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If you want sales, sure go with all these online modes, make the graphics even better, get more licenses, etc. But that will not have a long life.
Can you imagine playing PES2010 ( assuming the game play will be fixed up ) online and it being just as if you were playing against your friends? That would be the only game I would want since I dont play nothing else anyway....
i`m exactly the same as you ,i play pes 80% of the time ,i bought my PS3 just because i wanted to play the new version ,i clocked up 1300 games online on pes08 and i only bought in in feb and the game doesnt really have a long life simply because theirs a new version each year ,which brings me back to my marketing point of an online master league ,imagine the pre orders of this game if from version to version ,there was a minimum of 5 seasons on a masterleague ,just trying to buy ronaldo or kaka with a 100 or so bidders would be exciting in it self ,not only that but limiting the ppl who can play in your master leauge by country ,to improve online performance ,or even playing the full english league with your mates ,the best part of the game has been made better ,but not only that konami like you say would then probably sell more copies ,make more money ,set aside sufficient funding for development and devolping the game play and other option files i mentioned above
dont get me wrong i agree with you the game play is the priority but that isnt going to be fixed over night it would take years and even then the next version will have a gimmick in like diving or a different skill to learn, but what i`m suggesting is a way to broaden the appeal and fanbase giving konami time to perfect the title
i think the EPL licences are up for renewal in 2011 so who knows
and personally i think your looking at it wrong ,pes should be trying to steal customers from fifa ,and the ability to play an online league would be something different and original ,and thats exactly what fifa have done with their 10v10 online ,its quick cheap nasty FUN where as PES with more or less the same looks and play has 1v1 end of ,with a lot of lag thrown in
your a first time customer,looking for a football game,are you going to chose the one that sounds fun or the one that sounds dull???
Whatever, if you wanna play the same OLD shite with "new modes" -- be my guest.
I'm not wasting any more money on the same game. It needs to grow up, it needs to "evolve" as the title so clearly suggests.
And yes, FIFA will always be one step ahead in terms of "licenses and modes". Therefore, PES needs to prioritize on The Gameplay -- the only credible chance of beating FIFA.
But you have your opinion, I got mine.. I just think that if it was for Online Play or New Modes I'd rather play FIFA.