Just a day after announcing that the long-awaited Data Pack #2 would be hitting PES 2016 on the 3rd December, Konami, to much surprise, has also revealed that a free-to-play version of the football sim will release a week later.
This free version will contain seven teams to use in exhibition mode, as well as the full selection of training modes and the myClub feature – essentially PES' counter to FIFA's Ultimate Team. You'll be able to play offline and online, and – yes, you guessed it – just like in the full game, myClub will have microtransactions.
What's more, the free version will nab all of the free content updates, as well as weekly myClub updates that the full version gets. It's pretty obvious that Konami is trying to squeeze every last drop of money out of PES 2016, and we daresay that this free-to-play edition will undoubtedly be able to rake in some extra cash. All in all, it makes perfect sense business-wise – especially if it can help convince FIFA players to convert to the church of PES.
FIFA players, will you give this free version a try? And PES players, how do you feel about this? Score a top corner free kick in the comments section below.
[source pes.konami.com]
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So it's basically like the demo but with a few more features? Meh. The demo was very good but I don't see the point of a free-to-play version.
Like you said in the article, it makes perfect sense. This year's PES is, by all accounts, excellent — but people are locked in with FIFA. They need people to try it if they have any hope of converting them, and, as you say in the article again, the game is built to support a free-to-play model.
Is anyone out there who jumped on the pes train still playing it? Or have its gaping weaknesses come to light yet?
@themcnoisy Nail on the head there. I jumped (back) on the pes train this time after years with fifa. After the initial positive first impressions I'm left feeling disappointed with my choice.
Goalkeepers are pathetic, tackling and battling for the ball are too predictable and I rapidly got bored of all the editing!
I didn't think it would make a difference but the poor presentation also detracts from everything pro evo does well.
Will probably picked fifa16 up in the sales at some point
@brewersteve Fifas got longevity for the first time in ages the changes are deep. Passing is completely revamped and defending is beefed up - but bad defending is punished. Its really good. Best FIFA since Fifa 10. Join our club in the forums when you pick it up!!
I will give this a try, getting a bit sick of Ultimate team on Fifa at the minute... Look forward to trying it out but the presentation really annoys me on Pes!
If PES 2016 had the licensing and presentation of FIFA 16 more people would be playing it as I do feel that the overall gameplay and AI is better.
Eventhough, you can import official emblems and kits for PES 2016 I do feel that its kind of a hassle to have to manually copy, paste, choose to right jersey collar and rename the clubs. :/
I hated FUT probably because I just didn't play the game enough during Fifa 14/15, managed to bag a free copy of Fifa 16 so maybe I'll try it again. I think Konamis aim is to reduce the gargantuan number of Fifa players as much as possible, I assume they would love the licence but I don't see that happening.
Fifa this year sucked, I only play season's and season's hasn't changed at all in the last 3 year's, the Ai suck's leaving gaping hole's in your defence, switching player's is awkward and passing is just plain awful it try's to decide the player your passing to for you it sux. Personaly I hate pro club's and that's all Fifa has to offer and the difference between the demo and this is that this is online. I never bothered with either demo because they were offline but i'll try this for sure and if I like it i'll pick up PES. Looking forward to this.
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