FIFA 17 VS PES 17 in Six Ways (Part One)

Though the football league season has come to a close, Konami and EA's seasons are just beginning as both juggernauts introduce the world to the next entries in the PES and FIFA series. Buy fifa 17 coins and play the game.

E3 looks to be the battleground as EA unveils its latest round of changes, and FIFA 17 looks to assert its dominance with a complete overhaul, bringing a brand new engine, new gameplay tweaks and an all-new story mode. PES 2017 instead looks to take a more considered approach by refining the incredible strides made last year with tweaks to passing, goalkeepers and a whole host of new animations.

1. FIFA 17 VS PES 2017 – GRAPHICS

EA has made a huge change in FIFA 17 by switching from the Ignite engine to Frostbite. The development team has said this will bring improved night lighting, more realistic player faces with better emotion.

Some leading players have also been performance captured to bring even better expression to the game, as well as tripling the number of animations.

We also get a brand new look at areas of the grounds, including changing rooms and tunnels for pre- and post-match interviews.

PES transitioned to a new engine in 2016, using the FOX Engine, and it proved a huge improvement, with players looking incredibly realistic. Konami has developed this further in 2017, with better lighting effects, animations and a revamp of stadia.

Getting hands on with both, while FIFA certainly has the potential to be a stunner based on some of the footage we were shown, in practice it doesn't look noticeably different from last year at present. Hopefully the team can fulfill the potential of Frostbite ahead of launch and breath new life into the look of the game before launch.

2. FIFA 17 VS PES 2017 – LICENSES

FIFA 16 lost a couple of league licenses, most notably the Brazilian league. However, EA has always remained king of licenses, naturally, being the official game, although we don't know exactly which it has retained for 2017.

We still don't know exactly which teams will be official in PES 2017, except for Arsenal and Atletico Madrid, as these were the two playable at preview. It's a shame that this continues to be a huge drawback for the series, as some fans can't quite get to grips playing matches of North London vs West Midlands Village.

We fully expect FIFA to continue to be the dominant force in this department.

3. FIFA 17 VS PES 2017 – ONLINE

Online proved an enormous flaw in PES 2016. The game of football we got to enjoy locally was massively spoiled when we tried playing people around the world thanks to crippling lag, meaning a significant portion of the game was lost.

FIFA, meanwhile, looks to continue its dominance with the behemoth that is Ultimate Team. The mode that has arguably grown bigger than FIFA itself will no doubt be back in full force this year, with the return of Legends on Xbox platforms and the incredibly addictive card collecting to build your perfect squad.

The online component of both games wasn't discussed at preview, so we'll call this a draw, for now.