eFootball 2022 – Another nail in the coffin of the controversial soccer game?

It is still useful to develop games these days. Be careful, we do not say that it is simple, we say that it is “practical”. Do you understand the nuance? There are many ways that players can test (and sometimes pay for) games before they even go on sale. If it sometimes allows you to refine an experience, player feedback allows studios to improve certain points and thus make a title better meet expectations, it is also sometimes the occasion to just do shit and promise you a title. a better future, just like eFootball 2022.

Do we look salty? Who is not? With eFootball 2022, Konami announced the revival of PES / Winning Eleven, a new era for virtual soccer. Too many promises that the publisher will not have been able to fulfill the initial formula of his game that aligns an archaic technique, hungry content, outdated graphics and a series of errors. In response to fan rumor, Konami promised to put the ball in play, ensuring that bugs were corrected alongside originally planned content being added with fixes, an operation that was scheduled to begin in November with a release date. . 5th and the release of version 1.0 on the 11th.

No ! Version 1.0 remains in the locker room.

Is dead. If the corrective patch dated November 5 is indeed available on all media (it also fixes a large number of technical and graphical errors, look for the full list in the sources), the update that was supposed to make it possible to Expand the content scheduled for November 11th is now postponed until next spring! In other words: don’t wait for new gear or new game modes until the next bloom. Another low blow that defies the hopes of virtual soccer fans.

Unfortunately, this postponement doesn’t just translate to soccer fans. You may not have missed it, but in addition to its free basic offer, eFootball 2022 offered a premium package that distributed in-game currency, as well as tickets to acquire rare players. This long-standing bet (given that the lot was available for purchase from September, but would not be available to players until mid-November) is also postponed until spring, forcing Konami to make another difficult decision: cancel and refund all premium games. Pack pre-orders.

Very bad news therefore that we share in these lines, and that without even addressing the case of the mobile version of the game, it is also postponed until spring. So we wish Konami the best of luck, who may need it to correct all problems initially, but also to reassure and entice players into offering them a second chance. At the moment, it is badly started. In any case, a pity for the publisher that the golden ball does not reward unsuccessful shots …