Frankfurt, Germany-based Konami Europe said Friday that it shipped 3 million units of soccer game PES 2010 to retail for the game’s European launch on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.

Clark Kent says: It may take a while for this one to come around to the people. Even though FIFA definitely isn’t losing any sleep over PES 2010, Konami believes in it enough to bet high on its success. Read more after the jump.

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European marketing and PR director Martin Schneider said the popular sports franchise has sales of over 55.5 million units to date. “PES 2010 is Konami’s largest release of the year,” he said. Konami said the game, releasing today, “will become a million-selling title at launch.”

Schneider added, “We expect a very strong performance from what is easily the best PES in a long, long time.” While the game is launching on Xbox 360, PS3, PC, and mobile this week, versions for PSP, PS2, and Wii will arrive in November in Europe. Schneider also confirmed that the game will receive downloadable content sometime in 2010.

Earlier this week, tracking firm Chart-Track said EA Sports’ competing soccer game FIFA 10 reached 1 million in sales in the UK in its first week of availability, three weeks faster than last year’s FIFA 09.

Acclaimed Konami producer Shingo ‘Seabass’ Takatsuka admits that a disc-less future remains a possibility.

Clark Kent says: Adding that I never played the 2009 ‘disc’ – so going ‘disc-less’ sounds like a grand idea.

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In a remarkable admission, Konami’s long-time Pro Evolution Soccer producer Shingo ‘Seabass’ Takatsuka has admitted that future versions of Pro Evolution Soccer may not be available as a boxed product.

When asked by GamesTM (issue 88) if he’s consider transforming PES into a microtransaction-funded online series, Seabass stated: “Yes, I do think about it.

“But I also think about the fact that 100 per cent of the people aren’t connected to the internet. When that day comes, it’s something we should definitely consider or do.”

“However, even if it’s 80 per cent, there’s still 20 per cent who can’t play because they aren’t connected. I have to take those people seriously as well.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Seabass also had plenty of praise for EA’s rival FIFA series. When asked about the threat posed by the critical rise of FIFA, Seabass explained: