One of the most common duels of each year and that we never tire of seeing. Konami vs. EA or what is the same, the game that is disputed with each new delivery of Pro Evolution Soccer and FIFA. However, this year there are important news, with the script twist that the Japanese company has made.
Its franchise will adopt the free-to-play format, exclusively digital and which will initially be limited in its modes and possibilities. Of course, progressively more functions will be added to the work, which has just confirmed its launch. Will be the Coming September 30 on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X / S, Xbox One and PC, as Seitaro Kimura, producer of the brand, has pointed out. Later it will be released on mobile phones.
“eFootball 2022 is the official title of our first season of content. Platform updates that bring new functionality, such as cross-play and support for controllers on mobile devices, will occur frequently over the next few months and will always be free. Future updates content and game modes will be offered to players as free or premium options. “
As we said, the options will be limited in the beginning, being able to only play friendly matches locally or online. The available start-up teams are as follows.
- Arsenal
- Barcelona
- Bayern Munich
- Corinthians Paulista
- Flamengo
- Juventus
- Manchester United
- River plate
- São Paulo
The stadiums where the matches will take place will be the Camp Nou, Old Trafford, Allianz Stadium, Emirates Stadium, Allianz Arena and eFootball Stadium. Konami has ensured that the first major update for eFootball 2022 is coming in fall and you have already detailed its content.
- eFootball Creative League (online league in which we can play with a team created by us)
- Tour Event (matches against AI with various rewards)
- Challenge Event (matches against other players, in which different objectives will be marked that will carry prizes)
- Online Quick Match (it will open the possibility to choose between the 600 teams of the game)
- Cross-play between consoles and PC
- Online Lobby
For future updates, it will land the Edit mode, haptic vibration and adaptive triggers to PS5, the cross-play between all platforms or the addition of new animations. In the case of mobile devices, a graphical review has been carried out through the Unreal Engine.