"In the UK we've definitely lost ground, but that doesn't give us the full picture across all territories. I think right now, there's been a fair bit of manipulation of statistics to suit people. When you say 'on the back foot', I totally disagree. We're now on the front foot in terms of quality of product and in terms of innovation. We believe sales will follow." - Konami's Jon Murphy

Has this lack of interest had Konami considering a change to their annual release schedule for PES?

"For the time being I don't see a change in the way that PES is released. That may change as the market develops."

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