The bad news for Konami's latest football sim eFootball just keeps on coming as the Japanese publisher announces it has delayed the title's 1.0 release — originally scheduled for 11th November 2021 — all the way back to spring 2022. As a result, refunds are being issued for anyone who purchased the £32.99/$39.99 pre-order package of premium currency and player packs. The listing itself is also being pulled off the PS Store.
In a post on the Konami website, the firm explained the reasoning behind the delay: "Unfortunately, we have concluded that more time is needed to deliver the product in the quality that will meet the expectations of our users and have decided to postpone the delivery." Version 0.9.1 has successfully deployed today, bringing with it bug fixes, but there are no new modes or pieces of content.
The major 1.0 update was supposed to add the likes of a FIFA Ultimate Team style mode, which was known as myClub when part of PES (R.I.P). There was also going to be a Tour Event, Challenge Event, online quick matches, and an online match lobby. With this patch now delayed, eFootball will continue to just be a client able to host offline matches against the AI or a friend, with nine teams to pick from. There are some barebones online events, but you're only competing for GP. It's still free, but it's not much, right?
"We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience this causes our users and other stakeholders who have been looking forward to this title," Konami concludes. How do you react to this news? Let us know in the comments below.
[source konami.com]
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Wowww! This is just crazy!
Konami at its best😅 what's wrong with this Studio?
This is just sad, really
lol what a joke...let it go folks let it go! Move on to something that will better fill your time lol. Soccer... pft!
I feel like the people who made this game were working from home and allowed their children to code it in between their virtual classes. No way professionals worked on this game!
WOW!
What an own goal 😳
I haven’t been following this much, but did they seriously start by selling a version of the game prior to V1.0? At this rate we may reach the point they’ll start selling the game once the 1st trailer is released.
"... we have concluded that more time is needed..."
Like they didn't already know. Chancers.
completely useless, everyone should be able to get a refund if the game still isn't version 1.0, awful awful disgraceful mess
The thing that is frustrating is, the gameplay itself (more so after todays patch) isn't horrendous. I could certainly try and get used to it over time. The REAL frustrating and, frankly, baffling element to this is they are still persisting with 9 teams and 5 minute matches in offline mode. That was fine for a week or two, but to expect people to continue with that until now Spring 2022 is ridiculous. If they just opened up the full game it would certainly make me play it rather than delete it which I;ll end up doing out of boredom. Even if the game was brilliant, that lack of choice would still make it dull after a short while.
Lol. They might as well just cancel it because its going to be dead by launch anyway, by then Fifa would have got those who may have considered sticking with this. I don't care for game as i can't stand football but any bad news for Konami is good news to me haha.
@FX102A The pre-order thing was for lootboxes, yes we have reached a point where we can pre-order lootboxes.
@AhmadSumadi
its Konami they don't have any professional people working for them anymore.
The word delayed used again. Wow. No surprise at all. 😂
Look here’s my answer, even for the hardened efootball fanatics out there (oh pls I hope there isn’t many 😂), uninstall the damn game and stop playing it. After all it’s free so there. Then obviously this bit might hurt, buy FIFA 22, ouch for those who don’t want to spend any money. Simple!
Honestly, wouldn't be surprising if they just close the studio now.
Will pogba even be at man utd when they release this
It may not fit the narrative but I've heard from those that have played v0.9.1 today that it does actually make some noticeable gameplay improvements (PS4 and PS5). I'll reserve judgement until I try it later.
Unquestionably the launch has been a disaster, but it's essentially still in Early Access. Eventually we might just get something that resembles the PES we know and love...
@Bad-MuthaAdebisi everyone is getting a refund
2020 - Cyberpunk
2021 - eFootball
Gotta really hope companies are sitting up and listening for next year.
The gameplay is absolutely miles behind Pes 21...infact it's miles behind every single Pes .... baffling how this game was released in such a state gameplay wise...nevermind the bugs and graphics
Maybe when they release it next spring they should change the name from eFootball to Metafootball? 😂
@AhmadSumadi 😭😭😭
@StylesT now listen, pes 21 was the worst football game I’d ever played. Best believe I spent money on that piece of sh**. Efootball is beyond garbage, straight trash, Konami need a rebrand at this point, it’s exhausting the amount of bad press around this bloodsucking company
@theMEGAniggle Let me guess it was the worst because you where awful at it? Pes 21 and every Pes since 15 have been good to great...the only people who usually conplain are people who can't be bothered to learn and get half decent so they dismiss it
Think il take the general mass opinion including my own over yours
@StylesT what a wild accusation, whatever helps you sleep at night I guess
@theMEGAniggle Am I wrong? What's your tag...il have a look at your stats....
I imagine this is the moment you choose to ignore that requests because you know I am right haha
@StylesT I play BAL and master league, what do you want to look at
I want even more bulgier eyes from this patch 👀
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