Rumor: Konami will make Pro Evolution Soccer 2023 a shareware soccer simulator

Company Konami in no hurry to share details about the new part PES, the presentation of which should take place on July 21. Even an unexpected start New football game Online Performance Test to validate the network infrastructure does not provide any clues as to what fans can expect. Since the online demo is referred to as “Online Testing of New Football Game”, many seriously believe that the upcoming football simulator from Konami will again change its name and come out with the previously appeared eFootball postscript. Such a step may be justified due to a change in concept, as the journalist told about Andy Robinson in the podcast VGC Off The Record

The show focused on rumors about Dead Space and Silent Hill, and while discussing Konami’s current affairs, Robinson decided to share an insight into the new football simulator. According to the observer, the upcoming game should change a lot and switch to a shareware model.

Interestingly, Konami has long been practicing the release of free versions of Pro Evolution Soccer, in which only the mode is available. MyClub (similar to FUT in FIFA) and microtransactions. According to Robinson, this distribution model seems to be much more profitable for the Japanese publisher’s management, so developers can try to switch to it entirely. For this reason, the expected name change also seems like a logical step. In addition, changing the engine to Unreal Engine can make it easier to release mobile versions as well.

What is true from this we learn on July 21st.

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