Konami partners with eFootball.Pro to create a PES eSports competition
Konami is taking the next step to bringing PES to eSports by partnering with eFootball.Pro to establish a professional competition.
The aim is to create a league and invite players from all over the world, and to broadcast the entire thing globally. PES is the best football videogame in the world, and Konami wants an eSports event to match.
Barcelona player Gerard Pique is the president of eFootball.Pro (bringing the conjunction with PES and Barcelona closer together), and he’s understandably excited about the prospect:
The goal is to drive all that makes traditional football the king of sports, towards electronic football,
towards eSports. We want to bind the best of both worlds to bring the public a new entertainment model that they love since the
first day.
Hideki Hayakawa, CEO of Konami, is also similarly stoked:
KONAMI has always been committed to delivering quality entertainment experiences to its
customers, and eSports is an opportune market for reaching a growing audience. eFootball.Pro’s unique position in
eSports, combined with its strong football leadership, will allow us to deliver a fresh way for customers
to enjoy our products. We are thrilled to collaborate with eFootball.Pro.
There are no hard details yet, but rest assured that when there are, there’ll be a news item that reads a lot like PR blurb to report on it.
Nick Gillham
Nick is an avid video game entusiast and has been since his mum first allowed him to play on the Atari 2600 she never touched. To this day he's had the pleasure of playing on a vast array of different gaming machines.
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