Pro Evolution Soccer On Xbox

Like many of its popular series, Konami's Winning Eleven is making the pass by a leap from PS2 to Xbox, according to an announcement made earlier today. Konami of Europe plans to release Winning Eleven 7 (the latest in what is known as the Pro Evolution Soccer series above there) on the Xbox through the end of the year. The game went platinum in Japan after sole a few weeks on the chart, and the lately released "International" version is performing similarly.

"We are delighted to be bringing what is rightly seen as the pinnacle of football titles to a fresh legion of fans," said Kunio Neo president of Konami of Europe "It is individual of Konami's most prestigious and greatest in quantity important titles, and we anticipate that the Xbox version will take pleasure in the same phenomenal level of succes as its predecessors upon other formats."

"Pro Evolution Soccer is a fantastic football simulation," added Michel Cassius, senior director, Xbox platform and marketing. "Konami's reputation for delivering stunning match-day action that plays almost identically to the real thing is renowned across the globe. Coupl with the fantastic graphics and advanced gameplay that Xbox presents we foresee one of the greatest transfers of all time when Pro Evolution Soccer signs for Xbox"

The first Pro Evolution Soccer title upon the Xbox (likely to be called Pro Evolution Soccer 4) will be released in Europe through the end of the year.

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