I don't think they're an imaginary audience. I definitely think there are loads of players out there that want perfect passes, shots, no fouls, 8 goals a game, and half of them to be overhead kicks.Yeah, it seems so. Willing to sacrifice all integrity in the meantime.
Can you imagine? Imagine what kind of game we'd have now. All that energy they've spent in the wrong direction...pleasing an imaginary target audience.
Because of microtransactions & eSports, they think this is the best direction to aim the game.
Sucks for football fans, but Pes isn't about that anymore. It's a football game for gamers who don't like football.
Pes is the equivalent to Coldplay