How EA's FIFA destroyed PES

FIFA vs PES – the two biggest football gaming franchises of all time. Goal investigates the battle between PES and FIFA and why shifts in popularity and market dominance have changed since both games arrived on the scene.

“Konami knows where it all went wrong.”
Wes Yin-Poole – Editor, Eurogamer

“That’s where Konami dropped the ball.”
ChuBoi - Content Creator, Esports Host

In 2008 the rivalry was very much alive, with Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer 09 selling 6.9 million copies – compared to EA Sports FIFA 09 title with 8.7million. But by 2014, PES sales had dwindled to 1.7m while FIFA had ballooned to 18 million – so how did EA break away? And is it possible to identify one title that changed everything?

0:00 - FIFA vs PES: when did EA break away?
0:50 - FIFA International Soccer: Origins
1:32 - Konami precursors to PES
2:21 - PES: cultural impact
4:16 - EA take control
5:18 - FIFA Ultimate Team arrives
6:52 - FUT takes FIFA to another level
7:27 - Can PES22 match up to FIFA22?

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