The big November update is now targeting next spring
Konami’s new virtual football gameeFootball 2022has beenhaving a pretty rocky launch. ThePESsuccessor was set to receive a big patch this month, but today, the development team has announced it’s pushing that update back to next year.
Anupdatefrom theeFootball 2022team says that the version 1.0.0 update scheduled for Nov. 11 will now go live in spring 2022. Additionally, Konami is cancelling and refunding theeFootball 2022Premium Player Pack pre-orders, and automatically refunding anyone who purchased it.
“We are working as hard as possible to deliver an experience that our players expect and deserve by Spring 2022,” said the Konami team. The mobile version ofeFootball 2022that was planned for this autumnhas also been pushed back to spring 2022.
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Konami has been trying to manage expectations ofeFootball 2022, as the version that’s currently available is supposed to be a smaller version,likened to a demo. That hasn’t really stopped fans being eitherdisappointed with the result that’s publicly available, or chuckling at some of the mishaps occurring on-screen, or both.
November’s version 1.0.0 update foreFootball 2022wasset to add a significant amount of contentto the virtual pitch, so holdouts are probably disappointed to see it slip. You also can’t re-do a first impression, so making that next impression count is pretty important.
Konami as a whole is reportedly gearing up for some big things, too. Arecent report saysthat Konami is ramping up development on new projects across many of its popular old franchises, includingMetal Gear,Castlevania, and theSilent Hillseries.Reports at the time indicatedthat this could include a remake ofMetal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.
