PES Is Now eFootball and Free-to-Play

Konami is making some big changes to its Pro Evolution Soccer series. The publisher announced today that the game has been renamed eFootball, and will be offered free-to-play starting this fall. The title is also getting a "new soccer engine with a newly built animation system and revamped game commands." The game will be playable on a number of different platforms. When eFootball launches in early fall, it will offer local matches with teams like FC Barcelona, Juventus, FC Bayern, Manchester United, and more. There will also be online matchmaking between console generations (PS4 vs. PS5 and Xbox One vs. Xbox Series X|S).