Konami Offers a “Free-to-Play” Demo of PES 2016

For those looking for an introduction to the PES franchise, or one of the highest rated football games, you need look no further, Konami is giving you a free taste.

Starting December 8

, Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 will have a free, “entry-level” version of the game available to download. The version will feature an Exhibition Mode with seven teams to choose from, a training mode and access to the popular myClub feature which gives players access to many of PES’ features including team building and leveling, strategies, and of course, micro-transactions.

The “free-to-play” version will also be compatible with future updates and content for the entire PES 2016 season.

Frankly, I don’t think it’s all that much to get excited about. While PES is one of the best football games available on the console market, this is basically a demo for the game, something that used to be available for most games about 10 years ago. Furthermore, the fact that they’re so generously giving players access to the micro-transactions within a demo version seems pretty shady.

Still as an introduction to the franchise, or something to give you a quick, cheap football fix, I suppose this is better than nothing.