Uma sibheka emuva, akungabazeki ukuthi i-Pro Evolution Soccer yayingumdlalo webhola obalulekile. Nakuba i-FIFA evela ku-Electronic Arts ibilokhu ikhona, iqiniso liwukuthi i-PES, noma "i-pro" njengoba besilokhu siyibiza njalo, yasinika ubumnandi obukhulu kunanoma yimuphi umdlalo webhola ngaphambi kwayo. Kodwa-ke, emuva ngo-2007, ngokufika kwe-PlayStation 3, i-Pro Evolution Soccer yalahlekelwa ubukhali bayo, futhi i-FIFA yabusa. Kuwubuhle abazama ukubuphinda nge- Pro Evolution Soccer 2017, ongayizama mahhala uma une-Xbox One.
Kuthathe igxathu elikhulu ekudlaleni imidlalo, ukuzama ukuncintisana ne-FIFA 17 uqobo. Ukuze unqume, kufanele uyizame, yingakho i-Konami ilayishe "i-Trial Version" esitolo se-Xbox One, ukuze phakathi nempelasonto, abasebenzisi bakwazi ukudlala mahhala ngokuphelele futhi banqume ukuthi i-PES iyakufanelekela yini, noma ukuthi kufanele baqhubeke nokusebenzisa i-FIFA 17 njengomdlalo wabo webhola oyinhloko. Kunezici ezithile lapho i-Konami ihluleka khona, masingazenzisi: abahlaziyi abanamandla kangako, imigubho ayimangalisi kangako, futhi ihluzo azikho ezindaweni ezithile, kodwa indlela edlalwa ngayo ngezinye izikhathi ayikhungathekisi kangako kunase-FIFA.
I-FIFA isebenzisa injini yehluzo kanye neyokunyakaza engase ikhungathekise ngezinye izikhathi, into engenzeki nge-PES 17, ebonakala sengathi izama ukulingana nezinga le-FIFA kodwa engakafinyeleli izibalo zokuthengisa ezifanayo. Yingakho sincoma ukuthi uyilande, noma nje ukuze uyijabulele, ngoba imahhala ngokuphelele, bese ungazinqumela ukuthi iyiphi ekufanele ngempela. Ngakho-ke, sebenzisa isixhumanisi esingezansi ukuze ulande ngokushesha inguqulo yesilingo ye-PES 17 futhi uthole amagoli amaningi ntambama yangeSonto elinemvula.