Xbox 360

XCN asked us a few days ago to send them some questions for Shingo ' Seabass' Takatsuka about Pro Evolution Soccer 6. These questions and others coming from Xbox sites all around Europe were compiled and became this interesting interview.


Your great rival FIFA has just announced a new animation and graphics system. Do you think that any difference in graphics between FIFA and PES6 will affect the popularity of PES6 amongst gamers?

I cannot deny the fact the FIFA has brilliant graphics. But our strongest point in our PES is the gameplay. I am proud of this point.

Europe is a big market for football/soccer games. Have you localised the version of the game for this continent where everything is more relevant to the European audience (players, stadiums, voices, climate, types of game...)?

We have tweaked and changed the default of the difficulty level. But that's about all. The reason is that I believe how football fans love and feel about real football is same everywhere in the world. Of course, for the we have made minor changes, according to the voices of European users.

How about the much talked about possibility of a 8 vs 8 mode? If it is not in PES6, will there ever be such a mode?

Well, currently, this is impossible. But, soon, I think our team is capable to make this happen.

What is the best new feature in PES6 that, in your opinion, will surprise us all?

When you play….you will discover new kind of moves. New kicks, new dribbling motions, and these will make the play feel much different and surprise the players.

Is it possible to play a whole league online?

No, regret to say. But we want to make this happen as soon as possible.

PES 5 had a slower pace than the previous games and made it possible for a player to make several small fouls. This way, one could disrupt the gameplan or a fluent attack of his opponent, which frustrated some people, but others thought it was more realistic. Why did you change this again in PES 6, which seems to be faster paced and more fluent again, and thus perhaps less realistic?

I think that PES5 was not bad, but for PES6, we made it this way, because we thought that this was closer to the real thing. Also, we need to consider about a good pace of speed as a game too.

In the previous games, the lack of convincing crowd reactions made it for a lot of fans more difficult to get really drawn into a game and its atmosphere. Is this something you worked on in the next-gen version? E.g. will we be hearing something resembling the audio features of EA's FIFA titles with booming cheers when a goal is scored?

Well, this time, we really made use of the 5.1 channel stereo. You can feel the atmosphere much better now. This was really important factor in the development this time, so I would like to experiment further.

Are you a fan of a certain soccer team and/or is there a specific player you admire in real life?

If I wasn't a fan, I would not have been to do this job for a long time now…..Currently, I am a big fan of Robby Fowler.

Why are Pro Evolution soccer and Wining Eleven two different games and will we be able to play Winning Eleven players on Xbox Live with Pro Evo 6?

There is a 6 month span from the Japanese version and the European version. We have not stopped to improve the game, so that is the main reason why PES6 is different. Currently, you cannot play against a user in Japan, but this is one of the goals that we have that we want to accomplish.

How many different leagues from around the world can we hope to see in the game and what are they?

We have acquired 4 of the 6 major European leagues, and have made that 4 in the game completely. Also, we have obtained the French League 1 for the first time,

In previous Pro Evo titles we have only seen some players, teams, kits, stadiums etc in the game under their ‘real’ name. Is this because of financial barriers or licensing problems and can we ever hope to see this overcome with future titles bringing an all round ‘real’ feel?

This is purely a license issue. We would like to make as much real teams and much real players as possible, and will not stop improving.

What kind of things can we expect to the new game coming out in general from Single Player and to Multiplayer and will there be any new system to prevent from many disconnects happening in online play as its very frustrating playing against people who quit just before the end of the game so they don't lose any points?

We are always looking for ways to prevent cheating. This time, we have a better system, so I think that there will be fewer people. But at the end, it is really up to the players to play fair.

school
school
Commented on 2006-10-03 11:38:04
Good stuff, the release date is around the corner so we will see.
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BountyBob
BountyBob
Commented on 2006-10-03 11:59:26 In reply to school
Posted by Seabass
But at the end, it is really up to the players to play fair.
Just so long as they've done everything they can I'll be happy but this last bit leaves me with the feeling that cheaters will still be able to get away with something. You can't rely on people to play fair.
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Bingham67
Bingham67
Commented on 2006-10-03 12:17:27
Thanks for Article cant wait.

