Sacred Symbols+, Episode 196: eFootball and the Sports F2P Revolution (Patreon)

There's no doubt that I (Colin) like to talk about eFootball where I can. Not only do I feel like it's important for us to discuss everything on PlayStation at least a lil bit; I'm actually intrigued by Konami's free-to-play soccer game for another reason: I truly believe it's the canary in the coalmine of what's to come for the sports genre. We won't be paying for full-priced, annualized sports games forever, and this may be the domino that pushes the next. To discuss eFootball -- the history of Pro Evolution Soccer and Winning Eleven, its dominant past, and its fall to a distant second place during its abandonment of retail -- I've invited Cristian Moreno on the show. Cristian hails from futbol-loving Ecuador, and he's in the Top 1% of global, ranked eFootball players in existence. So you know he has some serious bonafides to add to Sacred Symbols+. I was glad to welcome him, and I hope you enjoy our conversation.