Pro Evolution Soccer (or PES as it’s known today) is certainly a very popular franchise. In fairness, it almost has to be since it only really has one competitor which in FIFA. With the brand new PES 2019 released last week though, it doesn’t look like the game is doing particularly well.
Not only is it getting a highly-tepid response from reviewers, but in a report via GamesIndustry, based on the previous year’s title, sales might be down by as much as 40%.
One of the biggest feathers in the cap of the PES series has been the official Champions League endorsement. It’s pretty much been the only comparative bragging rights the franchise has had. Overlooking the actual gameplay. With PES 2019 losing it this year though, all they’ve managed to get is a few fringe league endorsements. Yes, I’m sorry, but I include the Scottish league in that.
In short, PES 2019 doesn’t have much to offer anymore except the game and even that doesn’t appear to be very good this year either.
With the loss of the Champions League, it does put a lot more pressure on the series to outdo Fifa, at least on the pitch. While PES games have always historically had the better gameplay experience, it seems that they might have screwed the pooch this time with PES 2019. The timing couldn’t possibly be worse!
With Fifa 19 to release at the end of the month, I think PES might have just shot themselves in the foot.
What do you think? – Let us know in the comments!
Electronic Arts (EA) announced today that its games were played for over 11 billion hours…
Steam's annual end-of-year recap, Steam Replay, provides fascinating insights into gamer habits by comparing individual…
GSC GameWorld released a major title update for STALKER 2 this seeking, bringing the game…
Without any formal announcement, Intel appears to have revealed its new Core 200H series processors…
Ubisoft is not having the best of times, but despite recent flops, the company still…
If you haven’t started playing STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl yet, now might be the…