Bottom line: it's both reassuringly confident on the pitch, yet even further removed from EA's FIFA 20, which might prove mixed news for die-hard fans. We sat down to play 30 minutes of PES 2020 (we can't bring ourselves to type eFootball yet) at the E3 2019 games show, including a brief chat with European Brand Manager Lennart Bobzien to clarify some of the changes, including gameplay, Master League, the new Match Day mode, licensing and more. What's less clear is why PES has focused on eSports and how it affects long-term fans of the series. The shock news is that Konami's long-running Pro Evolution Soccer series has rebranded as eFootball PES 2020.
