my original game in the dvd reader, an empty cd in the burner, and (donā€™t remember how exactly) applying the patch.
And then the magical moment : putting it in the ps2 and starting upā€¦ā€¦.it worked!
My teams had licensed kits, wooohooooo!!!

Some years later I bought a pc via work. Then bought pes5, pes6.
Me and a mate used to play online against 2 guys from Northern Ireland. What great games these were.
We all tried to play actuall football, we won some and we lost some but I enjoyed every minute of those games.
After each one we saidā€¦.one more. Finally turned off the pc at 3 in the morning and the next day in the office was always tough.

I modded the hell out of pes6, had the patch switcher with classic patches and the up to date ones.
Loved all the stadiums and crowd chants, great times.

Around pes2008 I started to dislike the games, tried a few fifaā€™s and did not like them.
But have to admit, for a while I played only Fifa, who slowly got better.
Picked up Pes again around pes 2015, and bought all of them since on the ps4.
Downloaded option files and applied them.
To me those games were ok, but I never got the pes5 / 6 feeling again.

The last years I bought both games, going from one to the other and back again.
Never stuck with either one as simply they both were not good enough.

To be honest I hoped for a good pes game when they took the year off but it seams it was not meant to be.
I guess this is just the direction gaming is going.
Developers still want to do the right thing, but the suits just want the money and donā€™t care about offline dinosaurs like me.

So, I will give the game a go once itā€™s there but have no hope at all.
Same goes for Fifa, so for the time being I will play the old versions, drinks a few beers and cry.
Nostalgia is not a bad thing.

It was a great run, sorry it had to end.
Iā€™m 52 now, maybe itā€™s time to grow up?
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I agree with everything you said here mate. I started playing PES4 and PES5 on PS2. I would spend countless hours editing the kits and emblems to make it as close as possible to the Premier League kits at the time.

Then I was lucky enough to get PES6 on a modded PS2 and that is where the real fun began. I would spend countless hours burning DVDs and .ISO files just to get the latest bootpacks, kits and balls. I bought a stack of 50 DVDs and went through all of them just to make sure I had the perfect PES6. I was then lucky enough to get a laptop that was able to handle PES6 and I spent countless hours in university downloading the latest mods and patches from this GREAT Evo Web forum. I do still think that my obsession with PES6 was one of the reasons why one of my ex-girlfriends split up with me šŸ˜…

I was heartbroken when PES2008 released as the game was awful and ruined everything that PES6 was building on. I tried to get the PES6 that released on XB360 but it never had the same feel. I ended up playing FIFA games for the whole XB360 generation and only when I got a PS4, I switched back to PES. I agree with Eflie above, those games never had the same feel as PES6 did. There was always just something missing. The defending was piss poor and the dribbling was too jagged. The matches were too scripted and unenjoyable as much as you wanted to fall in love with PES again.

When covid first hit and the first major lockdown happened, I ended up downloading and playing all of the modded PES6 World Cup and Euro tournaments on this forum and it brought me all back. There was just something so special about PES6 that was never replicated.

I have enjoyed playing PES21 and hope that there will still be mods released. Although I am now married with two young boys, I hope I can one day show them all of the old versions of PES and let them know that this was the best game out there. RIP PES. It is a shame that KONAMI never truly appreciated you.
 
h3li0 said:
What i get from that part is that they will develop, with the device that will increase the number of players, in mind. So as you all know 400M downloads probably is going to be the base game, for all platforms, and that would explain the Demo online test we had. Then you will have shinny graphics on PS5 and Series X, and thats it.


One other thing that boggled my mind was the fact they he specifically said that they started to develop this as an Engine upgrade for PES, but then (few months agoo :LMAO:???) decided that this should be a F2P, WFT. But that would explain the lack of information, rushed demo, and lack of a well structured road-map with mode names on it, and specific dates.

This all seems rushed just because they decided to change the roadmap mydway to development
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I am just not so sure about the accuracy of the numbers. 100M downloads must be much different to the active users.

