Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 might be getting a free-to-play version

[MightyJordan]

The word on the street is that Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 is going free to play. And by "street," I mean the Australian government's videogame classification website, which just yesterday slapped a "G" rating on something called Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 Free To Play.

Konami hasn't commented on the listing, but it appears that the free-to-play edition will exist alongside the regular release, since they're rated separately on the Australian classification site. It's also possible that it will be released only in certain regions of the world, similar to EA's FIFA Online 3, as there is currently no listing for a free-to-play version on the ESRB website.

Then again, it seems unlikely that Konami would rate the game in Australia if it didn't plan on making it available elsewhere. I've emailed Konami for more information, and will update when I receive a reply.

http://www.pcgamer.com/pro-evolution-soccer-2016-might-be-going-free-to-play/ 

[MightyJordan]

It's now official.

Konami has announced a free-to-play version of football game PES 2016

It's exclusive to the PlayStation 4 and PS3.

F2P PES 2016 launches on 8th December. It's described as an "entry level" version of the game, and includes Exhibition Mode and seven teams, such as Bayern Munich, Juventus, AS Roma, Brazil and France.

Also available is the full Training section and the micro-transaction-fuelled myClub feature. Online and offline play is available.

Konami added that the F2P version of PES 2016 will benefit from all future updates for the main version.