Barcelona signed a three year deal with Konami for PES 17, PES 18, PES 19.
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“This is a real statement of intent for us”, explained Tomotada Tashiro, president of Konami Digital Entertainment B.V.
FC Barcelona is one of the best-supported clubs in the world, with almost 145,000 members and the top sport club on social media, with nearly 250 million followers.
Of course, there is all of that, but Konami are being given much more access to the club’s footballers, who will have a much bigger presence in the game’s match day experience. Additionally, it has the exclusive rights to recreate FC Barcelona’s home stadium in PES 2017 and “all related PES releases, including mobile titles”. “The PES series is famed for its realism and control, so the fit between such a skilled team and a game that celebrates such ability is flawless”, he added. Konami has also utilised 3D photo-scanning techniques for faces and expressions of Barca’s key players.
There will also be special promotions within myClub mode that will allow fans to add Barcelona stars such as Lionel Messi, Neymar Jr and Luis Suarez to their home-grown squads.
Konami’s Asim Tanvir revealed on Playstation.Blog that Barca’s “famed offensive playing style will be fully implemented” and past kits and Blaugrana legends will be available for users.
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PES 2017 will launch on the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC on September 13, two weeks before EA Sports launch Federation Internationale de Football Association 17.
