Konami takes criticism ahead of major update “very seriously”

The upcoming update 1.0.0 for “eFootball 2022” should fix many criticisms of the “PES” successor. Konami now commented on the “incompleteness of the game”.

The Pro Evolution Soccer franchise has always had its fans, but has mostly been overshadowed by Electronic Arts’ FIFA series. Konami eventually decided to ditch the PES brand and replace it with the free-to-play title eFootball.

However, the new concept was not well received by players, mainly due to the technical imperfections at the time of release. When it was released, the football simulation on Steam was rated “extremely negative”. Metacritic named eFootball the worst rated game of 2021.

Update 1.0.0 is supposed to bring improvements and bug fixes

With the upcoming version 1.0.0 “eFootball” will be published in a first full version. With the update, Konami wants to address many criticisms and bring new features, balance improvements and bug fixes into play. Developer and publisher Konami believes the criticism of the soccer game was caused by several factors.

“It’s hard to pinpoint one key aspect,” a company spokesman said in a statement to VGC. “The incompleteness of the game is due to several factors. These include transitioning to a new football game engine, support for next-gen consoles PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, changing playstyle to free-to-play, and more. Also, we tried to get eFootball 2022 available to players as soon as possible. As a result, there was harsh feedback about the quality of the game. However, since the release of eFootball in September, we’ve prioritized improvements and fixes based on the feedback and opinions we’ve received.”

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The announcer added that they take players’ opinions very seriously. The developers would keep working on improving the game. That’s why we would be grateful for the “appreciated feedback from the players” in the future.

Source: VGC, Eurogamer

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