Fans of the popular soccer-based mobile game – PES, got carried away after the launch of PES 2020 in the recent update. The continuous instability issue in the game, which was even addressed officially by Konami, was the reason. Well, folks at Konami are working hard to fix the issue. Even Konami updated the schedule for the pre-open and maintenance, as we mentioned in our previous post.
Well, the maintenance period is over now, and the publisher has finally released a new PES 2020 update. The latest update is all about the PES 2020 Data Pack 2.0, which brings new content to the game, like new player faces, kits, boots, trophies, and a lot more. Here, we will be talking about the latest content that has been added to the game.
PES 2020 Data Pack 2.0: New Features –
New Player Faces –
Well, Konami has already teased the new face updates for six players in the Data Pack 2.0 update. The list includes Norwich’s star striker, Teemu Pukki, Switzerland right-back Kevin Mbabu, Germany attacking midfielder Maximilian Eggestein, Leeds United & Poland’s Mateusz Klich, Leicester City summer signing Dennis Praet and Bayer Leverkusen’s Kerem Demirbay.
Konami teased even more new faces before rolling out the PES 2020 Data Pack 2.0 officially. The players with the new face features – Bayern Munich players, Mickael Cuisance & Alphonso Davies, Arsenal’s Joe Willock & Reiss Nelson, and Daniel James, Tahith Chong, & James Garner.
Well, the mentioned players are the not only players who will be getting new face features with the PES 2020 Data Pack 2.0. A user on Twitter has leaked the list of all 30 players who will get the latest face updates.
- Sebastien Haller – West Ham
- Dennis Praet – Leicester
- Teemu Pukki – Norwich
- Reiss Nelson – Arsenal
- Joe Willock – Arsenal
- Matt Macey – Arsenal
- Kyle Walker-Peters – Tottenham
- Daniel James – Manchester United
- Tahith Chong – Manchester United
- Angel Gomes – Manchester United
- James Garner – Manchester United
- Axel Tuanzebe – Manchester United
- Thiago Mendes – Lille
- Mike Maignan – Lille
- Victor Osihen – Lille
- Abdou Diallo – PSG
- Merih Demiral – Juventus
- Carlo Pinsoglio – Juventus
- Timothy Castagne – Atalanta
- Kerem Demirbay – Bayer Leverkusen
- Mickael Cusiance – Bayern Munich
- Anssumane Fati – Barcelona
- Jean-Clair Todibo – Barcelona
- Inaki Pena – Barcelona
- Carles Perez – Barcelona
- Daizen Maeda – Maritimo
- Sebastian Szymanski – Poland
- Kevin Mbabu – Switzerland
- Niklas Bendtner – Denmark
- Maximilian Eggestein – Germany
New Team Kits –
The new PES 2020 Data Pack 2.0 brings the third Barcelona kit. You can check out the image below.
New Boots –
Konami has partnered with Nike, Puma, and Umbro to bring the real-world design of eight new pairs of boots with PES 2020 Data Pack 2.0 update. You can check out the name and images below.
- Nike boots (Mercurial Superfly VII, Phantom Venom, Phantom Vision, Tiempo Legend VIII)
- PUMA boots (FUTURE 4.1 NETFIT, PUMA ONE 5.1)
- Umbro boots (Medusae 3, Velocita 4)
New trophies –
Scudetto trophy is the new trophy that arrives with the PES 2020 Data Pack 2.0 update.
New League & Team Licenses –
Konami has introduced Italian Serie B with the PES 2020 Data Pack 2.0 update. Also, the publisher has announced another licensing agreement. You can check out the Serie B trailer below.
New legends –
Konami is adding new legends to the game with Data Pack 2.0 update. Barcelona’s Deco & Rivaldo, Arsenal’s Andrey Arshavin, Manchester United’s Andy Cole & Dwight Yorke, and Bayern’s Bixente Lizarazu and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge will arrive in new update as legends.
Bug Fixes & Game Improvements –
Other than the new content, a lot of game improvement and bug fixes have been done too. You can check out the official statement by the publisher below.
Matchday
- Made it possible for users on the same Side to be matched with one another to improve matchmaking wait times during the Group Match Stage
- Removed the cap that prevented users from joining the Side with more members when there was a considerable difference in numbers between Sides
- Introduced different Group Match Stages and Grand Finals for Basic, Intermediate, and Expert players, wherein users are sorted into an appropriate category depending on their rating.
Fixes
- Various fixes applied to players and player data, including appearance-issues and players whose stronger foot was incorrect in-game
- An issue which caused changes to the Base Colour of Media Backdrop and Sponsor Logo Image menus for some teams to be reset to their defaults after installing the previous update
- An issue affecting online PvP matches, where changes made to stadium settings before a game occasionally failed to carry over into the gameplay
- An issue that prevented users from receiving myClub login bonuses when accessing myClub indirectly from the Information screen in the Top Menu
- A display issue affecting your GP counter after losing an Auction, which caused it to appear as though you were refunded more GP than you had bid
- An issue when purchasing myClub Coins that resulted in a delay before they would be added to your in-game balance.
- An issue that prevented the Squad Rating value displayed in the Matchday Squad Management screen from updating when switching between squads.
- An issue that occurred in Master League when playing with the Thai League that caused the weather to be snowy even when snow had not been selected
Gameplay Fixes
- An issue that prevented the super cancel technique from working as intended
- An issue that caused the amount of extra time remaining to change spontaneously
- An issue that caused the positioning of your defenders to become unnatural when a player marked under Mark Settings left the pitch.
- An issue where your opponent’s yellow cards failed to display in the Game Plan menu
- An issue where certain phrases in the commentary did not match actual gameplay
- An issue that caused problems with the audio playback for stadium announcements and crowd noise/chants.
- An issue that prevented obvious fouls from being flagged as fouls by the ref
- An issue that resulted in some visual clipping during post-match scenes at Estadio Cicero Pompeu de Toledo (Sao Paulo)
- An issue that resulted in an erratic ball trajectory when using the Trick FK move during a free kick with two kickers.
Gameplay Adjustment
- Improved the system that judges which player to put the cursor on in case of a loose ball
- Adjusted player reactions to loose balls
- Adjusted the positioning of midfield and backline players when defending
Other Updates
- A variety of minor adjustments have been made to each mode to improve the overall gaming experience.
