Konami continued with the theme of the previous release. They announced a special “Barcelona edition” along with pre-order bonus content for digital downloads and physical disc versions. Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool were confirmed as licensees at E3 2017, FC Schalke 04, Valencia, Fulham and the Brazil national football team are also licensed. The license of the French national football team was confirmed in the online beta.
Konami released a demo version of Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 for download on August 30, 2017, for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. Demo version includes limited stadiums, clubs and feature sets. A Nintendo Switch version has not been developed, but Konami has said it is open to the idea of porting future games in the series.
The first data pack, titled Data Pack 1, released on October 5, 2017 and featured 117 new player face updates, ten of the latest boots, updated Master League backboards for Barcelona and over 3,000 new player thumbnails. Data Pack 2.0 was released on 15 November 2017. This data pack added Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium, the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile and new boots and new player faces; However, the update also removes licenses for Avaí, Fluminense, São Paulo and Vasco Da Gama, replacing them with generic players. The trailer for this was released on the same date as the pack’s release.
When PES 2012 launched, it introduced new intelligence on the ball, positioning in space and overlapping wing attempts. G-Cluster announced in 2013 that PES introduces innovative improvements to player facial identification. Along with new features, the latest notes and updates are provided to help new resource players.
