It was a hit in Italy, which purchased more than 400,000 units by late November 2004. In Europe, the PS2 version shipped 1.5 million units on its first day of release. In Japan, the PS2 version sold 1 million copies on its first day of release, and eventually sold 1.11 million units.
PES 4 was succeeded by Pro Evolution Soccer 5, which was released in 2005. While Winning Eleven 8/Pro Evolution Soccer 4 does not features it. Within online play, statistics and league points are stored on the server for each game played. Winning Eleven 8: Liveware Evolution marked the first game in the PES series to feature online play for the PlayStation 2. It was the first game in the series to feature licensed leagues. The cover features Arsenal striker Thierry Henry, AS Roma forward Francesco Totti, and world-renowned Italian referee Pierluigi Collina. It's the first game of the series to appear on the original Xbox, with online game. Pro Evolution Soccer 4 (known as World Soccer: Winning Eleven 8 in Japan and World Soccer: Winning Eleven 8 International in North America) is the fourth installment of Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer football video game series.