Any chance of you guys getting a date for the 360 demo if there is one coming really want to know please. :)
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cdread
cdread
Commented on 2006-10-03 13:01:26
Does anyone know if they've enabled 2 v 2 now on Live?
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Woah
Woah
Commented on 2006-10-03 13:25:36
I just hope they've sorted the online part out, it was crap in PES4 and wasn't much improved in PES5, the host swapping system in PES5 was a huge mistake, it actually attracted more cheaters, i wouldn't be suprised if the online part is rubbish again but here's hoping it's nice and lag-free.
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macksplack
macksplack
Commented on 2006-10-03 13:45:52
i hope it's better that pes5 or ill just have to buy fifa(wich doesn't look bad at all now), i really want it to be good but pes5 left a sour taste in my mouth.
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raulos
raulos
Commented on 2006-10-03 14:24:07
cant wait :D improving 5.1 hum :D nice ! :D pes with great audio !
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citizenx
citizenx
Commented on 2006-10-03 16:46:48
People complained with FIFA 07's 7 leagues, and this only has 4...
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Bardogan
Bardogan
Commented on 2006-10-03 18:06:21
is the gameplay very slow >?! or is it me
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raulos
raulos
Commented on 2006-10-03 20:17:39
guys ! over 240 new screens from x360 ver they are brilliant ! http://www.playscope.com/@@@12979-pr..._soccer_6.h...
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Slabs
Slabs
Commented on 2006-10-03 20:33:39
They do look very nice. Amazing how much a decent lighting engine can do for the game even in stills, can't wait to see it in motion again!
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ramiuk1
ramiuk1
Commented on 2006-10-03 21:15:57
no online league,thats the most disapointing thing i heard in my life,i was hoping for that option,ea has been able to do it,why cant they,i think for the first time,i will be going to fifa like many others,even though i have played pro evo from n64 days.such ashame for a well made frans#chise to let the whole world down
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LEBATO - IS WRONG
LEBATO
Commented on 2006-10-03 21:39:02
Not enough talk about the graphics IMO. And why am I interested in that? I doubt they'll fail at gameplay. And Raulos, I don't see the brillant in those shots.

EXTREMELY generic crowd: http://www.playscope.com/medias/Jeux-Video/XB2/1/2...

Player likeness is "alright" but the uniforms look generic and shadowing on players is also very ugly. After playing NBA 2k7, uniforms that don't move is a real shame, maybe it's difficult to do it for 22 players instead of 10, but still, a bit more realism on that.
http://www.playscope.com/medias/Jeux-Video/XB2/1/2...

And this last picture is something I was not expecting, look at the fan with his hands on his head, he's as dissapointed as I am. I don't know what Seabass was thinking, this is just way too much.

http://www.playscope.com/medias/Jeux-Video/XB2/1/2...
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finlayash
finlayash
Commented on 2006-10-03 21:44:22
Firstly ROBBIE FOWLER! LMAO! also Lebato we call them football strips not uniforms.

P.s they must be xbox screens not 360, if they are then SURELy from an old build because that is dire.
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LEBATO - IS WRONG
LEBATO
Commented on 2006-10-03 23:32:45 In reply to finlayash
Posted by finlayash
Firstly ROBBIE FOWLER! LMAO! also Lebato we call them football strips not uniforms.

P.s they must be xbox screens not 360, if they are then SURELy from an old build because that is dire.
Strips? Ok, I didn't know what, are you from Europe or NA?

Now, those are of course 360 shots because even though they look bad, they are still way too good to be from the Xbox version. Old build......I don't know, the game is about to be released so I highly doubt it.
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Mav32
Mav32
Commented on 2006-10-04 01:02:33 In reply to citizenx
Posted by citizenx
People complained with FIFA 07's 7 leagues, and this only has 4...
No it means the have got 4 licensed leagues with proper kits and stuff. Its the same game as on the ps2 the only difference is the graphics and on the 360 version u can not edit the player stats.
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ramiuk1
ramiuk1
Commented on 2006-10-04 10:18:40
lol they look crap graphics,xbox 1 quality i think,i got a really bad fealing about pes6 folks,fifa here i come
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moyhim
moyhim
Commented on 2006-10-06 02:13:12
im pretty disappointed at these screens, they dont look like what i thought the 360 would be
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ruble45
ruble45
Commented on 2006-10-08 13:35:49
i hate footbal gammmmmeeeeeeesssssssss they s.,u .-c .,-.,-.k it aynt fun its noot for tha pc or xbox or gb advance or gc or xbox 360 or ds its for tha body understand hu??
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moyhim
moyhim
Commented on 2006-10-11 00:40:44
just played fifa07 demo on the 360.

Im sorry but its still way to sluggish and no fluidity. its pap.

Will Wait for PES :)
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