I assume the download counter in rigid and linear, counting each download, regardless of deleting or insta abondoning.

IE myself I have downloaded it approx. 5 or 6 times. If you count devices, that I downloaded but couldn't run it, due to older Android software, it could be even 10 times just by me.

I don't doubt that mobile platform has a lot of users, maybe more that consoles, but 100 million seems a very big number.
 
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slamsoze said:
I am just not so sure about the accuracy of the numbers. 100M downloads must be much different to the active users.

I assume the download counter in rigid and linear, counting each download, regardless of deleting or insta abondoning.

IE myself I have downloaded it approx. 5 or 6 times. If you count devices, that I downloaded but couldn't run it, due to older Android software, it could be even 10 times just by me.

I don't doubt that mobile platform has a lot of users, maybe more that consoles, but 400 million seems a very big number.
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Yes i agree, and if you read i specified "downloads" not active users, but nonetheless, the number of players playing online on mobile game are sure 2 or 3 times the players on all consoles and PC togheter. So it doesnĀ“t matter at all, it will always be the platform with more users, if that is what they meant by "I think that I will definitely choose a device that will increase the number of participants"
 
h3li0 said:
Yes i agree, and if you read i specified "downloads" not active users, but nonetheless, the number of players playing online on mobile game are sure 2 or 3 times the players on all consoles and PC togheter. So it doesnĀ“t matter at all, it will always be the platform with more users, if that is what they meant by "I think that I will definitely choose a device that will increase the number of participants"
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Or if he wanted to imply "grap your calculator from college maths exams and have some eSoccer!" :D

The lowest denominator is ours! :D! :P
 
Well, as i read a bit more about Konami over the weekend, I feel more stupid now as i realize it was very clear this "evolution" was coming.

Konami are a pachinko making company, they are done with creating AAA games. Its just not worth it for them.
Same thing happened to their biggest franchises: Castlevania, Metal Gear, Silent Hill and now even Contra, etc

I say i feel more stupid now as it clearly is the way to go for them as a company, while i was still romanticizing in my head that they wanted to give the best football experience for offline players.

I played a couple of matches in 2021 ML last night and i truly feel this is the best PES made to date. I will keep on playing it and i truly enjoy it when playing with a mate.

If they come up with something for offline gaming even close to what it was in pes 2021 or they even improve it somehow, I will be really grateful as they clearly are not focusing on that.

My real hope would be if they keep the ML but make it accesible to play co-op with your mates online and they add some new features to it (hopefully not mechanics driven by chance (playing lotto for players instead of manual scouting) or real money related).
I would be very happy to pay for something like that.
Having it look better/have smoother animations/AI having different and adaptative tactics would be a big plus.

I guess i have now realized whats going on and will resist to cope against something that does not even make sense or is pretty much beating a dead horse.
A.k.a. im in the acceptance and hope stage i would say.

Let's see what they have to say in the coming weeks/months.
 
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elfie said:
Thanks for the comments guys.
Obviously I refuse to grow up, despite the fact that my wife says i should every now and then :D

I will never ever grow up. My mind is still 16.
My body? You should see me come out of bed on a monday morning after having played a baseball game the sunday before.
Not a good sport for an old body, too fucking explosive but also there I refuse to give in!
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Age is just a number
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manmachine said:
If I understand this correctly, their "big turn" to mobile / e-sports is their attempt to get all of ya people stuck in the "past tense", still playing PES 5 or 6, onboard with the new game! Finally a worthy successor...
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Yeah that'll definitely work, let's all swap gameplay with actual depth for a dumbed down glorified mobile game! They're either completely out of touch or just insane. Or both.
 
