UEFA as the highest body of European football officially announced the end of his partnership with Konami this week. The verdict seemed to be a severe blow to one of the popular football game franchises, Pro Evolution Soccer (PES). The reason, already ascertained if the PES 2019 series will not get an official license of European competition such as the Champions League and Europa League.
Since establishing a partnership in 2008, the Champions League and the Europa League have become the two official names of the competition that are the mainstay of PES to compete with its bubuyutan enemy, FIFA. However, after losing these two biggest European competitions, what can PES do? Well maybe these three things happened after the PES lost the Champions League license.
PES 2019 Sales Reduction
The loss of Champions League license will certainly directly lower the prestige of PES 2019 which will be released next year. As a result, sales of PES 2019 will probably drop sharply compared to previous series.
Although the author believes if the PES players are now still faithful and will play PES 2019 later. Apalgi if Konami managed to buy some licenses from top European clubs like what they have done while working with Barcelona, Liverpool, and Dortmund.
FIFA is More Expensive
When Konami had to face the bitter reality, on the other hand the competitor, FIFA, was proud to succeed again bringing the UEFA Champions League competition. That way, of course FIFA more visible superior than PES if seen from the side of the club license.
Before getting a European competition license, FIFA had already secured several licenses of other major European competitions, including licenses from women's soccer competitions.
Unofficial Competition
Though arguably PES is a poorly licensed football game, but that is not a problem for PES gamers. The ease of PES for tinkering gives fans an unofficial patch.
With this patch, players can change the name of a club like London White to Tottenham Hotspurs or MD White to Real Madrid. (My World)