Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 players are stuck with team rosters that don’t reflect real life.
Publisher Konami has officially apologized for failing to properly update the latest iteration of its yearly soccer sim, Pro Evolution Soccer 2016, on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. While online play reflects current team lineups, the roster update for offline play — which affects Master League, competitions, and edit mode — is missing the final few days of early season player transfers.
Part of the reason fans buy into annually released soccer franchises is to play with the latest team rosters. Messing up this update is a big deal for Konami, which faces stiff competition in the battle for soccer fans with publisher Electronic Arts and its FIFA series.
“There has been an issue with the latest data pack released October 29, and we wanted to reach out to our fans to let you know just how we’re dealing with this current situation,” reads a statement from Konami obtained by PESFan. “The roster issue is a priority for us to correct ASAP but will take some weeks, unfortunately. We had planned a second data pack for end of November, which was set to include a new stadium for PS4 and Xbox One, the Maracana. However, we will not release this data pack without including a fix for the offline roster issue.
“Right now, we have removed the planned data pack from our schedule so we can implement the fix required. We will then go through the process to get it out as soon as possible. We’ll update the fans on our official social channels as soon as we have information on this.”
Konami says that it will also add additional content to the game earlier than planned, including new kits and boots, as a kind of apology.
“We appreciate this doesn’t suddenly make this situation better,” said Konami. “But we do want to show desire to make good on the situation for the fans.
“We also want to take the opportunity to sincerely apologize to those fans affected by this issue. It’s frustrating for the fans and for the team making the game. We assure everyone that we have learned from this situation and confirm designs to improve situations like these are currently being considered for future products.”