Konami aimed to increase the number of licenses, which included more fully licensed leagues and stadiums and a variety of new legends of soccer to play with. This was the final installment in the franchise to be branded as just PES, following the decision to rebrand it eFootball Pro Evolution Soccer, starting with the 2019 edition, EFootball PES 2020, and then just simply as eFootball. Scottish clubs Celtic and Rangers have been brought to the game along with their stadiums, such as the Old Firm derby.
During that time, Philippe Coutinho, as a winger for FC Barcelona, appeared on the cover of the standard edition, while David Beckham appeared on the front cover of the legend edition. It is the 18th installment in the PES series and was released on 28 August 2018 in North America and on 30 August 2018 in Japan, Europe, and Australia. Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 (Abbreviated as PES 2019) is a football simulation video game developed by PES Productions and published by Konami for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
