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Boca Juniors) will be pleased as both the Monumental and Bombenera stadiums will be playable. Fans of the Superclasico (River Plate vs. Argentina Primera DivisionĪppearing fully licensed in PES 2014, the Superliga Argentina de Futbol went away for PES 2016 but is back in 2018. Petersburg Stadium will make it into the game.

Hopefully, beautiful stadiums like Zenit’s St. What, if any, stadiums will be included pre/post-release is yet to be determined. With the addition of snow and dynamic weather, this league should be an excellent showcase for the Fox engine. Petersburg will have the official kits and players. Prominent clubs like CSKA Moscow, Spartak Moscow and Zenit St. This came as a huge surprise considering EA rendered all of the 2018 World Cup stadiums for the World Cup DLC. Russian Premier LeagueĪlso new for 2019, Konami secured the exclusive rights to Russia’s top-flight division, meaning none of the teams will feature in FIFA 19. The Scottish Premier League is new for PES 2019, and should add to the player pool as the league often serves as a feeder league for England’s top-flight division with younger players often going the other way via the loan system. LEAGUE LICENSESįans of the Old Firm Derby will be happy to see that the entire league will be fully licensed (teams, kits and players) with Celtic FC and Rangers signing on as exclusive partners, meaning Ibrox Stadium and Celtic Park will feature in the game - although most likely post-release.

While that’s better than nothing, let’s take a look at what’s in store for PES 2019. Sometimes securing these licenses are last-minute additions forcing Konami to add them post-release. With EA having a stranglehold on the majority of the major European Leagues (England’s Premier League, Germany’s Bundesliga, etc.), Konami has focused its efforts on smaller, but more global leagues. As both companies splash the cash in attempt to gain access to new markets while also holding onto their strongholds, Konami and EA (Clubs and their respective Football Associations as well) have separated the soccer gaming community for reasons not pertaining to gameplay. There’s nothing that divides the footy community quite like a good FIFA vers PES debate.
