{"id":16133,"date":"2022-05-27T15:08:51","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T13:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1652590"},"modified":"2022-05-27T15:26:29","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T13:26:29","slug":"is-efootball-down-konami-shares-server-downtime-schedule-for-new-season","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/is-efootball-down-konami-shares-server-downtime-schedule-for-new-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Is eFootball down? Konami shares server downtime schedule for new season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Rob Leane\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 27 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>The free-to-play footy simulator <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/pes-2022-efootball-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">eFootball<\/a>\u00a0is due to go offline for a number of days, as the developers prepare to drop the 1.1.0 update into the game.<\/p>\n<p>Konami has stated that the \u201cVersion 1.1.0 update will include improvements of win\/loss decision-making in online matches, enhancements of server capacity and preparation for future initiatives such as data sharing between console and mobile\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>This eFootball server downtime will also lay the groundwork for the Season 2 content to arrive in the game, which is schedule to happen in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>So, when does eFootball go offline and when will the servers return to normal? Keep on reading for all the key intel.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>When does the eFootball server downtime start?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Konami has confirmed that eFootball will begin a period of planned server downtime from\u00a0<strong>Monday 30th May 2022<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>While the online component of the game is offline, players will still be able to use the offline Trial matches feature. This means you can play against the AI or a friend in the same room as you.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">[About version 1.1.0 update for Console]<br\/><br\/>The events and campaigns for SEASON 1 have come to an end, and today marks the start of the pre-season period for SEASON 2. <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/H2iaIGSfKu&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/H2iaIGSfKu<\/a><\/p>\u2014 eFootball (@play_eFootball) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/play_eFootball\/status\/1527215330774421504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">May 19, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><h2><strong>When do the eFootball servers come back online?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Konami\u2019s eFootball game will come back online on <strong>Thursday 2nd June<\/strong>, the developers have confirmed, although they haven\u2019t stated a precise time.<\/p>\n<p>When the game does lurch back to life, everything will be in place for eFootball Season 2 to kick off on 16th June.<\/p> <h2><strong>How to tell if the eFootball servers are down<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In general, if you want to check if the eFootball servers are down, there are a few places you can look. Your first port of call should be <a href=\"\/\/downdetector.com\/status\/pes\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Down Detector<\/a>, a community-driven website where you\u2019ll be able to see if anyone else is having issues.<\/p>\n<p>You could also check the game\u2019s official <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/play_eFootball&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> account, where there will probably be posts from the developers if anything major is happening. The news section of the <a href=\"\/\/www.konami.com\/news\/en\/news.html&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Konami website<\/a> might come in handy as well. 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