Konami said it "takes very seriously" its criticism of its soccer game, eFootball, and acknowledges that the game's "unfinished" is one of the "multiple factors" that have caused trouble after launch.
Regarding the players' eagerness to prepare the game in time for the start of the European football season, Konami said: "We strongly hope to make the new Pro Evolution Soccer 2022 game available to users as soon as possible" and "start in parallel with the season".
"It's hard to point out what is the decisive aspect." A Konami spokesperson said, "The game's unfinished business is caused by a number of factors, including the transition to a new game engine, support for next-generation consoles such as the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, and the shift in gaming style to free-to-play." In addition, we are trying to provide players with a brand new Pro Evolution Soccer 2022 as soon as possible. ”
As a result, the game received harsh feedback about quality. However, since the launch of Pro Evolution Soccer 2022 in September, we have prioritized improvements and corrections based on feedback and comments we have received. ”
"We take the opinions of our players very seriously. Since its release last September, we have prioritized improvements and corrections based on feedback and comments received. We will continue to work on the improvement of the game and, as always, value player feedback very much. ”
Pro Evolution Soccer 2022's new 1.0.0 update plans to take the game to its first "full" version and hopefully solve many of the problems players are experiencing. This version is expected to be released on April 14, 2022.