Pro
Evolution Soccer 2016 (abbreviated to PES 2016, known as Winning Eleven
2016 in Japan) is a football simulation game developed by PES
Productions and published by Konami for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation
3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. It is the fifteenth edition of
the Pro Evolution Soccer series. The cover of the game features Neymar
of Barcelona (seen wearing his Brazil national team kit). PES 2016 is
also PES Productions’ 20th anniversary in making football games. The
name of the game has been changed from “World Soccer: Winning Eleven” to
“Pro Evolution Soccer” in Asia, except in Japan where it is titled
“Winning Eleven”.
At E3 2015, it was announced that Konami had
extended their license for the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa
League and the UEFA Super Cup until 2018. At Gamescom 2015, it was
announced that Konami has acquired the exclusive license for the
upcoming UEFA Euro 2016; though, it’s not going to be a part of the game
at least from the beginning. Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 includes Ligue
1, La Liga, AFC Champions League, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa
League, UEFA Super Cup, Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana (2014 and
2015 seasons), Recopa Sudamericana, an unlicensed Serie A with 19
licensed teams, an unlicensed Premier League, with only Manchester
United licensed, 3 teams from Bundesliga (Bayern Munich, Wolfsburg and
Borussia Mönchengladbach) but still not a stand-in for the league, an
unlicensed Football League Championship, an unlicensed Serie B, an
unlicensed Primeira Liga (only Benfica, Sporting CP and Porto were
licensed), Ligue 2, Segunda División, an unlicensed Campeonato
Brasileiro Série A, an unlicensed Campeonato Nacional (with only the
teams competing in Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamerica licensed),
Eredivisie, an unlicensed Argentine Primera División (with only the
teams competing in Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana licensed) and
4 teams from Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (Vitória, Bahia, Botafogo
and Criciúma).