PES 2017 Details Emerge, Promises Better AI and Improved Passing

PES 2017 is officially on the way, and Konami has started to detail some of the changes that we’ll be seeing in the newest iteration of the game. This time around, PES 2017 will feature better AI and improved passing, with a slew of other updates to improve the flow of gameplay.

Below are some of the updates promised for PES 2017, taken from the newly launched website for the game.

Real Touch

See how different players control the ball in unique and different ways based on where and how you control them, dictating the flow of the game based on how they react to the unpredictable movement of the ball.

Precise Pass

Combining Real Touch and real ball physics, passing is an art form in PES 2017. Many factors determine the speed and accuracy of the ball. The pass that is made on the best situation and timing will generate a perfect trajectory, creating a great satisfaction when a killer pass is made.

Goal Keeping

Keepers see a great jump in quality through added motions and animations, creating the most agile keepers in PES history. Attacking moments will be more dramatic than ever, bringing the best feeling of achievement when that goal is scored.

Total Team Control

Users can instantly change the attacking and defending mentality of the team, which can be tweaked and carefully controlled with simple controls, being able to immediately react to the unpredictability of the sport.

Advanced Instructions

Strategies that are quite individually defined such as Tiki-taka and Tight Marking which is strongly based on team ideology can be set in Advanced Instructions, which adds a huge variety in how you plan to win.

Corner Kick Strategies

Control the defensive strategies on a set piece, such as marking zonal or Man to Man. Offensive options also included such as specific player movement.

Adaptive AI

For the first time in a football game, the AI will learn how you play! Player and team behaviour has always been a staple of the PES series, and for PES 2017 Adaptive AI will change sports games forever.

Authentic Visuals

For PES 2017 the visuals have seen a major upgrade, offering Authentic Visuals thanks to the further incorporation of Fox Engine. Nothing has been left untouched, from player models, lighting, crowds, pitch and stadiums totally revamped. Never has a game looked so real.

Natural Player Movement

Hundreds of new animations have been added to bring the players and goalkeepers to life – but it doesn’t stop there. New features such as Real Touch and Precise Pass see huge benefit, giving a vast array of movements when trapping and passing the ball.

Konami will also continue their support for the previous generation of consoles, with PES 2017 to launch for PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One and PC. No release date yet, but it’s safe to say that it’ll probably launch some time this Fall.

More details on the game will be revealed next month at E3, and Konami also plans on bringing the game to the 2016 PES League World Finals in Milan later this weekend, where they’ll showcase the game for the first time.

What do you think so far? Let us know in the comments.

PES 2017 Details Emerge, Promises Better AI and Improved Passing

MyClub Legends Promotion Brings Five New Greats to PES 2016

Konami is still going strong with the updates for PES 2016, and on December 17 the game will welcome five new players as part of the myClub Legends promotion. The players being added to the game with the update include Roberto Baggio, Roberto Carlos, Oliver Kahn, Luis Figo, and Filippo Inzaghi.

This myClub Legends promotion will only be available for one week, with the players debuting with their peak playing stats. This update will also be available to players new to the game, thanks to the free-to-play edition of PES 2016, which became available earlier today. There’s never been a more perfect time to try PES 2016 than now, as is evidenced by the steady stream of updates and the new free-to-play initiative.

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Are you excited to add these players to your roster as part of the myClub legends promotion, or will you be checking out the game for the first time with the free-to-play edition? Let us know in the comments.

MyClub Legends Promotion Brings Five New Greats to PES 2016

PES 2016 Offers Entry-Level Free-to-Play Edition

If you’re still not sure whether or not you should pick up PES 2016, Konami is making things a bit easier today by offering a free-to-play version of the game which they’re describing as “entry-level”. In an attempt to bolster sales and get more people playing, this free-to-play edition of PES 2016 will come with an Exhibition Mode with a whole seven teams.

Some of the teams allocated to the free-to-play version of PES 2016 include Bayern Munich, Juventus, AS Roma, Brazil, and France. Training and myClub are also available, which means this free-to-play version is nothing to scoff at. The free-to-play edition will even include access to both offline and online modes, in case you want to see how the servers are running before taking the $60 plunge.

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According to the press release, this new version of the game will also be compatible with all future gameplay and content updates throughout the entire PES 2016 season, including roster updates. It will also be available for both the PlayStation 3, and the PlayStation 4.

In our review for the game posted earlier this September, Kevin Fielder found the game a step up over the previous installment, praising the game for its realistic gameplay. Now that the game has a version available to play for free, you don’t have to take our word for it. Will you be trying out the free version of PES 2016?

PES 2016 Offers Entry-Level Free-to-Play Edition