![]() eFootball Club Roster Free Updates Confirmed Players across all platforms will be able to play against each other by winter, with mobile cross-play support dropping later. However, there is a catch - mobile players will need to use a controller to play against console players.įor cross-generation play, PS4 players will be able to seamlessly play with PS5 players, and the same goes for Xbox gamers on the Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S consoles. Konami has confirmed that eFootball will provide true cross-play across all platforms, including mobile. Kimura also added that the game's controls will be changed, with the right trigger now being used for sprinting, similar to FIFA. The new 'motion matching' system will apply on all version of the game, including mobile. ![]() Moving to Unreal Engine also allowed Konami to update the players' movement animations in the game, which the company says allows for four times as many animations as previous PES games. "Unreal Engine's development speed is one of the fastest among game engines, and its scalability includes both high-end and low-end – perfect for mobile and next-gen platforms." "That's why we chose Unreal Engine," said series producer Seitaro Kimura in a recent interview with IGN. It's a similar situation as Fortnite, which also uses Unreal Engine and the various versions of the game across PC, console and mobile are largely the same. One of the key reasons for the change is the scalability that Unreal Engine provides, which is key to creating a unified platform across PC, console and mobile. Konami is moving away from it's in-house Fox engine to a custom engine built with Unreal Engine 4. Unreal 4 brings a new Motion Matching animation system, with Konami claiming eFootball will boast four times more animations than previous PES installments.One of the biggest changes coming to the game will in the form of a new engine. This new mode could tie into a "Match Pass System", which appears to be a take on FIFA Ultimate Team’s hugely popular DLC cards, if a brief peek at the roadmap is to be believed. It looks like the series’ longtime career mode is going to be jettisoned for an as-yet-unnamed "Team Building Mode", according to eFootball’s official roadmap. Other modes, including online leagues and eSports tournaments, will be released as optional, paid DLC. ![]() The launch game is limited to exhibition matchesĮFootball will launch with exhibition matches, with an initial nine clubs available to choose from. The publisher has stated the game will receive free, yearly updates going forward.Īfter years of PES games using Konami’s proprietary FOX Engine, the publisher has decided to build its latest game of footy using a custom-built version of Unreal 4. Konami has promised all versions of eFootball will support crossplay by this winter. Here's what's changing:ĮFootball is a digital-only, free-to-play game, coming to PC, next-gen, and last-gen consoles this autumn. ![]() eFootball: the big changesĮFootball isn't your typical annual sports sim update. With the move to Unreal Engine 4, eFootball now has a more complex animation system than was possible with previous PES games. Though there’s plenty of padding-square away a few minutes in your day to watch the mo-cap work provided by former Barcelona midfielder maestro Andrés Iniestra-Konami also provides a good deal of in-game footage. ![]() The reveal trailer for eFootball is surprisingly meaty. ![]()
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