Due to the corona virus, stadiums have been swept empty and are already laying the EM 2020 flat. But thanks to PES 2020, it is now digital.
- The European Football Championship 2020 will take place from June 12th to July 12th.
- UEFA is responding to the corona virus and is negotiating possible cancellation of the tournament.
- Konami still lets the EM take place in the PES 2020 soccer simulation .
Tokyo, Japan - The corona virus keeps the world on its toes. Sports events in particular are affected by the consequences of the outbreak and are currently being canceled in series. Football fans could be particularly hard hit. UEFA recently convened a task force to negotiate a possible cancellation of the tournament. Thanks to Konami and PES 2020, the EM is guaranteed to take place in digital form.
PES 2020 defies corona virus: Konami announces DLC for the European Football Championship 2020
Long before the start of UEFA Euro 2020, publisher Konami announced that it would massively expand eFootball PES 2020 *. Although the tournament, like numerous other e-sports and gaming events, is on the verge * thanks to Corona virus *, fans can compete with the 55 licensed national teams in summer to at least celebrate the European football championship digitally. However, the free update for the football simulation should be playable well before the start of the tournament - should it take place. Here are the key facts about the official UEFA Euro 2020 tournament mode in PES 2020 :
Release | April 30, 2020 |
Platforms | PS4 , Xbox One , PC |
Price | free |
Stadiums | Wembley Stadium | Saint. Petersburg Stadium |
Teams | All 55 licensed national teams |
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“Our strong partnership with UEFA continues with the highly anticipated launch of UEFA EURO 2020 content for eFootball PES 2020 . We are very proud of our work with UEFA and all 55 national associations to provide our players with an authentic opportunity to get involved in this year's EURO tournament - the biggest ever. ”
UEFA EURO 2020 ™ DLC is coming to # eFootballPES2020! This DLC will feature all 55 participating UEFA National teams as well as special UEFA Featured Players & content for #myClub
Available as a free download on April 30th for all platforms.
# EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/k3DIbTP3vl
The big competitor FIFA is, as usual, empty-handed when it comes to the license for the major international tournaments. Electronic Arts was again beaten this year in the fight for the rights to UEFA EURO 2020 . Instead, in PES 2020 , Konami can send all 55 officially licensed national teams onto the virtual pitch. This includes current squad lists and the latest jerseys from all teams. In addition, a limited version of eFootball PES 2020 with the cover of UEFA EURO 2020 will appear just in time for the launch - but only for the PS4.
PES 2020: Konami rejects UEFA and digitally organizes the European Football Championship 2020
For German fans in particular, the announcement of the new game mode for PES 2020 should put a smile on their faces. In part, the European Football Championship 2020 is to be played here in Germany. According to the schedule, the Allianz Arena in Munich is not only the venue for the German games against France, Portugal and the playoff winner of group F, the quarter-finals on July 3rd, 2020 will also take place in the home stadium of FC Bayern Munich. At least being able to jump into the competition on PS4 , Xbox One and PC may be just the right consolation for some.
PES 2020: these are the features of the new UEFA Euro 2020 update.
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According to current information, UEFA will meet next Tuesday and talk about the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic . Experts consider a postponement of the European Football Championship 2020 inevitable. Even the most drastic of all solutions, a complete cancellation of the tournament, is considered a possible consequence of the discussions. In the same breath, digital soccer is largely spared the outbreak of the corona virus. FIFA 20 *, the biggest competitor of PES 2020 , is currently waging a minor war with an EX-E athlete who has been banned from all games by Publisher EA * and is now taking action against the company.
In addition, the first digital competitions are already taking place in the run-up to this year's European Championship. An e-sports event has been running since March 9, in which gamers from the 55 EM nations are fighting to participate in the UEFA eEURO 2020. The German PES 2020 team also wants to get one of 16 coveted places in the final round. The winner will receive $ 40,000 in prize money. However, it remains questionable whether the live event in London will take place on July 10th and 11th or whether it will also fall victim to the corona virus .
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Source: ingame.de
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