Nacho10 said:
Yeah that'll definitely work, let's all swap gameplay with actual depth for a dumbed down glorified mobile game! They're either completely out of touch or just insane. Or both.
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What about Konami just turned into Dutch van der Linde?
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I wanted to try FIFA 21 on my PS4 as it seems PES is no more. And same as other people stated here, I gave PES 20/21 so many chances, but it gets so boring after a few matches... Then, I remembered! The best football game of these generation was made by Ubisoft:

Kung Foot in Rayman Legends:
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Chuny said:
So, am I not entitled to feel sad or "cry about it" just because I thought the last 3 versions were trash?.
I paid for each of them as much as anyone. Am I supposed to love the game in order to criticize it or in order to feel terrible about this new eFootball thing?.
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One of the worsthest thing its to hear from people; "could you have done better?"

Well, if I owned a 8,3 billion company and had 2 years deadline...?

Hum...šŸ¤”
 
Has this been mentioned yet?

[Edit by mod - the same rumour about the "rogue contractor" keeps getting posted over and over again, and it takes up the whole page.]
 
New interview in Japanese (https://game.asahi.com/article/14399508), translated by DeepL:

Mar-San (honorifics omitted) First of all, let me ask you straight to the point. What are your intentions behind the decision not to use the name "WIELET" that has been so popular for so many years?


Kimura (honorifics omitted) First of all, we were working on a project to revamp the Ouire game engine to coincide with the release of the next generation of home game consoles such as the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. In order to keep up with the market trend, we also thought it was necessary to make the game free to play and cross-platform so that players can play and cooperate across devices.


With the changes in the game engine and business side, we will create a large cross-platform e-sports scene. To this end, we made the decision to unify what had been called "WIELET" in Japan and "Pro Evolution Soccer (PES)" overseas into "eFootballā„¢".


Mar-San: I've been playing WIELET 4 (World Soccer Live Winning Eleven 4) since it was released in 1999, so I'm sad that the WIELET name will no longer be used. But it's a new era, isn't it?


Kimura: WIELET has been evolving for a long time, and if the name "WIELET" is attached to this title, it will inevitably look like an extension of that evolution. That's why we gave it a new brand name, "eFootballā„¢", to show that it has been reborn. I'm both excited and scared of the response we'll get from people, but I've made this change with a lot of determination. Maximizing eSports as a Platform Roadmap for "eFootballā„¢".


Mar-San, please tell us more about Free to Play, which you mentioned earlier. In line with the market trend of various titles being offered free of charge, your intention is to "encourage more people to play games," isn't it?


Kimura: That's exactly right. Free to Play and cross-platform support are not only to meet the needs of the market, but also to maximize our efforts as an e-sports platform. "We wanted to lower the bar for participation as much as possible in order to create an environment where anyone who wants to play a soccer game can easily do so.


Mar-San: Actually, when I ask people around me, "Are you still playing WIELET? Actually, when I ask people around me if they still play Uiire, many of them do, but they don't have the latest version.


Kimura: That's right. They haven't bought the latest version, or they don't have a next generation console, and many of them say "I used to play WIILEY" in the past tense. That's why we've taken a big step forward to make sure that all soccer fans can play the game.


Mar-San: It looks like the player base will be very wide! What kind of gameplay are you interested in? "Seitaro Kimura, producer of eFootballā„¢.


Mar-San: The new game engine is the UnrealĀ® Engine, right? How is it different from the previous game engines?


Kimura: Based on the expressive power of the UnrealĀ® Engine, "eFootballā„¢" has been reborn with our own soccer game engine. We used to use our own game engine for WIELET, but since it was an engine that we only used ourselves, we didn't have many development examples. Since we can refer to many examples, it is very easy to create.


Also, the UnrealĀ® Engine allows us to develop for all kinds of devices in a single development environment. This is a huge advantage when aiming for cross-platform development. I've talked a lot from the development perspective, but from the player's perspective, I'd like you to focus on the wonderful expressiveness of the UnrealĀ® Engine.


Mar-San: In gameplay, I heard that the one-on-one tactics have evolved.


Kimura: We believe that the most interesting part of soccer is the one-on-one play, so we are focusing on that aspect of the game. We are developing the game with an emphasis on the tactical aspects of the game, such as defending and dodging attacks. We'll have to wait a little longer to announce the detailed specifications, but we have Andres Iniesta supervising the gameplay on the offensive side and Gerard Pique on the defensive side, so you can expect a lot of fun!


