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PES 2017: Real in-game managers are definitely being considered

We chat with the Japanese producer Manorito Hosoda.

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In this brief, to the point interview filmed at Camp Nou stadium, we talk with PES 2017 Japanese producer Manorito Hosoda about new animations, the FC Barcelona fan experience recreation, the possibility of including real coaches, the Fox Engine improvements on the graphics and the main new features for both myClub and Master League modes.

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As we spotted Barça's manager Luis Enrique during Barcelona trailer below, we were wondering whether the time had come already to football games like Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 to include in-game character models based on real world managers, and turns out it's something that might be closer to becoming realised than you may have thought:

"Yes we're definitely thinking about it and managers are now as stars as the star players are, and the star players may be following their path", producer Manorito Hosoda admits. "The legendary star players may now become the managers as well, so they also have an iconic image as much as the players do, so we would like to incorporate that in the game, depending on the star coaches and the players that become star coaches. We would like to focus on them to definitely show that in game".

Something related to the new "partner clubs" licensing strategy (more here) by Konami perhaps? And with the legend mentioned, can we then expect the likes of Guardiola, Zidane or Luis Enrique being fully 3D rendered once again so many years after their careers, now on the sidelines? It has to be mentioned that FIFA 17 already includes some managers this season for the first time, but only from the Premier League.

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