Winning a game in Master League will raise the abilities of your playersok More elements added to the development and retirement of master league players. Expanded Master League teams containing up to 72 teams.PES 4 was succeeded by Pro Evolution Soccer 5, which was released in 2005. 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, while Winning Eleven 8/Pro Evolution Soccer 4 does not feature it. 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 gameplay. 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 simulation video game series.