Mar-San: Both of these players are my favorites, so I'm really looking forward to it! The controls have also changed drastically. ......


Kimura: We're still in the process of trial and error with the controls, so please wait for further announcements. We've been making adjustments every day, and I think it's really getting more and more interesting. What is the new system that you are focusing on?


Mar-San: New game systems such as "Team Build Mode" and "Match Pass" will also be implemented. What are these systems?


Kimura: The "Team Build Mode" is not a completely new game mode, but rather the equivalent of the existing "myClub". In the past, myClub had a strong "gacha" element, but in order to make the game more enjoyable for players, you will be able to pick and choose your favorite players.


The "Match Pass" is a system that allows players to pick their favorite players based on the number of matches played. Both free and paid passes will be available. Please wait for further information about the mode.


Mar-San, I was surprised by your unexpected answer! Not only the gameplay, but also the system has been reborn, hasn't it? It's different from the "Scout" mode, where you specify the conditions of the players you can acquire.


Kimura: Unlike Scouts, you can acquire specific players by name. We adopted this system in order to lower the hurdle of participation and make the game easier for everyone to play, from beginners to core players.


Mar-San: I liked the feeling when I won a gacha, but if I can acquire players by naming them, I can concentrate more on "building my own team with players I like. My goal is to create a world where everyone can aim to be the best in the world. Winning Eleven: Mar-San Mar-San player (photo by Yutaka Nakamura)


Mar-San: If cross-platform play is possible, as a player I'm concerned about connection problems.


Kimura: It's something we're always worried about. In "eFootballā„¢", the online server will be the same for all platforms and all over the world. No matter what kind of device you play on, no matter where you are in the world, you can participate, and it would be very romantic to hold a tournament where everyone can aim to be the "best player in the world. That's why I'd like to make it so that there are as few differences as possible in connection and device specifications.


Mar-San: That's exciting. I never imagined a universal server at all. From a pro's point of view, up until now, the system was that players who won in Japan would go to the world, so many Japanese players who participated in the world championships had little experience playing against overseas players, which made it difficult for them. Being able to match up with people from all over the world on a daily basis is very romantic for professional players.


Kimura: That's exactly the perspective of a professional e-sports player. For amateur players and casual players as well, I think it's easier to invite friends since you can play together without restrictions on location or device. We are also planning to enhance the matching options, such as restricting the devices of opponents and prioritizing players who can communicate comfortably with each other.


Mar-San: What kind of plans do you have for the tournament?


Kimura: We'd like to create an official tournament to determine the world's best. It's still in the conceptual stage, but we're thinking of building a tournament for each area, each device, etc. so that everyone can participate in a way that suits them.


Mar-San: You can play online on a variety of devices, but which devices will be the main focus of the offline tournaments?


Kimura: That's exactly what we're struggling with, but I think we'll inevitably choose the device with the most participants. As for input devices, we plan to allow players to connect their favorite controllers, whether PC or mobile. We will try to make sure that players can participate in the game in the environment of their choice, but since this is a new challenge, we are sure to receive various opinions. We'd like to reflect those opinions in order to make it fair.


Mar-San: I think eFootballā„¢ will be a complete change from the previous WIELET games in terms of operation and enjoyment. As a professional player, I want to learn from the ground up, and I'm really looking forward to the new controls and system. I can't wait for the launch!


Kimura: KONAMI has been making soccer games for a long time now, so I can guarantee that it will be fun! We're adding more fun and easy to play elements such as player acquisition and tactics, and we plan to keep updating and expanding the game after launch while listening to your feedback. We hope you'll enjoy the new eFootballā„¢!


Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
 
*aLe said:
I woldn't want that power.
If people could see into my brain they'd probably send me to an asylum and throw away the key.
You can't imagine the number of people I'd kill if I could... And I often imagine how I'd kill them.
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Trust me mate, if they could do that, the asylum's wouldn't be big enough to hold us all. There would be no one to see over us, because the whole world is loopy at variable times.
 
Mazen2020 said:
New interview in Japanese (https://game.asahi.com/article/14399508), translated by DeepL:

Mar-San (honorifics omitted) First of all, let me ask you straight to the point. What are your intentions behind the decision not to use the name "WIELET" that has been so popular for so many years?


Kimura (honorifics omitted) First of all, we were working on a project to revamp the Ouire game engine to coincide with the release of the next generation of home game consoles such as the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. In order to keep up with the market trend, we also thought it was necessary to make the game free to play and cross-platform so that players can play and cooperate across devices.


With the changes in the game engine and business side, we will create a large cross-platform e-sports scene. To this end, we made the decision to unify what had been called "WIELET" in Japan and "Pro Evolution Soccer (PES)" overseas into "eFootballā„¢".


Mar-San: I've been playing WIELET 4 (World Soccer Live Winning Eleven 4) since it was released in 1999, so I'm sad that the WIELET name will no longer be used. But it's a new era, isn't it?


Kimura: WIELET has been evolving for a long time, and if the name "WIELET" is attached to this title, it will inevitably look like an extension of that evolution. That's why we gave it a new brand name, "eFootballā„¢", to show that it has been reborn. I'm both excited and scared of the response we'll get from people, but I've made this change with a lot of determination. Maximizing eSports as a Platform Roadmap for "eFootballā„¢".


Mar-San, please tell us more about Free to Play, which you mentioned earlier. In line with the market trend of various titles being offered free of charge, your intention is to "encourage more people to play games," isn't it?


Kimura: That's exactly right. Free to Play and cross-platform support are not only to meet the needs of the market, but also to maximize our efforts as an e-sports platform. "We wanted to lower the bar for participation as much as possible in order to create an environment where anyone who wants to play a soccer game can easily do so.


Mar-San: Actually, when I ask people around me, "Are you still playing WIELET? Actually, when I ask people around me if they still play Uiire, many of them do, but they don't have the latest version.


Kimura: That's right. They haven't bought the latest version, or they don't have a next generation console, and many of them say "I used to play WIILEY" in the past tense. That's why we've taken a big step forward to make sure that all soccer fans can play the game.


Mar-San: It looks like the player base will be very wide! What kind of gameplay are you interested in? "Seitaro Kimura, producer of eFootballā„¢.


Mar-San: The new game engine is the UnrealĀ® Engine, right? How is it different from the previous game engines?


Kimura: Based on the expressive power of the UnrealĀ® Engine, "eFootballā„¢" has been reborn with our own soccer game engine. We used to use our own game engine for WIELET, but since it was an engine that we only used ourselves, we didn't have many development examples. Since we can refer to many examples, it is very easy to create.


Also, the UnrealĀ® Engine allows us to develop for all kinds of devices in a single development environment. This is a huge advantage when aiming for cross-platform development. I've talked a lot from the development perspective, but from the player's perspective, I'd like you to focus on the wonderful expressiveness of the UnrealĀ® Engine.


Mar-San: In gameplay, I heard that the one-on-one tactics have evolved.


Kimura: We believe that the most interesting part of soccer is the one-on-one play, so we are focusing on that aspect of the game. We are developing the game with an emphasis on the tactical aspects of the game, such as defending and dodging attacks. We'll have to wait a little longer to announce the detailed specifications, but we have Andres Iniesta supervising the gameplay on the offensive side and Gerard Pique on the defensive side, so you can expect a lot of fun!


Mar-San: Both of these players are my favorites, so I'm really looking forward to it! The controls have also changed drastically. ......


Kimura: We're still in the process of trial and error with the controls, so please wait for further announcements. We've been making adjustments every day, and I think it's really getting more and more interesting. What is the new system that you are focusing on?


Mar-San: New game systems such as "Team Build Mode" and "Match Pass" will also be implemented. What are these systems?


