Like previous versions of the game, it will be exclusively licensed by UEFA to contain the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Super Cup competitions along with a license from CONMEBOL to feature the Copa Santander Libertadores. Referees' governing UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Super Cup matches will wear the official UEFA Champions League uniforms, which is a first for the series.
On July 28, 2011, Konami confirmed that PES 2012 will be released for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Windows on October 14, 2011 in Europe and October 6, 2011 in Japan. At Gamescom 2011 it was announced that the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2 versions will follow on October 28, 2011 and the Wii on November 4, 2011. The publisher has also confirmed that versions for Nintendo 3DS and iOS formats are also in development, with firm dates to follow.
There are two demos, both of which were released for the PlayStation 3, PC although the Xbox 360 only had the second demo due to problems with the first one. The first is based on a preview build of the game and was released on August 24, 2011 for PlayStation 3 and PC, though because of "issues on both sides" according to Jon Murphy, PES Team Leader, it was not released on the Xbox 360. The second demo was released 14 September on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
Developer(s) | Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | |||||||||||||||||
Publisher(s) | Konami ARG MicroByte |
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Producer(s) | Shingo 'Seabass' Takatsuka (executive) | |||||||||||||||||
Series | Pro Evolution Soccer | |||||||||||||||||
Version | 1.06 | |||||||||||||||||
Platform(s) | Android, iOS, Nintendo 3DS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Windows Phone, Xperia Play, Xbox 360, Cloud (OnLive) | |||||||||||||||||
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Genre(s) | Sports | |||||||||||||||||
Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer | |||||||||||||||||
Media/distribution | DVD, Blu-ray, Nintendo Optical Disc, UMD, Nintendo Game Card |