An enormous replace for Konami’s eFootball 2022–which has been overrun with points since launch–is nonetheless on the way in which, however followers should wait somewhat longer for it to reach.
Konami knowledgeable gamers on Twitter that the 0.9.1 patch, which was originally scheduled for launch on October 28, is now coming someday in November. “We sincerely apologize for the delay and the inconvenience brought on. Our hope is that the extra time taken will enable us to make sure the expertise is enhance for all of our customers,” Konami mentioned in an announcement.
Konami will announce the discharge date and different particulars for the 0.9.1 patch at a later date. Whereas that’s being sorted out, Konami says it continues to “work on bettering the sport” and that it appears ahead to persevering with to collect suggestions and have a dialogue with followers concerning the recreation.
eFootball 2022 is a rebranding of the favored PES sequence from earlier years. eFootball is a free-to-play recreation with a heavy live-service aspect, with Konami pledging to launch extra content material and updates over time.
On Steam, eFootball 2022 has an “overwhelmingly negative” mixture evaluate score, and it is likely one of the lowest-rated recreation on the totally of Steam, according to Eurogamer. Many are calling out the sport’s free-to-play enterprise mannequin, along with its ongoing points.
The sport’s face scans for well-liked gamers like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo do not exactly look realistic in eFootball 2022. NPCs within the crowd, too, additionally do not look nice, with gamers joking that they appear to be more fitting of a PS1-era game.
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