Konami Announces Premium Partnership with FC Barcelona For PES 2017 - New Trailer

[Turbojugend]

Quote: Originally Posted by stocksy

Barca will still be in FIFA and the will still have proper names, kits, likeness....

See, that's the thing. How much of the actual stadium do you see in-game anyway? 99% of the time you're focused on the pitch, as long as the team is there it won't matter if they got the seating assignments and bathroom stalls correct.

These types of exclusive agreements probably benefit gaming companies more from a PR/promotional point-of-view than from a consumer point-of-view. It's not all about locking EA out of content (although I'm sure that's part of it), it's about aligning yourself with one of the world's biggest sports brands, PES demo kiosks in the Camp Nou, and everything else that goes along with it.

[KG]

Quote: Originally Posted by jvalverde88

When your company is on the brink financially, its probably not a good idea to shell out money on a huge license like Barcelona/Camp Nou. I mean good for them for one upping EA, but I just don't see how this helps them.

I think it's a big selling point to be honest from this standpoint:

Not having Barcelona licensed and official (team & player names) would be a killer blow.


I don't know enough about exclusive partnerships and their limitations to just outright say they're horrible.

Also,

Pretty cool how they recreated several of Barca's famous goals from the last 2 years. They nailed em.

[RoyceDa59]

Quote: Originally Posted by KG

Pretty cool how they recreated several of Barca's famous goals from the last 2 years. They nailed em.

I know that was pretty cool, here is a comparison video.

[stevostl]

Quote: Originally Posted by Turbojugend

Interesting. If you can add league patches, it's possible that PES user creations will be more authentic than the officially licensed FIFA kits (since EA won't allow "SkyBet" in the game for whatever reason).

yeah it will be by the looks of it.. like it use to be in the old PES days

[Behindshadows]

So many people overshadowing this whole thread, talking about Exclusive Team crap.

Why don't we talk about how great this game looks and moves, even in that comparison too real life video on page 4 looks amazing.

[C.J.S.]

Quote: Originally Posted by HenryClay1844

I am disgusted with this! Can't stand exclusive licensing I will not be supporting PES this year. EA deserve this though that they originated this garbage. They took the J league and Juve from Konami this year, this is Konami's response. This is very bleak for football games, it's past time for fans to speak out against this.

i agree paying customers shouldn't have to loose out because of this BS exclusive crap!

[C.J.S.]

Quote: Originally Posted by jvalverde88

When your company is on the brink financially, its probably not a good idea to shell out money on a huge license like Barcelona/Camp Nou. I mean good for them for one upping EA, but I just don't see how this helps them.

Konami on the brink?
Take a look at how much Konami makes on gambling machines alone.

Enough to buy as much licensing they want really, but the Japanese aren't stupid enough to waist money for just fun.

[jvalverde88]

Quote: Originally Posted by bad_philanthropy

True, but FIFA already absolutely dominates the market. It's rational for them to try and eat into that market share, and the decision they've apparently made is to essentially turn PES into FC Barcelona 2017 and use that huge brand to sell the game.

Quote: Originally Posted by KG

I think it's a big selling point to be honest from this standpoint: Not having Barcelona licensed and official (team & player names) would be a killer blow. I don't know enough about exclusive partnerships and their limitations to just outright say they're horrible. Also, Pretty cool how they recreated several of Barca's famous goals from the last 2 years. They nailed em.

Good point, interested to see if Barcelona is even licensed in FIFA because of this exclusive deal. I assume they would be featured like the unlicensed Serie B teams with altered emblem and default kits.

Quote: Originally Posted by C.J.S.

Konami on the brink? Take a look at how much Konami makes on gambling machines alone. Enough to buy as much licensing they want really, but the Japanese aren't stupid enough to waist money for just fun.

Let rephrase that, bad financial state. They were losing money, there is a reason why they're focusing on mobile and gambling machines.