Konami has surprise-released an online performance test demo for the game that will presumably become PES 2022 – but for now is officially referred to as 'New Football Game'.
Available on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PS4 (with cross-play between console generations), the demo will be available until July 8. Detailed on an official FAQ, Konami makes clear that this is primarily a test for the game's matchmaking and servers, and that the gameplay and visuals remain unfinished.
IGN understands that this demo has been created in Unreal Engine – which PES will switch to for the first time this year – but Konami says that "gameplay mechanics, balancing, animations and graphics are all under development and will be improved before the official launch." IGN also understands that in-development versions of the game have already been improved beyond the state of the demo.
The demo only allows online 1v1 games, with Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Juventus, and Barcelona making up the available teams. Having played a match, it's very much a rough version of the final product, with everything from some player shadows to commentary missing in the current build. It appears we'll see more of the upcoming game on July 21, with in-game advertising hoardings making clear there's an event to come.
It's a fairly bizarre launch, with Konami not publicly announcing, or even referencing, the demo online. However, those who play the New Football Game demo and fill out a survey about it will earn 25,000 GP (PES' virtual currency) for use in PES 2021 Season Update's MyClub mode.
After taking something of a break last year, PES will return this year as a new-gen game, with a new engine. Konami previously explained that, "The sheer scale of everything we are aiming to achieve for our next-gen debut has made it necessary to pare back our efforts in other areas of development." The PES team has also quiestly been amassing exclusive club licenses in recent year, in what seems to be a new strategy to beat FIFA at its own game.
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