Konami: Next-gen Pro Evo must be great

The first version of Pro Evolution Soccer to hit the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One must be a great game, according to PES team leader Jon Murphy.

PES 2014 won't be heading to next-gen consoles, but it's highly likely that PES 2015 will be.

Murphy said that the team had to have a great next-gen version coming out to make up for the poor transition PES made to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

"We're kind of damned if we do and damned if we don't," he told CVG. "I think we're in a slightly different position [to FIFA], because we've been criticised in the past about producing a 'next gen' version when we weren't ready."

"We can't get away with producing a version that isn't absolutely shit-hot on next generation.

"I think we want to be confident when we do bring something out and not in a position where people are criticising us for producing a sloppy, second rate port. We're going to produce something that puts us back to where we should be in terms of quality."

PES 2014 is heading to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC and PSP in autumn, but it won't be hitting the Xbox One or PS4 due to the small install base of the newer consoles.