eFootball 2022's first update has been delayed to next month - thibodeauxmillsen

eFootball 2022's world-class update has been delayed to next calendar month

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Konami has delayed an update to its newly-launched free-to-play eFootball 2022 in order to "secure the experience is improved for all [its] users".

The update – which will now roll call at November – was initially expected by the end of this month, October, merely Konami says it needs "additional time" and says IT will denote the date and details of the fixes "as soon as they are confirmed".

"We would the likes of to inform users that we have definite to delay the unloose of reading 0.9.1. to premature November. We sincerely apologize for the delay and the inconvenience caused. Our hope is that the additional clock time taken leave give up US to ensure the feel for is built for all our users," the "Konami Team" explained in a program line published on Twitter.

"We will foretell the date and details of the fixes as soon as they are confirmed. In the meantime, we wish continue to work on rising the game and look forward to working with you on eFootball 2022. Give thanks you for your forbearance."

eFootball 2022 was launched as the new – and free-to-play – replacement of Pro Evolution Soccer, but quickly became uncomparable of the worst-reviewed Steam games of all time. After an embarrassing Litany of bugs, glitches, and peculiarities, Konami issued a world excuse for the issues eFootball 2022 players sweet-faced at launch, pledging to deliver an update later this calendar month – which has now been delayed, of course.

"We are same sorry for the problems, and deficiency to control everyone we will study all concerns seriously and strive to improve the up-to-the-minute situation," Konami aforementioned at the clip. "This work bequeath be endlessly updated, quality will be improved and satisfied bequeath be added consistently. From following week onward, we will steel onself for an update in October, while receiving further opinions through questionnaires to our users."

"The great shame is there was potential to break the mildew here," we said in GameRadar+'s eFootball review. "The monetization of sports games in Recent epoch years screams greed: as I mentioned when reviewing FIFA 22, EA made $1.62 one thousand million shoemaker's last year from purchases ready-made after FIFA, Madden and NHL players had shelled out £50-70 along their first products. So there should be much to the likes of well-nig a model in which the base game is free, and paid-for extras are down to user choice. For that to work, however, that base spunky has to function to leastways a reasonable level. eFootball 2022 does not."

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