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Konami has made available the long awaited update for PES 2008 on PS3 and Xbox 360 – with mixed results.
PES 2008 on PS3 is blighted with frame rate problems, slowdown issues and laggy online play. The 360 version is better, but has so far suffered from similar online problems.
However, despite the excitement and anticipation surrounding the updates it appears they are only mildly successful. Console owners are reporting that while the patches do improve matters online somewhat, there is still warping, teleporting and lag, despite the updates.
Last month we brought you the exclusive news that Konami was working on a patch that would combat both offline and online PES 2008 problems.
And in early November Konami offered advice on how to get the game running more smoothly, including suggesting playing the game “on an HD TV with an HDMI or component cable and the PS3 set to output in 720p resolution or above”.
From our own game tests, the new update for the 360 version has improved online play somewhat, but we still experienced problems, especially towards the end of ranked games.
Online reports suggest the PS3 update, weighing in at 130MB, has helped reduce stuttering in offline play but online play is still shoddy. Some have even suggested the PS3 patch has toned down the graphical quality of the game in order to improve performance.
There’s no official word from Konami on what the updates are supposed to do yet. We’ll bring you more on this as soon as we get it.