Kimura: The "Team Build Mode" is not a completely new game mode, but rather the equivalent of the existing "myClub". In the past, myClub had a strong "gacha" element, but in order to make the game more enjoyable for players, you will be able to pick and choose your favorite players.


The "Match Pass" is a system that allows players to pick their favorite players based on the number of matches played. Both free and paid passes will be available. Please wait for further information about the mode.


Mar-San, I was surprised by your unexpected answer! Not only the gameplay, but also the system has been reborn, hasn't it? It's different from the "Scout" mode, where you specify the conditions of the players you can acquire.


Kimura: Unlike Scouts, you can acquire specific players by name. We adopted this system in order to lower the hurdle of participation and make the game easier for everyone to play, from beginners to core players.


Mar-San: I liked the feeling when I won a gacha, but if I can acquire players by naming them, I can concentrate more on "building my own team with players I like. My goal is to create a world where everyone can aim to be the best in the world. Winning Eleven: Mar-San Mar-San player (photo by Yutaka Nakamura)


Mar-San: If cross-platform play is possible, as a player I'm concerned about connection problems.


Kimura: It's something we're always worried about. In "eFootballā„¢", the online server will be the same for all platforms and all over the world. No matter what kind of device you play on, no matter where you are in the world, you can participate, and it would be very romantic to hold a tournament where everyone can aim to be the "best player in the world. That's why I'd like to make it so that there are as few differences as possible in connection and device specifications.


Mar-San: That's exciting. I never imagined a universal server at all. From a pro's point of view, up until now, the system was that players who won in Japan would go to the world, so many Japanese players who participated in the world championships had little experience playing against overseas players, which made it difficult for them. Being able to match up with people from all over the world on a daily basis is very romantic for professional players.


Kimura: That's exactly the perspective of a professional e-sports player. For amateur players and casual players as well, I think it's easier to invite friends since you can play together without restrictions on location or device. We are also planning to enhance the matching options, such as restricting the devices of opponents and prioritizing players who can communicate comfortably with each other.


Mar-San: What kind of plans do you have for the tournament?


Kimura: We'd like to create an official tournament to determine the world's best. It's still in the conceptual stage, but we're thinking of building a tournament for each area, each device, etc. so that everyone can participate in a way that suits them.


Mar-San: You can play online on a variety of devices, but which devices will be the main focus of the offline tournaments?


Kimura: That's exactly what we're struggling with, but I think we'll inevitably choose the device with the most participants. As for input devices, we plan to allow players to connect their favorite controllers, whether PC or mobile. We will try to make sure that players can participate in the game in the environment of their choice, but since this is a new challenge, we are sure to receive various opinions. We'd like to reflect those opinions in order to make it fair.


Mar-San: I think eFootballā„¢ will be a complete change from the previous WIELET games in terms of operation and enjoyment. As a professional player, I want to learn from the ground up, and I'm really looking forward to the new controls and system. I can't wait for the launch!


Kimura: KONAMI has been making soccer games for a long time now, so I can guarantee that it will be fun! We're adding more fun and easy to play elements such as player acquisition and tactics, and we plan to keep updating and expanding the game after launch while listening to your feedback. We hope you'll enjoy the new eFootballā„¢!


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So the entire interview is just about online... Team Build Mode... eSports... 1-on-1... Crossplay... Free-To-Play... No mention of the offline modes and AI once again, the only part that we thought was about offline seems to be about what platform will be used for the tournaments, so which version of the game will be the most used for eSports, nothing to do with playing offline against the AI, a whole interview and not a single mention to how it's going to be for players like us...

I'm sad to say, but it looks like Konami has officially made a deal and sold their souls to the Canadian Devil:
 
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Mazen2020 said:
That's why I'd like to make it so that there are as few differences as possible in connection and device specifications.
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It seems that the Ps5 version will be pretty similar with the mobile version.
Might as well buy a nokia and dump my ps5.
The gameplay will be simple, dumbed down and easy to play like he said. The pitch is not ours anymore
 
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