Konami has confirmed that PES 2020 will not feature women's football - despite the fact the sport is growing in popularity.
Speaking to Gamespot, European brand manager, Lennart Bobzien said: "I personally support the women's game and have been following the World Cup closely.
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"However we currently don't have any plans to integrate women into eFootball PES 2020."
It's certainly disappointing to see the women's game omitted enturely from PES 2020.
The England v USA World Cup semi-final during the World Cup had the highest peak audience of any TV show this year in the UK, with 11.7 million people tuning in to BBC One concurrently--a 50.8% audience share.
EA's FIFA series, meanwhile, has been supporting women's football since FIFA 16 - expanding its presence in-game year on year.
FIFA 20 features the licensing rights to feature the FIFA World Cup competitions--for both men and women's teams--so it's unsurprising the tournament hasn't been featured in PES in an official capacity.
The PES 2020 demo will feature Quick Play and Co-op mode as well as an Edit Mode where players will be able to create their kits and teams.
There will be 14 teams in the PES 2020 demo. These include:
- Barcelona
- Arsenal
- Palmeiras
- Flamengo
- Sao Paulo
- Corinthians
- Vasco da Gama
- Boca Juniors
- River Plate
- Universidad de Chile
- Colo-Colo
- Plus three other teams to be confirmed
Expect Manchester United to be one of three additional teams, after partnering with Konami for the first time in three years.
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