Konami has announced that they won’t be releasing a new Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) game this year, rather they would give a PES 2021 season update. This is mainly due to the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic that they won’t a releasing a new game this year but has already started working on PES 2022
PES 2021 Season Update will arrive on 15th September.
Now, Konami has released the cover for PES 21. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi featured on PES covers separately in the previous years but this is the first time, both the stars have featured together.
Here it is, the OFFICIAL COVER DESIGN of #eFootballPES2021 SEASON UPDATE!
— eFootball PES (@officialpes) August 24, 2020
🔥 MESSI. RONALDO. DAVIES. RASHFORD. 🔥
4️⃣ of the football world’s best & brightest players adorn the cover, available September 15th on PS4, Xbox One & Steam!
Pre-order here: https://t.co/3XL7Wok2f8 pic.twitter.com/AN3jegdqne
In PES 21, Konami has featured their four ambassadors on the cover:
- Bayern Munich’s Alphonso Davies
- Barcelona’s Lionel Messi
- Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo
- Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford
Konami has decided to give a season update as PES 2021 and has already started working on PES 2022, which they claim to be a game-changer as they will be switching to Unreal engine from Fox engine.
Konami said in an official statement: “We have made the decision to launch this year’s PES as a streamlined offering in the form of a ‘season update’.”
“That being said, we are still extremely confident that this year’s game offers fans more than enough thrills to tide them over until our next-gen title is ready for launch.”
“This year also marks a quarter of a century since the very first PES title was released. To commemorate this important milestone, and more importantly, to show our gratitude to you, our loyal fans, we are pleased to announce that this year’s PES will launch at an affordable anniversary price and will also come with several bonuses.”.
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