eFootball players will have to wait four weeks for Season 2 The Loadout The Loadout eFootball players will have to wait four weeks for Season 2 Despite its live service model, Konami's football game eFootball will be having a four-week gap between the end of Season 1 and the start of Season 2 Jamie Hore Published: May 19, 2022 07:07 ET eFootball After a pretty horrific soft launch last year, which saw Konami delay its full launch by several months, eFootball finally released with its first season earlier this year to a pretty decent reception. However, in what is a slightly odd decision for a live service game, Konami has announced that there will be an almost one-month gap between Season 1 and Season 2, leaving players in a lengthy limbo. In an announcement on Twitter, the developer says that eFootball Season 1 is wrapping up today, May 19, and the game is entering "pre-season" for Season 2. This means all competitions and events tied to Season 1 have now finished too. However, Season 2 will not be getting underway until June 16, which is exactly four weeks away. During this lull, eFootball update 1.10 will roll out for console players, which will improve "win/loss decision making" and upgrade the game's servers. While these are certainly positive improvements, Konami says the downtime for this update will be a whopping three days between May 30 and June 2. During this time, you can still access eFootball, but only "trial matches" featuring a handful of leagues and teams will be playable. With most live service games switching relatively seamlessly between seasons, the four-week gap in content is a strange decision, and one that players haven't received too well. [About version 1.1.0 update for Console] 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. pic.twitter.com/H2iaIGSfKu - eFootball (@play_eFootball) May 19, 2022 Konami does promise that when it does finally launch, eFootball Season 2 will have "various in-game events" for players to enjoy. When the three-day downtime ends on June 2, the mobile version of the game will also finally be getting its rebrand to eFootball and will be fall in line with the versions on other platforms. It's clear that even with the game now out in a solid state, eFootball is still experiencing some wobbles behind the scenes. With FIFA continuing to dominate the space, and a new contender entering the football sim space this year in UFL, Konami will be hoping it can find its feet again. More from The Loadout Konami will release eFootball’s 1.0.0. update next week eFootball will have haptics and adaptive trigger support on PS5 eFootball will not have a “pay to win system” eFootball will not have individual player tactics at launch The FIFA 23 meta has quickly become all about Lengthy players Blizzard assures Overwatch 2 players their OW1 skins aren’t lost Jamie Hore Jamie started out his journalism career rambling about FIFA esports, but today he covers much more, like the best Warzone guns and the Apex Legends tier list. He's also rather excited for the Starfield release date. Popular now Orianna has been disabled for League of Legends Worlds 2022 The FIFA 23 meta has quickly become all about Lengthy players Blizzard assures Overwatch 2 players their OW1 skins aren’t lost Network N Media earns commission from qualifying purchases via Amazon Associates and other programs. We include affiliate links in articles. View terms. Prices correct at time of publication. More stories Odoamne says Rogue is taking LoL Worlds 2022 “one game at a time” Best Warzone Loadout of the Week – battle with Modern Warfare’s best The LoL Worlds 2022 final is headed to a cinema near you More from The Loadout Follow us for daily videogame news on Facebook, Twitter, Steam, and Google News. Free shooting games Best PS5 games Best Xbox games