This was the final installment in the franchise to be branded as just PES, following the decision to rebrand it eFootball Pro Evolution Soccer, starting with 2020's edition and then just simply eFootball for the upcoming installment.įor this year's edition, Konami had promised to increase the number of licenses, which included more fully licensed leagues and stadiums and a variety of new legends to play with. Scottish clubs Celtic and Rangers have been brought to the game along with their stadiums, bringing the world-famous Old Firm derby to the gaming world in detail.
FC Barcelona winger Philippe Coutinho appears on the front cover of the standard edition, whereas David Beckham appears on the front cover of the legend edition. It is the 18th installment in the PES series and was released on 28 August 2018 in North America and on 30 August 2018 in Japan, Europe and Australia. Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 (abbreviated as PES 2019) is a football simulation video game developed by PES Productions and published by Konami for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.